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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
A 10-year-old boy with leukaemia-associated hypercalcaemia was treated with aminohydroxypropylidene biphosphonate (AHPrBP previously APD) in a total dosage of 60 mg over 5 days, when the condition failed to respond to rehydration and frusemide and no sustained effect was produced by haemodialysis with a calcium (Ca)-free dialysate. Bone films showed no lytic lesions, and AHPrBP, which is a potent inhibitor of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption was well tolerated and induced a rapid and sustained fall in plasma Ca (from 3.42 to 2.07 mM in 5 days). Plasma magnesium and alkaline phosphatase remained normal. The results could have been affected by other drugs [vincristine, cyclophosphamide, zorubicin (Rubidazone) L-asparaginase and prednisone] which were simultaneously administered. However, the observation that: (1) the response curve of plasma Ca was similar to that reported when AHPrBP was used alone, (2) there was complete inhibition of urinary Ca excretion and (3) hypocalcaemia occurred suggests that AHPrBP was the major cause of the reduction in plasma Ca. AHPrBP should be considered a potential therapy for hypercalcaemia in childhood malignancy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0931-041X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
510-1
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-3-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Leukaemia-associated hypercalcaemia in a 10-year-old boy: effectiveness of aminohydroxypropylidene biphosphonate.
pubmed:affiliation
Paediatric Nephrology Unit, Hôpital Nord, Amiens, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports