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Effect of Clodronate Treatment on Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Calcified Tissue International . Oct2014, Vol. 95 Issue 4, p295-307. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- A systematic review and a meta-analysis of data of literature were performed to evaluate the efficacy of clodronate in the reduction of risk of fractures in patients with osteoporosis or tumour diseases. A systematic review was conducted to identify original articles, reviews, and any other literature report suitable for the purposes of the meta-analysis, limited to prospective randomized trials that included a placebo or an untreated control arm. The search has identified 18 trials, 13 of which in patients with cancer diseases (breast cancer and multiple myeloma were prevalent), 4 in patients with osteoporosis/low BMD, and 1 in elderly women living in community. A placebo control arm was used in 13 trials. Treatment and follow-up duration ranged from 3 months to 5 years. The meta-analysis showed that treatment with clodronate was associated with a reduction of the probability of new fractures compared with controls (OR = 0.572, 95 % CI 0.465-0.704 for new vertebral fractures; OR = 0.668, 95 % CI 0.494-0.905 for new non-vertebral fractures; and OR = 0.744, 95 % CI 0.635-0.873 for new overall fractures in those articles where vertebral and non-vertebral new fractures were not considered separately). Similar findings were observed in the separate analysis in patients with cancer forms or osteoporosis. The results of the meta-analysis have demonstrated that clodronate is effective in reducing the risk of vertebral, non-vertebral, and overall fractures in patients with skeletal fragility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0171967X
- Volume :
- 95
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Calcified Tissue International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98198973
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-014-9903-2