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Y O U A N O W D I F F E R E N T H A V E O P T I O N * Bone complications, also known as skeletal-related events (SREs), are defi ned as radiation to bone, pathologic fracture, surgery to bone, and spinal cord compression. 1 In a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study (N=1,718) assessing time to fi rst on-study bone complication in patients with bone lesions from multiple myeloma, XGEVA ® was noninferior to zoledronic acid in delaying time to fi rst on-study bone complication (median 22.8 months vs 24 months, respect