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Risedronate Prevents Aromatase Inhibitor Bone Loss
Risedronate Prevents Aromatase Inhibitor Bone Loss
B. Jancin
20080008
2008 Jan 8
Elsevier Global Medical News
Risedronate Prevents Aromatase Inhibitor Bone Loss
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2008 Jan 8, B. Jancin
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - The bone loss associated with aromatase inhibitor therapy may be manageable via bone density monitoring and the use of oral risedronate at a dose licenced for osteoporosis, according to the interim findings of two ongoing clinical trials presented at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.Dr. Shalini Singh provided the 1-year results of the bone substudy of the International Breast Cancer Prevention Study (IBIS-II), in which a planned 6,000 postmenopausal women at high...