Clinical Trials

Zoledronic acid monohydrate has been extensively investigated across numerous clinical trials spanning Phase I through Phase IV. These studies evaluate therapeutic efficacy and pharmacokinetics across conditions such as postmenopausal osteoporosis, bone loss post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, low bone mineral density in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, bone metastases, and metastatic leiomyosarcoma. Sponsored by academic medical centers, university hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and EUSA Pharma Inc., these trials encompass recruitment statuses ranging from active recruitment to completed and terminated.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT06374459 RECRUITING
Hormone Receptor Positive HER-2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
Washington University School of Medicine
2025-01-30 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06767150 RECRUITING
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
University Hospital, Toulouse
2025-10-02 PHASE4
NCT07406685 RECRUITING
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal Osteopenia; Primary Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis
National Taiwan University Hospital
2026-08-20 PHASE4
NCT06625190 RECRUITING
Neuroblastoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Synovial Sarcoma; Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors; Clear Cell Sarcoma; Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma; Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor; Chordoma; Rhabdoid Tumor; Epithelioid Sarcoma; Myoepithelial Tumor; Osteosarcoma; Ewing Sarcoma; Wilms Tumor
University of Florida
2026-02-11 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07772609 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Osteoporosis in Post-menopausal Women
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
2027-01-11 PHASE4
NCT07668583 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Osteomyelitis Chronic
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
2026-09-15 PHASE2
NCT06118905 RECRUITING
Osteoporosis
Susan L. Greenspan
2024-02-08 PHASE4
NCT06762730 RECRUITING
HIV Infected Individuals; Osteopenia
Hadassah Medical Organization
2024-12-09 PHASE4
NCT06533865 RECRUITING
FHA (Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea)
Massachusetts General Hospital
2025-03-19 PHASE3
NCT06859580 RECRUITING
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
University of Aarhus
2025-03-01 PHASE4
NCT07056478 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
2026-01-01 PHASE3
NCT03073785 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma; Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma; Stage I Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IA Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IB Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
University of Nebraska
2016-09-16 PHASE2
NCT07741136 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Chronic Kidney Disease; Osteoporosis; Dialysis
University of Campinas, Brazil
2026-08-15 PHASE1
NCT06221072 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Imaging Examination Shows at Least One Site With Bone Metastases From Soild Tumors
Shanghai JMT-Bio Inc.
2024-04-05 PHASE3
NCT05058976 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Osteoporosis Fracture
Susan L. Greenspan
2021-09-15 PHASE4
NCT04608630 RECRUITING
Critical Illness; Osteoporosis
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
2021-07-15 PHASE2
NCT07471516 RECRUITING
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia (CDA)
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
2026-02-25 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05053750 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Epithelial Ovarian; Fallopian Tube; Primary Peritoneal Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2021-12-14 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT03295981 RECRUITING
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
St. Louis University
2018-05-03 PHASE3
NCT06513624 RECRUITING
With MSS/pMMR Advanced, Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
National University Hospital, Singapore
2024-12-09 PHASE1
NCT06759064 RECRUITING
Cancer of Stomach, Adenocarcinoma; Ascites, Malignant
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
2024-09-12 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05025293 COMPLETED
Hip Fractures; Osteoporosis
Lene Bergendal Solberg
2021-12-15 PHASE4
NCT05595603 RECRUITING
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2023-03 PHASE2
NCT05906056 RECRUITING
Traumatic Brain Injury; Spinal Cord Injuries; Stroke
University of Ioannina
2023-05-12
NCT00268476 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Prostate Cancer
Medical Research Council
2005-07-08 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03924414 COMPLETED
