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ABSTRACT: Background
Adjuvant bisphosphonates reduce the rate of breast cancer recurrence in the bone and improve breast cancer survival. However, the risk of adverse events associated with bisphosphonate therapy for breast cancer remains poorly defined.Methods
A literature search was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Web of Science libraries. Risk ratio (RR) was calculated to evaluate the adverse events of the meta-analytic results. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) incidence was calculated using the random effect model (D+L pooled) for meta-analysis.Results
A total of 47 studies comprising 20,607 patients were included; 23 randomized controlled studies (RCTs) provided data of adverse events for bisphosphonate therapy versus without bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates were significantly associated with influenza-like illness (RR?=?4.52), fatigue (RR?=?1.08), fever (RR?=?1.82), dyspepsia (RR?=?1.25), anorexia (RR?=?1.29), and urinary tract infection (RR?=?1.32). No differences were observed in other adverse events. We combined the incidence of ONJ in 24 retrospective studies to analyze the incidence of ONJ using bisphosphonates. The pooled probability of ONJ toxicity in the bisphosphonates group was 2%.Conclusions
Bisphosphonates were significantly associated with influenza-like illness, fatigue, fever, dyspepsia, anorexia, and urinary tract infection. Furthermore, bisphosphonates increase the risk of ONJ toxicity.
SUBMITTER: Yang YL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6558551 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Yan-Li YL Xiang Zi-Jian ZJ Yang Jing-Hua JH Wang Wen-Jie WJ Xiang Ruo-Lan RL
Therapeutic advances in medical oncology 20190609
<h4>Background</h4>Adjuvant bisphosphonates reduce the rate of breast cancer recurrence in the bone and improve breast cancer survival. However, the risk of adverse events associated with bisphosphonate therapy for breast cancer remains poorly defined.<h4>Methods</h4>A literature search was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Web of Science libraries. Risk ratio (RR) was calculated to evaluate the adverse events of the meta-analytic results. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) incidence ...[more]