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. 2016 Aug 12;12(4):2930–2935. doi: 10.3892/ol.2016.5003

Table II.

Systemic therapy following diagnosis of bone metastases (n=236).

Treatment n (%)
Chemotherapy typea
  None 149 (63)
  One line   46 (20)
  Two lines   27 (11)
  Three lines 14 (6)
Chemotherapy druga
  Taxotere   79 (34)
  Mitoxantrone   9 (4)
  Cabazitaxel   5 (2)
  Abiraterone   28 (12)
  Enzalutamide 10 (4)
  None 105 (44)
Bisphosphonates/denosumab treatment
  None 111 (47)
  Monthly zoledronic acid   98 (42)
  Monthly denosumab   23 (10)
  Other bisphosphonate   4 (2)
Overall systemic therapy
  None   94 (40)
  Bone-targeted   55 (23)
  Chemotherapya 17 (7)
  Both   70 (30)
Radionuclide therapy
  None 225 (95)
  Radium-223   6 (3)
  Other   5 (2)
a

Includes cytotoxic chemotherapy, abiraterone and enzalutamide.