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Xgeva (chemical name: denosumab)

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A drug that works by blocking the RANKL protein, limiting the activity level of certain bone cells, called osteoclasts, which help cause the bone weakening and damage that can happen when breast cancer spreads to the bone. It belongs to a group of drugs called RANKL inhibitors.

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