Table 1.

Summary of major randomized clinical trials on bone-targeting agents for treatment of MBD

StudyTreatment drugTreatment schedulePatients, nMedian time to first SRE, moSRE incidence, %ONJ incidence, %Renal toxicity, %
52  Pamidronate vs placebo 90 mg of pamidronate every 4 wk for 9 cycles 196 vs 181 Shorter in placebo group (P = .001) 24 vs 41 (P < .001) NR NR 
53  ZA vs pamidronate 4 or 8 mg of ZA IV or 90 mg of IV pamidronate every 3-4 wk for 12 mo 129 vs 65 12.5 vs 9.4 NR NR NR 
54  Pamidronate 30 vs 90 mg of pamidronate 252 vs 252 10.2 vs 9.2 (P = .63) 33.7 vs 35.2 0.8 vs 3.2 NR 
55,56  ZA vs clodronate 4 mg of ZA IV every 3-4 wk or 1600 mg of clodronic acid orally daily 981 vs 979 NR 27 vs 35 (P = .0004) 4 vs <1 Similar for 2 treatment groups (P = .55) 
57  ZA ZA every 12 vs every 4 wk 139 vs 139 NR 55 vs 60 NR NR 
58  Denosumab vs ZA 120 mg of denosumab sc plus placebo IV or ZA 4 mg IV plus placebo sc every 4 wk 859 vs 859 22.8 vs 24 (Pnoninferiority = .01) 43.8 vs 44.6 4.1 vs 2.8 10 vs 17.1 
StudyTreatment drugTreatment schedulePatients, nMedian time to first SRE, moSRE incidence, %ONJ incidence, %Renal toxicity, %
52  Pamidronate vs placebo 90 mg of pamidronate every 4 wk for 9 cycles 196 vs 181 Shorter in placebo group (P = .001) 24 vs 41 (P < .001) NR NR 
53  ZA vs pamidronate 4 or 8 mg of ZA IV or 90 mg of IV pamidronate every 3-4 wk for 12 mo 129 vs 65 12.5 vs 9.4 NR NR NR 
54  Pamidronate 30 vs 90 mg of pamidronate 252 vs 252 10.2 vs 9.2 (P = .63) 33.7 vs 35.2 0.8 vs 3.2 NR 
55,56  ZA vs clodronate 4 mg of ZA IV every 3-4 wk or 1600 mg of clodronic acid orally daily 981 vs 979 NR 27 vs 35 (P = .0004) 4 vs <1 Similar for 2 treatment groups (P = .55) 
57  ZA ZA every 12 vs every 4 wk 139 vs 139 NR 55 vs 60 NR NR 
58  Denosumab vs ZA 120 mg of denosumab sc plus placebo IV or ZA 4 mg IV plus placebo sc every 4 wk 859 vs 859 22.8 vs 24 (Pnoninferiority = .01) 43.8 vs 44.6 4.1 vs 2.8 10 vs 17.1 

NR, not reported; ONJ, osteonecrosis of the jaw; sc, subcutaneously; ZA, zoledronic acid.

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