Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0007p130 | (1) | ICCBH2019

Off label uses of pamidronate in rare pediatric bone diseases (Jansen's Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia and Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy): A four year perspective

Young Kyleen , Langman Craig , Jueppner Harald

Background: Pamidronate is FDA approved only in adults. It is frequently used off-label in the treatment of pediatric bone diseases, such as osteogenesis imperfecta, juvenile osteoporosis, and osteopenia in nonambulatory patients with cerebral palsy. The use of pamidronate in these conditions is relatively common, but there may be more to be understood about its role in other rare pediatric bone diseases.Presenting problem: Jansen’s Metaphyseal Chon...