Cancer

Recent studies by I.J. Diel and co-authors add new data to cancer findings

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 23rd, 2009

"This retrospective study compared renal impairment rates in breast cancer, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer and non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with ibandronate or zoledronic acid. Medical records in two German oncology clinics from May 2001 to March 2006 were retrospectively reviewed," scientists writing in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer report.

"Creatinine measurements were analyzed from baseline (before bisphosphonate treatment) to last available measurement for each patient. The Cox proportional hazards model and the Andersen-Gill extension of the Cox model for multiple events analysis were used for multivariate analysis, which controlled...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-23)

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