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Osteoclast inhibitor

2d
BEACON: Bone, Exercise, Alendronate, and Caloric Restriction (clinicaltrials.gov)
P4, N=900, Recruiting, Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Trial completion date: Sep 2027 --> Jan 2028 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2027 --> Jan 2028
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
7d
Study to Assess Bone after Risedronate in ESKDnSABREn: Do bisphosphonate medications improve bone health in patients on dialysis (ACTRN12620000321943)
P3, N=114, Active, not recruiting, Westmead Hospital Research and Education Network | Not yet recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
9d
Assessing the Risk of Drug-Induced Influenza-Like Illness: A Disproportionality Analysis of Two Decades of FAERS Data (2004-2025). (PubMed, Curr Drug Saf)
This first comprehensive FAERS study identifies key drugs associated with ILI, including interferon β-1a, evolocumab, ofatumumab, interferon β-1b, and zoledronic acid. Clinical monitoring for drug-induced ILI is essential to enhance medication safety.
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IFNB1 (Interferon Beta 1)
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Arzerra (ofatumumab) • zoledronic acid • Repatha (evolocumab)
20d
Adult-Onset Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Atypical Skeletal and Endocrine Manifestations. (PubMed, Cureus)
The patient was treated with vinblastine and prednisolone, along with desmopressin and somatotropin replacement. Zoledronic acid was added for osseous disease...This case highlights an unusual presentation of adult LCH with distal lower-extremity and tarsal bone involvement, as well as hypothalamic-pituitary disease preceding osseous diagnosis by two years. It underscores the importance of considering LCH in adults with unexplained multifocal lytic bone lesions and endocrine dysfunction, and it demonstrates that durable disease control can be achieved with systemic therapy.
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BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene)
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BRAF V600E
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zoledronic acid • vinblastine
1m
Zoledronic Acid Inhibits the Growth of ER-Positive Breast Cancer Cells by Inducing Ferroptosis. (PubMed, Biomol Ther (Seoul))
We established a novel metabolic vulnerability in hormone-responsive malignancies. These findings position ZA as a bifunctional ferroptosis inducer in ER+ breast cancer, offering a promising strategy to overcome endocrine resistance.
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ER (Estrogen receptor) • GPX4 (Glutathione Peroxidase 4) • SLC7A11 (Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11)
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ER positive
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zoledronic acid
1m
Effects of Bisphosphonates on OI-Related Hearing Loss (clinicaltrials.gov)
P4, N=100, Recruiting, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York | Trial completion date: Jan 2026 --> Jan 2027 | Trial primary completion date: Jan 2026 --> Jan 2027
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
2ms
Nano-granulated zoledronate sensitizes innate immune metabolism to enhance vaccine-induced and antitumor immunity. (PubMed, Cell Rep Med)
CoQ deficiency disrupts oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and pyrimidine metabolism, causes mitochondrial ROS accumulation, induces mitochondrial antiviral protein (MAVS) oligomerization, and activates the pyrin inflammasome. This mevalonate-CoQ-OXPHOS/pyrimidine metabolism axis serves as a promising target for screening additional immune-metabolic adjuvants, and nanofabrication offers a paradigm for the lymph-targeted in vivo delivery of such adjuvants.
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RHOA (Ras homolog family member A) • TLR4 (Toll Like Receptor 4)
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zoledronic acid
2ms
Manganese-potentiated cGAS-STING activation with ATM/PRMT5 inhibition remodels the immunosuppressive microenvironment in osteosarcoma via bone-targeted delivery. (PubMed, Bioact Mater)
To overcome these hurdles, we developed a bone-targeted, glutathione (GSH)-responsive polymeric nanoparticle (NPALN/Mn-AP) that chelates manganese (Mn) and delivers an ATM inhibitor (AZD0156) and a PRMT5 inhibitor (GSK3326595). By functionalizing this nanoplatform with alendronate (ALN) into NPALN/Mn-AP, we achieve preferential accumulation in bone tumors...In vivo studies demonstrate that NPALN/Mn-AP significantly inhibits OS progression and boosts systemic immune responses. This dual-action, bone-specific nanotherapeutic platform synchronized DNA-repair inhibition and Mn-enhanced immune-stimulation, offering a promising new approach for effective osteosarcoma treatment.
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STING (stimulator of interferon response cGAMP interactor 1)
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pemrametostat (GSK3326595) • AZD0156
2ms
FDPS links tumor progression, phosphoproteomic reprogramming, and therapeutic vulnerability in hepatocellular carcinoma. (PubMed, Biomol Biomed)
Its function was investigated through small interfering RNA-mediated silencing, lentiviral overexpression, pamidronate treatment, in vitro proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis assays, xenograft models, phosphoproteomic profiling, and Western blot validation. FDPS knockdown was further associated with decreased B-cell lymphoma 2 expression, reduced phosphorylation of Caspase-9 at Ser196, increased cleaved Caspase-3, and reduced phosphorylation of mechanistic target of rapamycin at Ser2448. Collectively, these findings suggest that FDPS contributes to HCC progression and may serve as a candidate biomarker and therapeutic target.
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BCL2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2) • mTOR (Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase) • CASP3 (Caspase 3) • CASP9 (Caspase 9) • FDPS (Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase)
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sirolimus • pamidronate disodium
2ms
STAIR-HIV: Small Trial of Alendronate Impact on the Reservoir of HIV (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=30, Not yet recruiting, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Initiation date: Jan 2026 --> Jun 2026
Trial initiation date
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CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
2ms
Acute Pancreatitis as the Initial Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer Due to Malignant Hypercalcemia: A Case Report. (PubMed, Cureus)
Despite intensive treatment with intravenous hydration and zoledronic acid, neurological deterioration occurred; hence, after 25 days of hospitalization, the patient was discharged for home-based palliative care at the family's request. This case highlights the importance of considering metastatic malignancies, particularly breast cancer, in patients with pancreatitis of unclear etiology and severe hypercalcemia.
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
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EGFR positive
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zoledronic acid