Parkinson Disease; Osteoporosis; Parkinsonism; Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism; Atypical Parkinsonism; Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Multiple System Atrophy; Vascular Parkinsonism; Dementia With Lewy Bodies
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
2019-11-15 PHASE4
NCT05666310 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sarcopenia; Osteoporosis
Nami Safai Haeri
2023-02-14 PHASE4
NCT05904353 RECRUITING
Hip Fractures; Osteoporosis; Zoledronic Acid; Ambulant Nurse; Case Manager
University Hospital, Akershus
2024-01-01
NCT06876636 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Breast Cancer Metastatic
Xijing Hospital
2025-03-10
NCT07546058 COMPLETED
Orthodontic Appliance Complication
Latakia University
2024-12-01
NCT05204836 TERMINATED
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Osteo Arthritis Knee
University of Calgary
2023-05-16 PHASE1
NCT06135298 COMPLETED
Trochanteric Fracture of Femur; Osteoporotic Fracture of Femur; Hip Fractures; Bone Density, Low
Aksaray University
2023-12-01 PHASE4
NCT05677152 RECRUITING
Orthopedics; Traumatology
AUVA Traumazentrum Vienna Site UKH Meidling
2022-08-22 PHASE2
NCT03735537 COMPLETED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
University of Edinburgh
2016-11-01 PHASE4
NCT05080790 COMPLETED
Leiomyosarcoma
Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest
2021-11-15 PHASE2
NCT05866172 UNKNOWN
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sun Yat-sen University
2023-05-10 PHASE3
NCT00412022 UNKNOWN
Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute, Naples
2004-03 PHASE3
NCT04779216 COMPLETED
Bone Density, Low; Bone Loss; Anorexia Nervosa; Eating Disorders
Karen Klahr Miller, MD
2021-09-20 PHASE3
NCT04719650 UNKNOWN
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Peking University Third Hospital
2021-10 PHASE4
NCT02516423 TERMINATED
Solitary Osseous Plasmacytoma
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2016-11-29 PHASE3
NCT04087096 COMPLETED
Bariatric Surgery Candidate; Bone Loss
Massachusetts General Hospital
2020-08-24 PHASE4
NCT04498715 UNKNOWN
Trochanteric Fracture of Femur
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
2021-06-01
NCT05361408 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Yonsei University
2022-02-11 PHASE4
NCT04304755 COMPLETED
Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration
Oslo University Hospital
2021-10-25 PHASE2
NCT06051344 UNKNOWN
Primary Osteoarthritis
Toufiqe-E-Ealahi
2023-01-01 PHASE4
NCT04597931 UNKNOWN
Osteoporosis Fracture; Spinal Cord Injuries
Sheba Medical Center
2020-11-01 PHASE4
NCT04742010 COMPLETED
Bone Loss; Muscle Atrophy; Bariatric Surgery
Stinus Gadegaard Hansen
2021-02-20 PHASE2
NCT03951493 UNKNOWN
Vertebral Metastasis
Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest
2020-06-23 PHASE3
NCT05164952 UNKNOWN
Use of Zoledronic Acid in Breast Cancer
Assiut University
2021-09-30 PHASE3
NCT03862833 COMPLETED
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Nantes University Hospital
2019-05-07 PHASE1
NCT03868033 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
National Taiwan University Hospital
2019-04-12 PHASE4
NCT04303026 UNKNOWN
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
2020-03-02 PHASE3
NCT03396315 COMPLETED
IOP; Osteoporosis
Columbia University
2018-01-29 PHASE2
NCT04085419 UNKNOWN
Primary Hyperparathyroidism; Osteoporosis
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
2019-05-08 PHASE4
NCT03173976 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Chondrosarcoma
Mohammed Milhem
2017-07-18 PHASE1
NCT05106517 UNKNOWN
Denosumab vs Zoledronate
Shenzhen People's Hospital
2021-09-08 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04253340 WITHDRAWN
Osteoporosis
University Hospital, Rouen
2020-03-01
NCT02286830 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
Thomas Lund
2015-01 PHASE4
NCT04279392 COMPLETED
Bariatric Surgery Candidate; Bone Loss; Bone Resorption
University of Nebraska
2020-09-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT03183557 UNKNOWN
Osteoporosis
Shinshu University
2017-10-12 PHASE2
NCT03930992 COMPLETED
Secondary Osteoporosis
University of Guadalajara
2019-04-17 PHASE3
NCT04652128 UNKNOWN
Stroke
Yonsei University
2019-07-15
NCT03336983 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer; Bone Metastases
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
2017-12-01 PHASE2
NCT02589600 COMPLETED
Osteoporotic Fractures; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Susan L. Greenspan
2016-01 PHASE4
NCT00916747 UNKNOWN
Progeria
Boston Children's Hospital
2009-08 PHASE2
NCT04115397 UNKNOWN
Seropositive Muskuloskeletal Complaints
Karolinska Institutet
2020-01 PHASE4
NCT05080790 Recruiting
Leiomyosarcoma
Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest|EUSA Pharma Inc.
