Denosumab for Patients With Persistent or Relapsed Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Despite Recent Bisphosphonate Treatment
Hu MI, Glezerman I, Leboulleux S, Insogna K, Gucalp R, Misiorowski W, Yu B, Ying W, Jain RK. Denosumab for Patients With Persistent or Relapsed Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Despite Recent Bisphosphonate Treatment. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 1417-1420. PMID: 23990665, PMCID: PMC3776443, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypercalcemia of malignancyBisphosphonate treatmentResponse durationDay 10Albumin-corrected serum calciumTumor-induced bone resorptionIntravenous bisphosphonate treatmentPrespecified interim analysisMedian response durationProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier methodNew treatment optionsDenosumab initiationIntravenous bisphosphonatesSubcutaneous denosumabPrimary endpointRenal failureComplete responseSerum calciumTreatment optionsHCM patientsBone resorptionDenosumabInterim analysisPatients