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Main description:
This book provides a clinically oriented overview on the patho-physiological background and the use of bisphosphonates in oncology. The clinical development of pamidronate to treat tumor-induced hypercalcemia and malignant osteolytic bone disease is demonstrated, as well as the results of pivotal studies. New important findings on how to best use pamidronate in certain indications are given and put in perspective. The author discusses patient management guidelines as well as pharmaco-economic aspects important for the readers.
Contents:
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Bone.- Factors Regulating Calcium Hmomeostasis and Bone Resorption/Bone Formation.- Pharmacological Treatment of Bone Disorders.- Pamidronate.- Recent Developments and Future Directions.-
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: September, 2011
Pages: 132
Weight: 213g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology
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