2021-11-15 Phase 2
NCT04719481 Unknown status
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Peking University Third Hospital
2021-11 Phase 4
NCT04719481 UNKNOWN
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Peking University Third Hospital
2021-11 PHASE4
NCT04719650 Not yet recruiting
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Peking University Third Hospital
2021-10 Phase 4
NCT02480634 UNKNOWN
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer; Bone Metastasis
Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
2019-06 PHASE4
NCT04325776 UNKNOWN
Bone Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
2020-09-24 PHASE2
NCT04034199 UNKNOWN
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies; Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
Kwong Wah Hospital
2019-08-15 PHASE3
NCT02069340 WITHDRAWN
Malignant Neoplasm; Musculoskeletal Complications
University of Southern California
2016-06
NCT00566618 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Bone Metastases
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2007-11-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02325414 COMPLETED
Spinal Cord Injury; Acute Spinal Cord Injury; Bone Loss; Osteoporosis
Northwestern University
2015-02 PHASE2
NCT03087851 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Aarhus University Hospital
2017-03-13 PHASE4
NCT01679080 TERMINATED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
University of Aarhus
2012-11 PHASE2
NCT02632916 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
2016-08 PHASE2
NCT02176382 COMPLETED
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Massachusetts General Hospital
2014-08 PHASE4
NCT02333344 WITHDRAWN
Prosthetic Fixation After Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2015-07-30 PHASE4
NCT03932071 UNKNOWN
Lung Metastases; Tumor Necrosis
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2017-01-01 PHASE4
NCT03424239 COMPLETED
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Massachusetts General Hospital
2018-08-01 PHASE4
NCT03158246 UNKNOWN
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Cttq
2017-06-01 PHASE4
NCT03118570 COMPLETED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type I; Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III; Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type IV
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc
2017-09-11 PHASE2
NCT04034199 Unknown status
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies|Osteoporosis Osteopenia
Kwong Wah Hospital|Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
2019-08-15 Phase 3
NCT03576599 TERMINATED
Stress Fracture Foot; Stress Fracture Ankle
Oslo University Hospital
2017-06-29 PHASE4
NCT03862833 Completed
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Nantes University Hospital
2019-05-07 Phase 1
NCT03040765 TERMINATED
Thalassemia Majors (Beta-Thalassemia Major); Osteoporosis
Hamad Medical Corporation
2018-05-14 PHASE3
NCT01006395 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Austin Health
2011-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00987636 COMPLETED
Ewing's Sarcoma
University Hospital Muenster
2009-10-01 PHASE3
NCT01197300 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2010-10-25 PHASE3
NCT03289338 COMPLETED
Charcot Arthropathy; Diabetes Complications
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
2016-06-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT02499237 COMPLETED
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
424 General Military Hospital
2015-07 PHASE4
NCT02595138 UNKNOWN
Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2015-10 PHASE3
NCT02123264 TERMINATED
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Carmen Gómez-Vaquero
2014-05 PHASE3
NCT02739555 TERMINATED
Osteoid Osteoma
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
2016-06-23 PHASE3
NCT00799266 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-12-04 PHASE3
NCT02632903 WITHDRAWN
Osteoporosis; Osteonecrosis; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
2016-10 PHASE2
NCT02622607 UNKNOWN
Lung Cancer
Tang-Du Hospital
2013-01 PHASE3
NCT01642901 COMPLETED
Spinal Cord Injury
Thomas Jefferson University
2012-09 PHASE3
NCT01332617 WITHDRAWN
Myeloma
University of Louisville
2011-04 PHASE2
NCT00127205 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
SWOG Cancer Research Network
2005-07 PHASE3
NCT02451462 WITHDRAWN
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant; Bone Marrow Transplant
Stanford University
2015-09
NCT00193856 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
2003-10 PHASE3
NCT01228318 COMPLETED
HIV Infection; Bone Loss; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis
Emory University
2011-01 PHASE2
NCT02784652 COMPLETED
Bone Metastasis; Gastrointestinal Cancer
Severance Hospital
2014-06 PHASE2
NCT02274623 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Bone Neoplasms; Hypocalcemia; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary
OPKO Health, Inc.
