THE EFFECT OF BISPHOSPHONATE USE ON TREATMENT RESPONSE AND OVERALL SURVIVAL IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS
Objective: Bisphosphonates are pyrophosphate analogs with a high affinity for calcium crystals. Due to the affinity of bisphosphonates for calcium, they bind rapidly to calcium-containing hydroxyapatite crystals, especially in the resorption zone. In this way, they prevent bone resorption. In this s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137921011895 |