Paul Edwards Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The results of a large, randomized clinical trial of the use of zoledronic acid (Zometa) were presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). In this trial the researchers set out to test whether giving zoledronic acid every 3 months would be just as effective (i.e., “non-inferior”) at reducing bone pain and skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with bone metastases as giving it according to the standard recommended regimen (once a month) specified in the product’s prescribing information. They found that zoledronic acid administered every 3 months was just as effective to zoledronic acid administered monthly for 24 months in breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma patients. Dr Jeffrey J. Kirshner identified this trial as one of the 10 practice-changing presentations from this year's ASCO annual meeting and said this less frequent dosing of zoledronic acid “will be less expensive and result in fewer visits for our patients and probably an improved quality of life.” References (click on the link to read) Article in the “New” Prostate Cancer Infolink Abstract of the trial presented at ASCO Comments by Dr Kirshner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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