Interpretation of the Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on Treatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Adults
The Endocrine Society released"Treatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Adults:An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline"in 2003.Firstly,hypercalcemia of malignancy in adults was overviewed,and the background of the development of this guideline was explained.Subsequently,a to-tal of 8 clinical questions associated with the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy in adults were identi-fied and answered.A multidisciplinary clinical expert group convened by the Endocrine Society,together with systematic literature review experts,discussed the relevant issues in the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy in adults and developed clinical practice guidelines.The guidelines provided good recommenda-tions based on currently available evidence for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy in adults.Fur-thermore,the guidelines also emphasized the relative lack of evidence.