2014-12 PHASE1
NCT01802658 TERMINATED
Bone Demineralization Lesions in the Injured Marrow
Nantes University Hospital
2012-11 PHASE3
NCT01772719 TERMINATED
Multiple Myeloma
University of Louisville
2012-08
NCT02517918 COMPLETED
Solid Tumor; Osteosarcoma
Institut Bergonié
2015-02 PHASE1
NCT01951586 COMPLETED
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Amgen
2013-12-31 PHASE2
NCT01345019 COMPLETED
Cancer; Hematologic Malignancies; Multiple Myeloma; Oncology; Bone Metastases; Multiple Myeloma Bone Lesions
Amgen
2012-05-17 PHASE3
NCT01737216 UNKNOWN
Lung Cancer
Hebei Tumor Hospital
2012-11 PHASE2
NCT01907880 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
2012-08 PHASE4
NCT00844480 TERMINATED
Bone Loss
Thomas J. Schnitzer
2010-03 PHASE2
NCT01788176 UNKNOWN
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
2013-12 PHASE2
NCT01702415 WITHDRAWN
Cystic Fibrosis
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2013-10 PHASE4
NCT00470223 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sarcoma
UNICANCER
2007-03 PHASE3
NCT02808988 COMPLETED
Chronic Periodontitis
Ondokuz Mayıs University
2013-10 PHASE4
NCT00982124 COMPLETED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Shriners Hospitals for Children
2007-10 PHASE3
NCT01348269 COMPLETED
Bone Marrow Edema
Wuerzburg University Hospital
2011-05 PHASE3
NCT00889590 TERMINATED
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone; Osteoclastoma
Leiden University Medical Center
2008-12 PHASE2
NCT01204203 COMPLETED
Mesothelioma
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2009-06 PHASE2
NCT01920568 COMPLETED
Fractures, Bone
GlaxoSmithKline
2013-08 PHASE3
NCT01426555 TERMINATED
Osteoporosis
Antonio Lazzari
2011-02 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT01732770 COMPLETED
Post Menopausal Osteoporosis
Amgen
2012-11-07 PHASE4
NCT01409811 TERMINATED
Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer; Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma; Progesterone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer; Stage IA Breast Cancer; Stage IB Breast Cancer; Stage IIA Breast Cancer; Stage IIB Breast Cancer
City of Hope Medical Center
2012-09-14
NCT02721940 UNKNOWN
Osteonecrosis
Chinese PLA General Hospital
2012-02
NCT01267279 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Spokane Joint Replacement Center
2005-01 PHASE4
NCT00329797 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis; Prostate Cancer
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
2006-03 PHASE3
NCT01671774 COMPLETED
CLDN18.2-positive Gastric Adenocarcinoma; CLDN18.2-positive Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction; CLDN18.2-positive Adenocarcinoma of Esophagus
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
2012-10-16 PHASE1
NCT00556374 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Amgen
2006-12-18 PHASE3
NCT00081159 COMPLETED
Metastatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2004-07 PHASE2
NCT01404702 TERMINATED
Neuroblastoma
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2011-08 PHASE1
NCT00580047 COMPLETED
Renal Insufficiency
University of Nebraska
2003-12-01
NCT01721993 COMPLETED
Healthy Postmenopausal Women
Thar Pharmaceuticals, Inc
2013-01 PHASE1
NCT00903162 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2009-05 PHASE2
NCT00869206 COMPLETED
Breast Adenocarcinoma; DS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma; DS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Bone; Pain; Musculoskeletal Complication; Urinary Complications
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2009-03 PHASE3
NCT00375505 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2005-10 PHASE3
NCT00885326 COMPLETED
Neuroblastoma
New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium
2009-12 PHASE1
NCT00558012 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis; Bone Loss; Fragility Fractures
University of Pittsburgh
2007-12
NCT00685646 COMPLETED
Metastatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer
Translational Research Center for Medical Innovation, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
2008-05 PHASE3
NCT01194440 COMPLETED
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ; Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer; Progesterone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer; Stage I Breast Cancer; Stage II Breast Cancer; Stage IIIA Breast Cancer; Stage IIIB Breast Cancer; Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
2011-02 PHASE2
NCT00781261 UNKNOWN
Osteonecrosis
University of Sydney
2009-08 PHASE2
NCT00333229 TERMINATED
Primary Hormone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-03 PHASE4
NCT00512993 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
GBG Forschungs GmbH
