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ba0001pp502 | Paediatric bone disease | ECTS2013

Craniofacial consequences of high-dose zoledronic acid injections in onco-pediatric patients

Lezot Frederic , Chesneau Julie , Battaglia Severine , Brion Regis , Farges Jean-Christophe , Lescaille Geraldine , Castaneda Beatriz , Marec-Berard Perrine , Brugieres Laurence , Corradini Nadege , Heymann Dominique , Redini Francoise

Background: High zoledronic acid (ZOL) dose protocol, one of the most potent inhibitors of bone resorption, is currently evaluated in a phase III clinical trial in Europe for the treatment of malignant pediatric primary bone tumors. The impact of such an intensive treatment on the craniofacial skeleton growth is a critical question in the context of patients with actively growing skeleton, in the light of our previous studies evidencing that endochondral bone formation was tra...