“…Bisphosphonates, a class of drugs commonly administered to prevent bone loss and treat osteoporosis, have been widely used to prevent disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer metastatic patients (Hillner et al , 2003; van Poznak et al , 2011; Wong et al , 2012). Recently, a growing body of evidence is also supporting their use in women with early breast cancer to improve prognosis (Gnant et al , 2009; Coleman et al , 2013; He et al , 2013; Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG), 2015). In addition, the use of adjuvant denosumab has been found to reduce the risk of bone fractures in postmenopausal women treated with aromatase inhibitors (Gnant et al , 2015).…”