A systematic review of bisphosphonate osteonecrosis (BON) in cancer

Cesar Augusto Migliorati*, Sook-Bin Woo, Ian Hewson, Andrei Barasch, Linda S. Elting, Fred K. L. Spijkervet, Michael T. Brennan, MASCC ISOO

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1099-1106
Number of pages8
JournalSupportive Care in Cancer
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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