Prevention of Bone Metastases

By Markus Joerger

Book Overview

Preclinical models that illuminate the bone metastasis cascade.- The role of bone microenvironment, vitamin D and calcium.- Bisphosphonates: Prevention of bone metastases in breast cancer.- Bisphosphonates: Prevention of bone metastases in lung cancer.- Bisphosphonates: Prevention of bone metastases in prostate cancer.- Bisphosphonates: Prevention of disease progression in patients with multiple myeloma.- Combinations of bisphosphonates and classical anticancer drugs - a preclinical perspective.- Special issues in the elderly patient.- Denosumab: First data and ongoing studies on the prevention of bone metastases.- Diagnostic and prognostic use of bone turnover markers.- Osteolytic and osteoblastic bone metastases: Two extremes of the same spectrum?.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642446140
• ISBN13: 9783642446146
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"