Addition of pamidronate to chemotherapy for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

Abstract

Pamidronate can be safely incorporated with chemotherapy for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

It does not impair the efficacy of chemotherapy.

Pamidronate may improve the durability of limb reconstruction.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
• Bone Neoplasms
• Cisplatin
• Diphosphonates
• Doxorubicin
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Feasibility Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Methotrexate
• Osteosarcoma

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Authors

• Paul A Meyers
• John H Healey
• Alexander J Chou
• Leonard H Wexler
• Pamela R Merola
• Carol D Morris
• Michael P Laquaglia
• Michael G Kellick
• Sara J Abramson
• Richard Gorlick

Publication date

2011-04-07

Journal

Journal topics

• Neoplasms

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Cancer

Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. meyersp [at] mskcc.org

Release reference

Cancer. 2011 Apr;117(8):1736-44

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