title: Burden of metastatic bone disease from genitourinary malignancies.
abstract: Bone metastases are common among patients with stage IV genitourinary cancers. Most patients with bone metastases develop at least one debilitating and potentially life-limiting skeletal-related event. These events are associated with increased medical expenses and decreased quality of life. Current guidelines recommend screening for bone metastases in men with high-risk prostate cancer, but guidance for screening and treatment of bone metastases from genitourinary cancers varies by country and setting. Several bisphosphonates have been evaluated in the advanced genitourinary cancer setting. Zoledronic acid has demonstrated efficacy in significantly reducing the risk of skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from a broad range of solid tumors including prostate, renal and bladder cancers, and is recommended for preserving bone health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Medical Centre-Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, HB 6500, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. p.mulders@uro.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Mulders
authors.forename: Per-Anders
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Abrahamsson
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bukowski
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*