Bisphosphonates for the relief of pain secondary to bone metastases

RKS Wong, PJ Wiffen… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Bisphosphonates form part of standard therapy for hypercalcemia and the
prevention of skeletal events in some cancers. However, the role of bisphosphonates in pain …

Evidence on the analgesic role of bisphosphonates and denosumab in the treatment of pain due to bone metastases: a systematic review within the European …

J Porta-Sales, C Garzón-Rodríguez… - Palliative …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Bisphosphonates and denosumab are well-established therapies to reduce the
frequency and severity of skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastasis. However …

[HTML][HTML] Denosumab for treatment of bone metastases secondary to solid tumours: systematic review and network meta-analysis

JA Ford, R Jones, A Elders, C Mulatero, P Royle… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
AIM: To evaluate the evidence for denosumab for the treatment of bone metastases
secondary to solid tumours and, using a network meta-analysis, indirectly compare …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer pain assessment in clinical trials. A review of the literature (1999–2002)

A Caraceni, C Brunelli, C Martini, E Zecca… - Journal of pain and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to evaluate the methods of pain measurement in controlled
clinical trials in oncology published between 1999 and 2002. An electronic literature search …

[PDF][PDF] Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and economic evaluation, of denosumab for the treatment of bone metastases from solid …

J Ford, E Cummins, P Sharma, A Elders… - Health Technology …, 2013 - aura.abdn.ac.uk
Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and economic
evaluation, of denosumab for the treatment Page 1 DOI 10.3310/hta17290 HealtH …

[PDF][PDF] A review of bone pain relief with ibandronate and other bisphosphonates in disorders of increased bone turnover

JD Ringe, JJ Body - Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 2007 - clinexprheumatol.org
Several disorders of increased bone turnover and low bone mineral density (BMD) are
associated with severe pain that is refractory to treatment with conventional and even opioid …

[HTML][HTML] How are palliative care cancer populations characterized in randomized controlled trials? A literature review

KR Sigurdardottir, L Oldervoll, MJ Hjermstad… - Journal of pain and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Context The difficulties in defining a palliative care patient accentuate the need to provide
stringent descriptions of the patient population in palliative care research. Objectives To …

Hydroxybisphosphonate‐containing polymeric drug‐delivery systems designed for targeting into bone tissue

M Hrubý, T Etrych, J Kučka… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The preparation and characterization of a novel polymeric drug‐delivery system designed
for bone targeting of antineoplastics is described. The system was based on biocompatible …

Role of bisphosphonates for the management of skeletal complications and bone pain from skeletal metastases

L Costa, A Lipton, RE Coleman - Supportive cancer therapy, 2006 - Elsevier
Bone metastases are common in patients with advanced-stage cancer; they can lead to
skeletal complications (ie, pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, tumor-induced …

Patient-reported outcome instruments used to assess pain and functioning in studies of bisphosphonate treatment for bone metastases

LS Matza, LJ Fallowfield, KC Chung, BM Currie… - Supportive Care in …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose When treating metastatic bone disease, relief of bone pain is often a key outcome.
Because pain cannot be quantified with objective clinical measures, patient-reported …