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clodronate disodium The disodium salt of a nitrogen-free bisphosphonate analog of naturally occurring pyrophosphate. Clodronate binds to calcium and inhibits osteoclastic bone resorption and hydroxyapatite crystal formation and dissolution, resulting in a reduction of bone turnover. This agent may control malignancy-associated hypercalcemia, inhibit osteolytic bone metastasis and decrease pain. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Synonyms: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | clodronic acid, disodium salt disodium dichloromethylene diphosphonate | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Foreign brand names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Bonefos Clasteon Difosfonal Loron Mebonat Ossiten | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Code name: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | CL2MDP | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115055315im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) |
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