Research Article

Could the Combined Administration of Bone Antiresorptive Drug, Taxanes, and Corticosteroids Worsen Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws in Cancer Patients?

Table 1

Patients characteristics: gender, frequency of cancer location, frequency of oncologic drugs other than zoledronic acid, frequency of MR-ONJ location, presence/absence of oral trigger, and presence/absence of suppuration among subjects who developed osteonecrosis of the jaws.

(%)

Gender
 Female36 (62%)
 Male22 (38%)
Cancer location
 Breast cancer38 (65,5%)
 Prostate cancer16 (27,5%)
 Lung cancer3 (5%)
 Nasopharynx cancer 1 (2%)
Other therapies
 Docetaxel38 (65,5%)
 Paclitaxel25 (43%)
 Bevacizumab14 (24%)
 Denosumab9 (15,5%)
ONJ location
 Mandibular43 (74%)
 Maxilla10 (18%)
 Mandibular/Maxilla5 (9%)
Oral trigger
 Absence22 (38%)
 Presence36 (62%)
Suppuration
 Absence21 (36%)
 Presence37 (64%)