Researchers have assessed the ability of the calcium mimetic cinacalcet to reduce the levels of serum calcium in patients with intractable primary hyperparathyroidism and serum calcium levels >3.1 mmol/l. Can clinicians finally control hypercalcemia in patients with intractable primary hyperparathyroidism?
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A. L. M. de Francisco declares an association with the following companies: Amgen (consultant, speaker), Shire (consultant, speaker), Roche (consultant, speaker). C. Piñera declares no competing interests.
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de Francisco, A., Piñera, C. Cinacalcet—can it control hypercalcemia?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 15–17 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2009.245
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