The Italian cross-sectional survey of the management of bone metastasis: ZeTa study

Abstract Background Several studies have emphasized the importance of the maintenance of bone health in a comprehensive cancer care. However, no survey about approach to bone metastasis care is currently available. The ZeTa study provides a picture of the Italian oncologists' therapeutics habits in this area, in a real clinical-practice scenario. Design This study was based on online questionnaire-based interviews to Italian oncologists that included 145 questions. The aim was to collect information on the treatment of bone metastasis, the current use of bisphosphonates, the awareness of guidelines and the concerns about ONJ, the use of vitamin D supplementation. Results 445 oncologists were contacted, 283 agreed to participate. The results show that the current management of bone metastasis is still sub-optimal, as the recommendations from current clinical guidelines are not completely followed by all specialists. Conclusions This survey highlights the urgent need to improve management of bone metastasis in cancer patients. … celý popis

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Publikováno v

Journal of bone oncology Ročník 1; číslo 2; s. 35 - 39

Hlavní autoři

Santini, Daniele, Bertoldo, Francesco, Dell'Aquila, Emanuela, Cecchini, Isabella, Fregosi, Stefania, Bortolussi, Paolo

Typ dokumentu

Journal Article

Jazyk

English

Vydáno

Elsevier GmbH 01. 09. 2012
Elsevier

Témata

Bisphosphonate

Bone metastasis

Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine

Review

Skeletal-related event

Survey

Survey

Bisphosphonate

Bone metastasis

Skeletal-related event

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Bibliografie

Other contributing researchers are listed in the appendix.

ISSN

2212-1374
2212-1366
2212-1374

DOI

10.1016/j.jbo.2012.04.005