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ba0005p108 | Cancer and bone: basic, translational and clinical | ECTS2016

Clinical and experimental evidence suggest a protective effect of Paget’s disease of bone against skeletal metastasization from solid tumors

Merlotti Daniela , Rucci Nadia , Rendina Domenico , Bianciardi Simone , Evangelista Isabella Anna , Ucci Argia , Rotatori Stefano , Sebastiani Guido , Dotta Francesco , Cenci Simone , Strazzullo Pasquale , Nuti Ranuccio , Teti Anna , Gennari Luigi

Paget’s disease of bone (PDB) is a common disorder of bone metabolism characterized by focal areas of excessive and rapid bone resorption and formation, leading to bone pain, deformity and fractures. Despite the well documented increase in the risk of primary bone tumors due to neoplastic degeneration of pagetic tissue, a large retrospective analysis suggested that patients with prostate cancer and PDB have delayed time to bone metastases and improved overall survival tha...