Abstract
This systematic review aims to examine the prevalence of bisphosphonate osteonecrosis (BON) in the cancer population, prevention and treatment protocols, and quality of life issues.
A search of MEDLINE/PubMed and EMBASE form October 2003 to December 31, 2008 was conducted with the objective of identifying publications that contained original data regarding BON.
A total of 28 publications fulfilled inclusion criteria, but only 22 were used for prevalence analysis. No randomized controlled clinical trials, meta-analysis, or quality of life papers were found that contained information regarding either prevalence or treatment protocols for the management of BON. The overall weighted prevalence of BON included a sample of 39,124 patients with a mean weighted prevalence of 6.1%. The weighted prevalence was 13.3% for studies with documented follow-up with a sample size of 927 individuals. The weighted prevalence in studies with undocumented follow-up was 0.7% in a sample of 8,829 chart reviews. Epidemiological studies evaluated a total of 29,368 individual records, and the weighted BON prevalence was 1.2%.
High-quality studies are needed to accurately characterize the prevalence of BON, and to determine effective treatment protocols.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1099-1106 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Supportive Care in Cancer |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug-2010 |
Keywords
- Cancer therapy
- Bisphosphonate osteonecrosis
- Bisphosphonate therapy
- Management strategies
- MULTIPLE-MYELOMA PATIENTS
- RISK-FACTORS
- PROSTATE-CANCER
- JAW ONJ
- MICROBIAL BIOFILMS
- ZOLEDRONIC ACID
- POSITION PAPER
- THERAPY
- MANAGEMENT
- FREQUENCY