Denosumab is a novel, fully human IgG2 monoclonal antibody specific to receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), suppresses bone resorption markers in patients with a variety of metastatic tumors and is being investigated in multiple clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of bone metastases. Chemically, it consists of 2 heavy and 2 light chains. Each light chain consists of 215 amino acids. Each heavy chain consists of 448 amino acids with 4 intramolecular disulfides. FDA approved on June 1, 2010.
Prolia is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture. It reduces the incidence of vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures. Prolia is also indicated as a treatment to increase bone mass in women at high risk for fracture receiving adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer. It can also be used in men with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture or in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer to increase bone mass. Xgeva is indicated for the prevention of skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors.
University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Lone Tree Medical Center, Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Galway University Hospital, Galway, Connacht, Ireland
University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Munster, Ireland
Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Connacht, Ireland
Department of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, N/A = Not Applicable, Taiwan
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States
Hanusch Krankenhaus der Österreichischen Gesundheitskasse, 3. Med. Abteilung, Wien, Austria
LKH Hochsteiermark, Standort Leoben, Abteilung für Innere Medizin und Hämatologie und internistische Onkologie, Leoben, Austria
BHS Linz: Interne I: Internistische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Gastroenterologie, Linz, Austria
Institut Català d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
The First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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