Use of Bone-Modifying Agents in Myeloma and Bone Metastases: How Recent Dosing Interval Studies Have Affected Our Practice.

The management of bone lesions from advanced solid tumors and multiple myeloma typically includes use of a bone-modifying agent to reduce the risk of skeletal-related events. Recent data demonstrate that when using zoledronic acid to reduce the risk of skeletal-related events in metastatic breast cancer, metastatic prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma, the dosing interval of zoledronic acid may be extended from every 4 weeks to every 12 weeks. The ASCO guidelines on the role of bone-modifying agents in metastatic breast cancer and multiple myeloma address zoledronic acid dosing intervals. Herein, we discuss how new data on dosing of bone-modifying agents influence our clinical practice.