Management of aromatase inhibitor-associated bone loss (AIBL) in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer: An updated joint position statement of the IOF, CABS, ECTS, IEG, ESCEO, IMS, and SIOG

Current published literature, including recent clinical trial reports, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, continue to affirm the high risk of fractures in women with breast cancer who are receiving adjuvant AI treatment, a risk which has been observed to increase with the commonly used approach of extended duration AI therapy (>5 years). Risk factors for fracture and risk assessment in this patient population as well as the most suitable treatment modalities have been updated. Finally, the influence of bone protective treatments on breast cancer outcomes such as incidence of bone metastasis and breast cancer related overall survival have been included.