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Re: Long-Term Efficacy of Zoledronic Acid for the Prevention of Skeletal Complications in Patients with Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
Affiliations of authors: Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (TG, BU, TP); Department of Medicine, Sha'are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel (LS)
Correspondence to: Tal Grenader, MD, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 91120 (e-mail: talgrenader65@hotmail.com).
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We read with great interest the paper by Saad et al. (1), which reported that zoledronic acid effectively reduces metastasis related bone pain and skeletal complications in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. We are particularly interested in the zoledronic acid-induced elevation in serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels that was initially reported