Abstract |
Nineteen patients with Paget's disease of bone were studied 7 months to 5 years after therapy with mithramycin in a dose averaging 11.5 microgram/kg body weight daily for 10 days. Thirteen patients, including 3 with the longest followup intervals, remained free of pain. Objective measures of disease activity (serum alkaline phosphatase level and 99mtechnetium pyrophosphate bone scan) were less favorable. There was no evidence of long term toxicity.
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Authors | A S Russell, I M Chalmers, J S Percy, B C Lentle |
Journal | Arthritis and rheumatism
(Arthritis Rheum)
Vol. 22
Issue 3
Pg. 215-8
(Mar 1979)
ISSN: 0004-3591 [Print] United States |
PMID | 154331
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Plicamycin
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Topics |
- Aged
- Alkaline Phosphatase
(blood)
- Bone and Bones
(diagnostic imaging)
- Drug Evaluation
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osteitis Deformans
(diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Plicamycin
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Time Factors
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