2004-12 PHASE3
NCT02181101 COMPLETED
Breast Neoplasms
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
2005-09 PHASE3
NCT00320710 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-02 PHASE3
NCT01675089 COMPLETED
Renal Osteodystrophy
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
2012-07 PHASE4
NCT00691236 UNKNOWN
Osteosarcoma
Tata Memorial Hospital
2008-05 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT01087008 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
PETHEMA Foundation
2010-04 PHASE4
NCT00972959 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
University of Athens
2009-07 PHASE2
NCT00731016 COMPLETED
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
2008-10 PHASE2
NCT00892242 TERMINATED
Adenocarcinoma
Washington University School of Medicine
2009-12 PHASE1
NCT00718861 COMPLETED
Post-menopausal Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-05 PHASE3
NCT01153425 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
University of Pennsylvania
2008-07 PHASE4
NCT00577642 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
Massachusetts General Hospital
2007-10 PHASE2
NCT00326820 UNKNOWN
Breast Cancer; Hypercalcemia of Malignancy; Metastatic Cancer
Wales Cancer Trials Unit
2006-01 PHASE3
NCT01654367 UNKNOWN
Breast Cancer
Tianjin Medical University
2012-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00668200 COMPLETED
Paget's Disease of the Bone; Hypocalcemia
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-05 PHASE4
NCT01572545 COMPLETED
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
2012-04
NCT00215943 TERMINATED
Multiple Myeloma
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
2003-06 PHASE3
NCT01129336 COMPLETED
First or Second Line HER2-negative Breast Cancer; Metastatic Disease Without Bone Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2010-06 PHASE4
NCT02042872 COMPLETED
Disuse Osteoporosis
James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
2006-05 PHASE4
NCT00079001 COMPLETED
Metastatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2004-01 PHASE3
NCT01166178 TERMINATED
Osteoporosis; Multiple Sclerosis
Novartis
2010-10 PHASE3
NCT00939900 COMPLETED
Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
2009-07 PHASE3
NCT00622505 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2007-11-07 PHASE4
NCT01099436 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep
2010-04 PHASE3
NCT00742924 COMPLETED
Sarcoma
Children's Oncology Group
2008-08 PHASE1
NCT00365105 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer; Metastatic Cancer; Pain; Prostate Cancer
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
2006-07-11 PHASE3
NCT00242567 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2005-12 PHASE3
NCT00305695 COMPLETED
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Osteoporosis; Ovarian Carcinoma
Gynecologic Oncology Group
2005-11-28 PHASE2
NCT01310465 UNKNOWN
Image Changes of Lumbar Fusion; Bone Turnover Markers; Bone Mineral Density
Fudan University
2011-01 PHASE4
NCT00760370 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma; Breast Cancer
Vejle Hospital
2008-12 PHASE2
NCT00909961 COMPLETED
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2009-11 PHASE3
NCT00741377 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2009-01 PHASE1
NCT01016093 UNKNOWN
Beta-Thalassemia; Bone Marrow Transplantation
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-11 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00795483 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
2009-11 PHASE4
NCT00352846 COMPLETED
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Lymphoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2006-01 PHASE3
NCT01344967 COMPLETED
Metastatic Breast Cancer With Bone Involvement
University Health Network, Toronto
2009-02 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT01259193 UNKNOWN
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Fudan University
2010-10 PHASE2
NCT00432458 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Mayo Clinic
2003-07 PHASE3
NCT00295867 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
University of California, San Francisco
2004-11-03 PHASE2
NCT00740129 COMPLETED
Paget's Disease of the Bone
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-10-21 PHASE4
NCT00712985 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2005-09 PHASE3
NCT01330238 COMPLETED
Low Back Pain
University of Oulu
2008-12 PHASE2
NCT00321932 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Lymphoma; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Osteoporosis; Ovarian Cancer
University of Minnesota
2005-07 PHASE2
NCT00896532 COMPLETED
Low Bone Mineral Density; Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Amgen
