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- FIGURE 49.3-2. Results from four randomized double-blind comparisons
- of the major drugs used for acute treatment of cancer-related
- hypercalcemia. Bars depict proportion of patients who achieved a
- normal serum calcium value subsequent to treatment with the assigned
- agent. All analyses are based on intent to treat. Numbers at bottom
- indicate number of patients responding over number of patients treated
- per group. The test drugs were administered on the following dose
- schedules: (A) gallium nitrate, 200 mg/m**2, as a continuous IV
- infusion daily for 5 days and etidronate, 7.5 mg/kg, as a 4-hour
- infusion daily for 5 days [ref: 131]; (B) pamidronate, 60 mg, as a
- single 24-hour infusion and etidronate, 7.5 mg/kg, as a 4-hour
- infusion daily for 3 days [ref: 90]; (C) alendronate, 10 or 15 mg, as
- a single 2-hour infusion and etidronate, 7.5 mg/kg, as a 4-hour
- infusion daily for 3 days [ref: 103]; (D) gallium nitrate, 200
- mg/m**2, as a continuous IV infusion daily for 5 days and pamidronate,
- 60 or 90 mg, as a single 24-hour infusion. [ref: 95]
-