Denosumab vs Placebo in Patients With Thalassemia Major and Osteoporosis

Summary

This is a single-site, randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind phase 2b clinical trial. Patients with Thalassemia will participate in this study and will be treated with Denosumab or placebo. The effect of Denosumab on lumbar spine BMD in patients with Thalassemia Major and Osteoporosis will be evaluated as compared with control (placebo) at 12 months.

Timeline

Start

2014-09

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2017-12

Publications

• Voskaridou E, Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I, Papaefstathiou A, Christoulas D, Dimopoulou M, Repa K, Papatheodorou A, Peppa M, Terpos E. Denosumab in transfusion-dependent thalassemia osteoporosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 2b clinical trial. Blood Adv. 2018 Nov 13;2(21):2837-2847. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018023085.

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Indications