title: Challenging the current approaches to multiple myeloma- and other cancer-related bone diseases: from bisphosphonates to targeted therapy.
abstract: An international myeloma meeting entitled "Challenging the current approaches to multiple myeloma- and other cancer-related bone diseases: from bisphosphonates to targeted therapy" was held in Freiburg, Germany in July 2011 to discuss novel insights into and approaches to myeloma bone disease and other bone-seeking tumors. This review briefly summarizes the most prominent data of the meeting and current literature on our understanding of bone disease, the role of imaging techniques, operative interventions and systemic bone-seeking treatment, all of which should further improve our future therapeutic choices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kleber
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Udi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Metzke
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terpos
authors.forename: G David
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Roodmann
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dispenzieri
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Einsele
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wäsch
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D008954:Models, Biological; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates