From the Contents: Mechanisms of Bone Resorption --;Mechanisms of Bone Formation --;Factors Regulating Bone Resorbing Cells and Bone Forming Cells --;Pharmacological Treatment for Disorders of Bone Remodeling --;Bisphosphonates --;Historical Background: From a Detergent to a Registered Drug --;Tumor Induced Hypercalcemia --;Malignant Osteolytic Bone Disease --;Pamidronate --;Pharmacokinetics of Pamidronate in Patients with Bone Metastases --;Dose Escalation of Pamidronate for Pain Control in Patients with Malignant Osteolytic Bone Disease --;Recent Developments --;Future Directions.
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This book provides a clinically oriented overview on the patho-physiological background and the use of bisphosphonates in oncology. New important findings on how to best use pamidronate in certain indications are given and put in perspective.