2009-06-03 PHASE2
NCT00301873 COMPLETED
Brain Tumors; Osteoporosis; Central Nervous System(CNS)Malignancies
Duke University
2006-05 PHASE2
NCT00774020 COMPLETED
Paget's Disease of Bone
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-10-30 PHASE4
NCT00375752 TERMINATED
Breast Neoplasms
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-06-01 PHASE4
NCT00912938 UNKNOWN
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Korean Breast Cancer Study Group
2007-12 PHASE4
NCT00391690 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis
2006-02 PHASE4
NCT01218035 COMPLETED
Hip Osteoarthritis
Turku University Hospital
2007-05 PHASE4
NCT00171314 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-03 PHASE3
NCT00376740 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Soroka University Medical Center
2005-09 PHASE3
NCT00927186 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis, Post-menopausal
Eli Lilly and Company
2009-07 PHASE4
NCT00439647 COMPLETED
Male Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-12 PHASE3
NCT01004510 TERMINATED
Malignant Pleural Effusion; Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Peter Bushunow MD
2009-11 PHASE2
NCT00332709 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal
Novartis
2006-01 PHASE3
NCT00745485 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2008-08 PHASE4
NCT00172042 COMPLETED
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2005-03 PHASE3
NCT00297830 COMPLETED
Heart Transplantation; Liver Transplantation; Bone Resorption
Columbia University
2005-11 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00966992 TERMINATED
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Washington University School of Medicine
2009-08 PHASE2
NCT00171340 COMPLETED
Bone Loss; Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-05 PHASE3
NCT00375427 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer With Bone Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-02 PHASE3
NCT00558272 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Bone Neoplasms
AstraZeneca
2008-02 PHASE2
NCT00525759 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2007-07 PHASE2
NCT00145327 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis
2005-05 PHASE3
NCT00424983 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma; Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-11 PHASE1
NCT00321620 COMPLETED
Bone Metastases
Amgen
2006-04-01 PHASE3
NCT00807963 COMPLETED
Risk Factors for or a Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
Halozyme Therapeutics
2008-12 PHASE1
NCT00434447 COMPLETED
Bone Neoplasms
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-12 PHASE4
NCT00219271 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-09 PHASE4
NCT00265200 TERMINATED
Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung; Metastases
University of Louisville
2005-02 PHASE2
NCT00321464 COMPLETED
Bone Metastases
Amgen
2006-04-01 PHASE3
NCT00334139 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer; Breast Cancer; Bone Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-05 PHASE4
NCT00172055 COMPLETED
Cancer Prostate
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-12 PHASE3
NCT00172003 COMPLETED
Renal Cell Cancer; Neoplasm Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-09 PHASE4
NCT00477217 WITHDRAWN
Osteonecrosis
Novartis
2008-01 PHASE2
NCT00330759 COMPLETED
Bone Metastases
Amgen
2006-06-01 PHASE3
NCT00879034 COMPLETED
Progeria; Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome
Boston Children's Hospital
2009-03 PHASE2
NCT00258258 TERMINATED
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2005-08 PHASE1
NCT00588913 COMPLETED
Kidney Cancer; Metastatic Cancer
Tokyo Women's Medical University
2006-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00439244 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis
2006-12 PHASE3
NCT00636740 COMPLETED
Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
Merrion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
2008-02 PHASE2
NCT00050011 COMPLETED
Breast Neoplasms; Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-09 PHASE3
NCT00697619 COMPLETED
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Sun Yat-sen University
2005-09 PHASE2
NCT00415779 COMPLETED
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
National Cancer Institute, Naples
2006-07 PHASE1
NCT00554918 COMPLETED
Metastatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer
University Hospital Birmingham
2005-02 PHASE2
NCT00404820 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis
2006-10 PHASE3
NCT00171964 COMPLETED
Pain; Neoplasm Metastasis; Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-05 PHASE4
NCT00058188 TERMINATED
Osteoporosis; Prostate Cancer
