Current practice patterns of osteoporosis treatment in cancer patients and effects of therapeutic interventions in a tertiary center.

ABSTRACT: Cancer and osteoporosis have high incidence rates in older populations. However, the treatment of osteoporosis among cancer patients has not been adequately described. Our purpose was to clarify the current practice patterns of osteoporosis treatment among cancer patients in an academic cancer center, and to analyze the efficacy of treatment interventions. Patient records from April 2009 to March 2018 were retrospectively reviewed, and the study included a total of 316 cancer patients with osteoporosis. After patients' data extraction, the patients were divided into two groups, with (n = 144) or without treatment (n = 172), and compared the outcomes of these groups to evaluate the medication effect. The primary outcome was new radiographic fragility fractures during the study period. The r

SUBMITTER: Fujihara N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7951835 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature