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| Zoledronic acid | Denosumab | Sr-89 | Sm 153 | Ra 223 |
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Class | Bisphosphonate | Monoclonal antibody against RANK-L | Pure Beta-emitter radiopharmaceutical | Beta and Gamma-emitter radiopharmaceutical | Alpha-emitter |
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Major side effects | Flu-like symptoms, hypocalcemia, osteonecrosis of the jaw | Hypocalcemia, osteonecrosis of the jaw | myelosuppression | myelosuppression | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. |
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Half-life (days) | 6 | 25.4 | 50 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
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Landmark randomized trial
| Saad et al., 2002, 2004 [5, 6]
| Fizzazi et al., 2011 [16]
| Lewington et al., 1991 [17]
| Serafini et al., 1998 [18] Sartor et al., 2004, 2007 [19, 20] | Parker et al., 2012 [21]
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Arms | Zoledronic acid versus placebo ()
| Denosumab versus zoledronic acid () | Sr-89 versus placebo ()
| Sm 153 versus placebo ()
| Ra 223 versus placebo ()
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Endpoint | Significant decrease and delay in SREs and bone pain | Significant delay in SREs | Significant decrease in bone pain | Significant decrease in bone pain | Significant increase in OS, PSA drop |
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Status | FDA approved 2002 | FDA approved 2010 | FDA approved 1993 | FDA approved 1997 | FDA approved 2013 |
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Administration | Intravenous | Subcutaneous | Intravenous | Intravenous | Intravenous |
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