title: Biological and clinical assessment of a new bisphosphonate, (chloro-4 phenyl) thiomethylene bisphosphonate, in the treatment of Paget's disease of bone.
abstract: Several Biophosphonates have been used as therapeutic agents for Paget's bone disease. (Chloro-4 phenyl)thiomethylene-bisphosphonate (CIPsMBP) has recently been shown to have significant antiosteoclastic activity while an affect of CIPsMBP on mineralization was only observed at high doses. We tested this drug for 6 months in 23 pagetic patients distributed in three groups. Gr 1 (n = 5) receiving 200 mg/day showed a decrease of serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) to 42 +/- 4% (p less than 0.01) of initial value (100%) while hydroxyprolinuria/creatinuria ratio (OH/Cr) dropped to 69 +/- 8% of baseline. In 4 patients receiving 400 mg/day, SAP improved to 48 +/- 9% of initial value (p less than 0.01) and OH/Cr to 40 +/- 3% (p less than 0.01). In the last group (n = 14) receiving 200 mg/day for 3 months, and 400 mg/day thereafter up to the 6th month SAP decreased to 53 +/- 4% and OH/Cr to 62 +/- 6% of initial value (p less than 0.01). Clinical improvement was significant from the first month of treatment. No resistance (mean decrease of SAP lower than 30%) was recorded and no radiological or clinical evidence of mineralization defect appeared. The clinical and biological tolerance was excellent throughout the study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, CHU L. Brull, University of Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Reginster
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jeugmans-Huynen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deroisy
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lecart
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collette
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Franchimont
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; C058651:tiludronic acid