Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Spotlight on Spinal Involvement

Table 1

Relative potency of different bisphosphonates.

	Relative potency
	In vitro	In vivo
Etidronate	1	1
Clodronate	8	10
Pamidronate	550	100
Alendronate	700	700
Ibandronate	5000	4000
Zoledronic acid	10000	10000