Denosumab delays the time to first skeletal-related event in patients with myeloma
53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Chicago – According to Phase 3 ‘482 study, the largest international multiple myeloma trial ever conducted with 1,718 patients involved, patients who receive denosumab (XGEVA) had a significantly lower rate of renal adverse events compared to zoledronic acid (10.0 percent versus 17.1 percent, p<0.001). The study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating denosumab is non-inferior to zoledronic acid in delaying the time to first on-study…