Northwestern University
2003-03 PHASE3
NCT00171925 TERMINATED
Multiple Myeloma Stage I
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2000-08 PHASE3
NCT00172068 TERMINATED
Primary Breast Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-01 PHASE2
NCT00263484 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
Gleneagles Hospital
2005-12 PHASE2
NCT00582790 TERMINATED
Kidney Cancer
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2003-08 PHASE2
NCT00524849 COMPLETED
Metastatic Breast Cancer; Bone Metastases
Fudan University
2006-11 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00278434 TERMINATED
Cervical Cancer; Precancerous Condition
University of California, San Francisco
2005-04 PHASE1
NCT00431444 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis
2007-01 PHASE4
NCT00436917 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Osteoporosis
Mayo Clinic
2006-04
NCT00639392 WITHDRAWN
Sickle Cell Disease
Virginia Commonwealth University
2007-06 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00206388 COMPLETED
NEUROBLASTOMA
Baylor College of Medicine
2005-04 PHASE1
NCT00361595 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
The Cleveland Clinic
2006-08
NCT00434317 COMPLETED
Neoplasm Metastasis
Novartis
2005-08 PHASE4
NCT00295646 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group
1999-06 PHASE3
NCT00237146 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-11 PHASE4
NCT00287261 COMPLETED
Myelofibrosis; Myeloid Metaplasia
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
2006-02 PHASE2
NCT00132808 COMPLETED
Osteopenia
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-07 PHASE3
NCT00099177 TERMINATED
Pain; Bone Neoplasm; Neoplasm Metastasis
Hoffmann-La Roche
2005-08 PHASE3
NCT00099203 TERMINATED
Pain; Bone Neoplasm; Neoplasm Metastasis
Hoffmann-La Roche
2005-07 PHASE3
NCT00489424 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2007-06 PHASE4
NCT00226954 TERMINATED
Urologic Neoplasms
Stanford University
2003-03 PHASE2
NCT01341262 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
2002-03 PHASE2
NCT00086268 COMPLETED
Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-04 PHASE3
NCT00104104 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-10 PHASE4
NCT00210119 TERMINATED
Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic
Institut Bergonié
2006-07-12 PHASE2
NCT00798473 COMPLETED
Crohn's Disease; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
2004-09 PHASE3
NCT00202059 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
HealthPartners Institute
2003-06 PHASE3
NCT00097825 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-04 PHASE3
NCT00242554 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-10 PHASE4
NCT00375648 COMPLETED
Pain
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2005-06 PHASE3
NCT00482378 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm; Pain
Mayo Clinic
2005-03-21 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00131118 COMPLETED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-07 PHASE2
NCT00391950 TERMINATED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis
2006-10 PHASE3
NCT00063479 COMPLETED
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-06 PHASE2
NCT00072930 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
MedImmune LLC
2003-12 PHASE2
NCT00100620 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-06 PHASE3
NCT00107263 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Osteoporosis
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2005-01 PHASE3
NCT00171639 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-06 PHASE3
NCT00247650 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer
Novartis
2005-09 PHASE2
NCT00216151 TERMINATED
Multiple Myeloma
Hoosier Cancer Research Network
2005-06 PHASE2
NCT00022087 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Osteoporosis
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2001-12 PHASE3
NCT00046254 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis; Hip Fracture
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-02 PHASE3
NCT00181558 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer; Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
Massachusetts General Hospital
2001-12 PHASE2
NCT00130494 TERMINATED
Breast Cancer; Neoplasm Metastasis
Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group
2002-08-29 PHASE3
NCT00258765 TERMINATED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2006-05 PHASE2
NCT00049829 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-01 PHASE3
NCT00033332 COMPLETED
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2002-04 PHASE3
NCT00346242 COMPLETED
Thalassemia
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-03 PHASE4
