Study of Transitioning From Alendronate to Denosumab

Summary

The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of transitioning postmenopausal women on current alendronate therapy to denosumab. Endpoints studied will include bone mineral density, bone turnover markers and bone histology in a subset of subjects.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2008-03

Completion

2008-07

Publications

• Results Kendler DL, Roux C, Benhamou CL, Brown JP, Lillestol M, Siddhanti S, Man HS, San Martin J, Bone HG. Effects of denosumab on bone mineral density and bone turnover in postmenopausal women transitioning from alendronate therapy. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Jan;25(1):72-81. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090716.
• Miller PD, Pannacciulli N, Malouf-Sierra J, Singer A, Czerwinski E, Bone HG, Wang C, Huang S, Chines A, Lems W, Brown JP. Efficacy and safety of denosumab vs. bisphosphonates in postmenopausal women previously treated with oral bisphosphonates. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Jan;31(1):181-191. doi: 10.1007/s00198-019-05233-x. Epub 2019 Nov 28.
• Gold DT, Horne R, Coon CD, Price MA, Borenstein J, Varon SF, Satram-Hoang S, Macarios D. Development, reliability, and validity of a new Preference and Satisfaction Questionnaire. Value Health. 2011 Dec;14(8):1109-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.06.010. Epub 2011 Oct 1.
• Reid IR, Miller PD, Brown JP, Kendler DL, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Valter I, Maasalu K, Bolognese MA, Woodson G, Bone H, Ding B, Wagman RB, San Martin J, Ominsky MS, Dempster DW; Denosumab Phase 3 Bone Histology Study Group. Effects of denosumab on bone histomorphometry: the FREEDOM and STAND studies. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Oct;25(10):2256-65. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.149.

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