Severe Hypocalcemia due to Denosumab in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody used for prevention of skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors. Hypocalcemia is a rare and dangerous side effect of the drug Denosumab. We present a case of a patient with metastatic prostate cancer who developed severe hyp...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Muqeet Adnan, Usman Bhutta, Tanzeel Iqbal, Sufyan AbdulMujeeb, Lukas Haragsim, Syed Amer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/565393