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ZOMETA Patient Case Study: Lung Cancer ZOMETA is the current standard of care for the prevention of skeletal-related events (SREs)
ZOMETA® Lung Cancer Patient Case Study – Anthony Anthony P.
  • Aged 64 years
  • Retired auto mechanic
  • Quit smoking 10 years ago
Medical Profile The clinical question Reasons for ZOMETA How to use ZOMETA References
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As new treatments extend survival, the threat of SREs increases for patients like Anthony

  • The median survival for patients with advanced lung cancer treated with paclitaxel + carboplatin + bevacizumab is more than 1 year4
  • The median time to first SRE is only 1.2 months after diagnosis of metastasis in patients with lung cancer5


Median time to first SRE vs median survival in advanced lung cancer4,5
ZOMETA®: Median time to first SRE vs. Survival time in lung cancer patients
*Median survival of patients treated with paclitaxel + carboplatin + bevacizumab.



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