| Literature DB >> 20065634 |
Abstract
Denosumab is an anti-receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB (RANK) ligand human monoclonal antibody studied as a treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) and bone destruction due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or metastatic cancers. As of February 2009, the candidate was undergoing US Food and Drug Administration review, and might be approved by October 2009. Late phase clinical trials demonstrated that denosumab possesses a similar safety profile to bisphosphonates and that it can be either equally or more effective than bisphosphonates at preventing bone loss due to PMO, RA or cancer treatment and metastases.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20065634 PMCID: PMC2726593 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.1.3.8592
Source DB: PubMed Journal: MAbs ISSN: 1942-0862 Impact factor: 5.857