title: Biochemical response to bisphosphonate therapy in pagetic patients with skull involvement.
abstract: The aims of this study were to compare the response to therapy in disease activity in pagetic patients with and without skull involvement and the usefulness of bone markers in the evaluation of these patients. Forty patients with Paget's disease treated with tiludronate and 26 healthy controls were included. Serum total and bone alkaline phosphatases (TAP, BAP), procollagen I N propeptide (PINP), and urinary N- and C-terminal cross-linking telopeptides of collagen I (NTX, alpha-alpha CTX, and beta-beta CTX) were measured at baseline and 6 months after therapy. The extent of the disease was evaluated using the Coutris' index. Pagetic patients were classified into three groups: patients with skull involvement (G-I, n = 12), patients without skull involvement (G-II, n = 28), and a subgroup of patients from G-II without skull involvement but with similar disease extent to G-I (G-III, n = 10). At baseline, patients from G-I showed significantly higher values in most markers compared to G-II. alpha-alpha CTX was the marker with the highest values in all groups. Moreover, monostotic patients with skull involvement showed higher serum baseline values of TAP per unit of affected area than monostotic patients without skull involvement. After therapy, the percentage of patients with markers within the normal range was lower in G-I than in G-II and G-III. In conclusion, pagetic patients with skull involvement showed a marked increase in bone turnover and a lower response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain. 22848ppb@comb.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peris
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kasper
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Leeming
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monegal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angeles Martínez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guañabens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013667:Technetium; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D024042:Collagen Type I; D004164:Diphosphonates; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011347:Procollagen; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; C047202:procollagen Type I N-terminal peptide; D013667:Technetium; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase