Pamidronate to prevent bone loss during androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Pamidronate to prevent bone loss during androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa010845
复制
发表时间:
2001-09-27
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Finkelstein, JS
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Smith, MR;McGovern, FJ;Finkelstein, JS
Background: Treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist decreases bone mineral density and increases the risk of fracture in men with prostate cancer. We conducted a controlled study of the prevention of osteoporosis in men undergoing treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.Methods: In a 48-week, open-label study, we randomly assigned 47 men with advanced or recurrent prostate cancer and no bone metastases to receive either leuprolide alone or leuprolide and pamidronate (60 mg intravenously every 12 weeks). Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and the proximal femur was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Trabecular bone mineral density of the lumbar spine was measured by quantitative computed tomography. Forty-one men completed the study.Results: In men treated with leuprolide alone, the mean (+/-SE) bone mineral density decreased by 3.3+/-0.7 percent in the lumbar spine, 2.1+/-0.6 percent in the trochanter, and 1.8+/-0.4 percent in the total hip, and the mean trabecular bone mineral density of the lumbar spine decreased by 8.5+/-1.8 percent (P