NCT00181584 COMPLETED
Bone Loss; Prostate Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital
2003-09 PHASE2
NCT00241111 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer With Bone Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-09 PHASE4
NCT00237159 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-10 PHASE4
NCT00164008 COMPLETED
Osteopenia; Complications of Heart-lung Transplant; Other Complications of Lung Transplant
Bayside Health
2002-10 PHASE4
NCT00097812 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-05 PHASE3
NCT00145275 COMPLETED
Osteopenia
Novartis
2004-12 PHASE3
NCT00172029 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer With Metastatic Bone Disease
Novartis
2003-04 PHASE4
NCT00151073 COMPLETED
Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
2002-04 PHASE2
NCT00100555 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-06 PHASE3
NCT00172016 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer With at Least One Bone Lesion in Patients Receiving Hormonal Therapy and Treatment With Bisphosphonates is Indicated
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-01 PHASE4
NCT00039104 COMPLETED
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate; Recurrent Prostate Cancer; Stage IV Prostate Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2002-04 PHASE2
NCT00004928 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1999-10 PHASE1
NCT00060138 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Hypercalcemia of Malignancy; Metastatic Cancer; Pain
Chugai Pharmaceutical
2002-11 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00051636 COMPLETED
Paget's Disease of Bone
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2001-01 PHASE3
NCT00035997 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-04 PHASE4
NCT00103740 COMPLETED
Paget's Disease of Bone
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2002-04 PHASE3
NCT00005073 TERMINATED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
1999-09 PHASE3
NCT00029224 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Multiple Myeloma; Prostate Cancer
Novartis
2001-10 PHASE4
NCT00003884 COMPLETED
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy; Lung Cancer; Metastatic Cancer; Pain; Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Novartis
1998-08 PHASE3
NCT00051779 COMPLETED
Breast Neoplasms; Breast Cancer; Metastasis
Chugai Pharma USA
PHASE1
NCT00049452 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Osteoporosis
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
2001-12 PHASE3
NCT00372710 TERMINATED
Breast Cancer With Bone Metastasis
Novartis
2002-08 PHASE3
NCT00264420 COMPLETED
Bone Metastases; Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer
The Cleveland Clinic
2005-12 PHASE1
NCT00114556 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis; Liver Transplantation; Fractures
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
2000-02 PHASE4
NCT00072020 UNKNOWN
Breast Cancer; Metastatic Cancer
University of Sheffield
2003-08 PHASE3
NCT00126386 COMPLETED
Cancer; Hypercalcemia; Pain
Alberta Health services
2004-01
NCT00099541 COMPLETED
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-11 PHASE4
NCT00219219 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis
2003-09 PHASE4
NCT00520052 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
2003-08
NCT00458796 TERMINATED
Breast Cancer; Hypercalcemia of Malignancy; Metastatic Cancer; Musculoskeletal Complications; Pain
University of Leeds
2006-03
NCT00114270 COMPLETED
Breast Cancer; Osteoporosis
University of Virginia
2004-05
NCT00219258 COMPLETED
Treatment of Bone Metastases
Novartis
2005-07 PHASE3
NCT00489905 COMPLETED
Prostatic Neoplasms; Bone Density
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
2005-04
NCT00242528 WITHDRAWN
Multiple Myeloma
Novartis
2004-04 PHASE4
NCT00120133 COMPLETED
Osteoporosis
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
2004-12
NCT00087659 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-12
NCT00063609 COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2003-04 PHASE4

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-04-20)

Check the Zoledronic acid monohydrate product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Zoledronic acid monohydrate selectively binds to bone mineral and inhibits key mevalonate pathway enzymes, preventing the isoprenylation of small GTP-binding proteins such as Ras and Rho to induce osteoclast apoptosis. By blocking osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, this mechanism maintains skeletal density and reduces skeletal-related events in clinical conditions such as postmenopausal osteoporosis and bone metastases.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.