Efficacy of pamidronate in reducing skeletal events in patients with advanced multiple myeloma
Efficacy of pamidronate in reducing skeletal events in patients with advanced multiple myeloma
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199602223340802
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发表时间:
1996-02-22
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Knight, RD
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作者:
Berenson, JR;Lichtenstein, A;Knight, RD
Background. Skeletal complications are a major clinical manifestation of multiple myeloma. These complications are caused by soluble factors that stimulate osteoclasts to resorb bone, Bisphosphonates such as pamidronate inhibit osteoclastic activity and reduce bone resorption.Methods. Patients with stage III multiple myeloma and at least one lytic lesion received either placebo or pamidronate (90 mg) as a four-hour intravenous infusion given every four weeks for nine cycles in addition to antimyeloma therapy. The patients were stratified according to whether they were receiving first-line (stratum 1) or second-line (stratum 2) antimyeloma chemotherapy at entry into the study. Skeletal events (pathologic fracture, irradiation of or surgery on bone, and spinal cord compression), hypercalcemia (symptoms or a serum calcium concentration greater than or equal to 12 mg per deciliter [3.0 mmol per liter]), bone pain, analgesic-drug use, performance status, and quality of life were assessed monthly.Results. Among 392 treated patients, the efficacy of treatment could be evaluated in 196 who received pamidronate and 181 who received placebo. The proportion of patients who had any skeletal events was significantly lower in the pamidronate group (24 percent) than in the placebo group (41 percent, P