Tamoxifen flare hypercalcemia: An additional support for gallium nitrate usage

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-247

  Arumugam, Govinda Pillai ^a   Sundravel, Sengoden ^a   Shanthi, Palanivel ^a   Sachdanandam, Panchanadham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Breast cancer; Flare; Gallium nitrate; Hypercalcemia; Parathyroid hormone related protein; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GALLIUM NITRATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERCALCEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; FEMALE; GALLIUM; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 33645848503     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-005-0678-4     Document Type: Article

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