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Tamer Shalaby1, Samantha Anandappa2, Siva Sivappriyan3, Jesse Kumar1.
Abstract
Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody which is currently licensed in the UK drug market for the prevention of skeletal-related events secondary to malignancy (excluding myeloma). This monoclonal antibody is a 6 monthly subcutaneous injection that works by lowering calcium levels. When used in a 90 year old patient with primary hyperparathyroidism it demonstrated a dramatic reduction in the calcium level which had proven difficult to reduce by bisphosphonates and who was not a candidate for surgical intervention.Entities:
Keywords: Denosumab; hypercalcaemia; monoclonal antibody; primary hyperparathyroidism (pPTH); subcutaneous injection
Year: 2014 PMID: 29872480 PMCID: PMC5983085 DOI: 10.17925/EE.2014.10.02.151
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Endocrinol ISSN: 1758-3772