odanacatib
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odanacatib (uncountable)
- An inhibitor of cathepsin K, being investigated as a treatment for osteoporosis and bone metastasis.
- 2013 August 19, Demetrios Simos et al., “Bone-Targeted Agents for the Management of Breast Cancer Patients with Bone Metastases”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine[1], volume 2, :
- Evaluation of circulating levels of bone turnover markers (urinary N -telopeptide) demonstrated that odanacatib was equally effective in suppressing bone turnover markers as zoledronic acid in this short-term study and was well-tolerated.