{Reference Type}: Systematic Review
{Title}: The Clinical Benefits of Antiresorptive Agents in Patients with Primary Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Systematic Review with Pairwise and Network Meta-analysis.
{Author}: Wang SF;Lin YS;Yeh WY;Chang YL;Chiang CE;Chen CH;Tseng LM;Lee HC;Liu CY;Cheng HM;
{Journal}: J Clin Endocrinol Metab
{Volume}: 108
{Issue}: 11
{Year}: 2023 10 18
{Factor}: 6.134
{DOI}: 10.1210/clinem/dgad247
{Abstract}: Clinical trials have investigated the role of antiresorptive agents, including bisphosphonates and denosumab, in patients with primary breast cancer receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy, aiming for better bone protection and/or improving survival.<BR>To summarize the clinical effects of antiresorptive agents in patients with early breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy.<BR>We systematically reviewed and synthesized the clinical benefits and harms of antiresorptive agents in patients with early breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy by calculating the risk ratios (RRs).<BR>In the pooled meta-analysis, antiresorptive agents had significant clinical benefits on disease recurrence (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.67-0.90) and locoregional recurrence (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.49-0.95) in patients with breast cancer receiving endocrine therapy. Early use of antiresorptive agents has a beneficial effect on secondary endocrine therapy resistance instead of primary resistance. Safety analysis revealed that potential risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ, RR 3.29, 95% CI 1.12-9.68) with antiresorptive agents; however, there is an insignificant difference in arthralgia. The subgroup analyses revealed that intervention with bisphosphonates might have profound clinical benefits, but also increased the occurrence of ONJ. A network meta-analysis further supported the clinical effects of early antiresorptive agent use compared with delayed use or placebo.<BR>Using antiresorptive agents early in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy may provide additional benefits in risk reduction of recurrence, but there is a potential risk of ONJ.