The evolving role of zoledronic acid in early breast cancer

OncoTargets and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 95-104

  Gnant, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Antitumor; Bisphosphonate; BMD; Breast cancer; Fracture risk

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; CALCIUM; DOCETAXEL; EPIRUBICIN; GOSERELIN; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; BONE DENSITY; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INHIBITION; FRACTURE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77952307675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ott.s4082     Document Type: Review

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