XGEVA (denosumab)


Drug overview for XGEVA (denosumab):

Generic name: DENOSUMAB (den-OH-sue-mab)
Drug class: Hypercalcemia Agents
Therapeutic class: Endocrine

Denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that is specific for the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and acts as a RANKL inhibitor, is a bone resorption inhibitor.

Denosumab (Prolia(R)) is used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at high risk for fracture, in the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients at high risk for fracture, and to increase bone mass in patients at high risk for fracture who are receiving androgen deprivation or aromatase inhibitor therapy. Denosumab (Xgeva(R)) is used to prevent skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with multiple myeloma or with bone metastases from solid tumors. Denosumab (Xgeva(R)) also is used for the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone and for the treatment of bisphosphonate-refractory hypercalcemia associated with malignant neoplasms; denosumab has been designated an orphan drug by FDA for these uses.
DRUG IMAGES
  • XGEVA 120 MG/1.7 ML VIAL
    XGEVA 120 MG/1.7 ML VIAL
The following indications for XGEVA (denosumab) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Giant cell tumor of bone
Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy
Prevention of skeletal related events associated with bone metastases from solid tumor
Prevention of skeletal related events in multiple myeloma


Professional Synonyms:
Hypercalcemia associated with cancer
Hypercalcemia associated with malignancy
Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Malignant hypercalcemia