title: Denosumab compared with risedronate in postmenopausal women suboptimally adherent to alendronate therapy: efficacy and safety results from a randomized open-label study.
abstract: Denosumab has been shown to reduce new vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. In subjects who were treatment-naïve or previously treated with alendronate, denosumab was associated with greater gains in bone mineral density (BMD) and decreases in bone turnover markers when compared with alendronate-treated subjects. This trial was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of denosumab with risedronate over 12 months in postmenopausal women who transitioned from daily or weekly alendronate treatment and were considered to be suboptimally adherent to therapy. In this randomized, open-label study, postmenopausal women aged ≥55 years received denosumab 60 mg subcutaneously every 6 months or risedronate 150 mg orally every month for 12 months. Endpoints included percentage change from baseline in total hip BMD (primary endpoint), femoral neck, and lumbar spine BMD at month 12, and percentage change from baseline in sCTX-1 at months 1 and 6. Safety was also assessed. A total of 870 subjects were randomized (435, risedronate; 435, denosumab) who had a mean (SD) age of 67.7 (6.9) years, mean (SD) BMD T-scores of -1.6 (0.9), -1.9 (0.7), and -2.2 (1.2) at the total hip, femoral neck, and lumbar spine, respectively, and median sCTX-1 of 0.3 ng/mL at baseline. At month 12, denosumab significantly increased BMD compared with risedronate at the total hip (2.0% vs 0.5%), femoral neck (1.4% vs 0%), and lumbar spine (3.4% vs 1.1%; p<0.0001 at all sites). Denosumab significantly decreased sCTX-1 compared with risedronate at month 1 (median change from baseline of -78% vs -17%; p<0.0001) and month 6 (-61% vs -23%; p<0.0001). Overall and serious adverse events were similar between groups. In postmenopausal women who were suboptimally adherent to alendronate therapy, transitioning to denosumab was well tolerated and more effective than risedronate in increasing BMD and reducing bone turnover.
authors.affiliation: Paris Descartes University, Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. Electronic address: christian.roux@cch.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: C
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authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hofbauer
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wark
authors.forename: M C
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authors.lastname: Zillikens
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Fahrleitner-Pammer
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hawkins
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micaelo
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minisola
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: I
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authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddhanti
authors.forename: R B
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authors.lastname: Wagman
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mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019386:Alendronate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood; D003710:Demography; D000069448:Denosumab; D012968:Etidronic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D000068296:Risedronic Acid; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010455:Peptides; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; D000069448:Denosumab; D000068296:Risedronic Acid; D012968:Etidronic Acid; D019386:Alendronate
keywords: Bone mineral density; Bone turnover markers; Denosumab; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Risedronate