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Saturday, April 06, 2013

Anticancer drugs might lead to bone metastasis, according to study



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 "...While the compounds are currently being tested in Phase I and II trials, the authors are concerned that the long-term side effects of bone degradation and metastasis might not be noticed: Chang Yang, first author of the study, (Washington University School of Medicine) is wary that “these trials do not necessarily look for long-term effects of the drugs.” Continuing to explain this, Yang mentions that “if the cancer is going to metastasize to bone, it may take 6 months to 2 years to see that outcome. This may not be seen during the clinical trial.”....

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