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Review
. 2011 Dec 20;9(2):76-8.
doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.198.

Bone cancer in 2011: Prevention and treatment of bone metastases

Robert E Coleman  1
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Review

Bone cancer in 2011: Prevention and treatment of bone metastases

Robert E Coleman. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. .

Abstract

Bone-targeting treatments have transformed the quality of life of patients with metastatic bone disease. 2011 saw the emergence of denosumab—a RANK ligand-specific antibody—as a more-effective alternative treatment to bisphosphonates and of data on the use of bone-targeting treatments to prevent metastasis from breast and prostate cancers.

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