Study of Denosumab in the Treatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Subjects With Elevated Serum Calcium

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the potential of denosumab to treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in patients with elevated serum calcium who do not respond to recent treatment with intravenous bisphosphonates by lowering corrected serum calcium \</= 11.5 mg/dL (2.9 millimoles /L) by day 10.

Timeline

Start

2009-11-16

Primary completion

2012-09-13

Completion

2013-08-21

Publications

• Hu MI, Glezerman I, Leboulleux S, Insogna K, Gucalp R, Misiorowski W, Yu B, Ying W, Jain RK. Denosumab for patients with persistent or relapsed hypercalcemia of malignancy despite recent bisphosphonate treatment. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Sep 18;105(18):1417-20. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt225. Epub 2013 Aug 29.

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