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Comparative Resistance to Teriparatide-Induced Bone Resorption With Denosumab or Alendronate.

ABSTRACT:

Context

In postmenopausal osteoporotic women, denosumab fully inhibits teriparatide-induced bone resorption at approved doses. This property of denosumab is distinct from that of alendronate and likely contributes to the efficacy of combination denosumab and teriparatide therapy. Whether denosumab fully inhibits bone resorption when challenged by a higher dose of teriparatide is unknown.

Objective

We aimed to define the comparative ability of denosumab and alendronate to block the acute proresorptive effects of high-dose teriparatide.

Design, setting, and participants

In this randomized controlled trial, bone resorption (serum C-telopeptide [CTX]) was measured in 25 postmenopausal women prior to and 4 hours after a single 40-?g sc teriparatide injection. Subjects then received either a single injection of denosumab 60 mg or oral alendronate 70 mg weekly for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, serum CTX was again measured before and 4 hours after a teriparatide a 40-?g injection.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was the between-group difference in the teriparatide-induced change in CTX from baseline to week 8.

Results

At baseline, 40 ?g of teriparatide induced similar 4-hour increases in mean CTX in both groups (alendronate 47% ± 14%, denosumab 46% ± 16%). After 8 weeks, teriparatide was still able to stimulate bone resorption in women treated with alendronate (mean CTX increase of 43% ± 29%) but not in women treated with denosumab (-7% ± 11%; P < .001 for between group comparison).

Conclusions

Denosumab, but not alendronate, fully inhibits the ability of high-dose teriparatide to increase bone resorption acutely. These results suggest that combining denosumab with a more potent anabolic stimulus may result in greater separation between bone resorption and formation and hence greater increases in bone mass.

SUBMITTER: Tsai JN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5393530 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comparative Resistance to Teriparatide-Induced Bone Resorption With Denosumab or Alendronate.

Tsai Joy N JN Zhu Yuli Y Foley Katelyn K Lee Hang H Burnett-Bowie Sherri-Ann SA Neer Robert M RM Leder Benjamin Z BZ

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20150501 7

<h4>Context</h4>In postmenopausal osteoporotic women, denosumab fully inhibits teriparatide-induced bone resorption at approved doses. This property of denosumab is distinct from that of alendronate and likely contributes to the efficacy of combination denosumab and teriparatide therapy. Whether denosumab fully inhibits bone resorption when challenged by a higher dose of teriparatide is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to define the comparative ability of denosumab and alendronate to block the ...[more]

PMID: 25933031

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Project description:Combined teriparatide and denosumab increases spine and hip bone mineral density more than either drug alone. The effect of this combination on skeletal microstructure and microarchitecture, however, is unknown. Because skeletal microstructure and microarchitecture are important components of skeletal integrity, we performed high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) assessments at the distal tibia and radius in postmenopausal osteoporotic women randomized to receive teriparatide 20?µg daily (n?=?31), denosumab 60?mg every 6 months (n?=?33), or both (n?=?30) for 12 months. In the teriparatide group, total volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) did not change at either anatomic site but increased in both other groups at both sites. The increase in vBMD at the tibia was greater in the combination group (3.1?±?2.2%) than both the denosumab (2.2?±?1.9%) and teriparatide groups (-0.3?±?1.9%) (p?<?0.02 for both comparisons). Cortical vBMD decreased by 1.6?±?1.9% at the tibia and by 0.9?±?2.8% at the radius in the teriparatide group, whereas it increased in both other groups at both sites. Tibia cortical vBMD increased more in the combination group (1.5?±?1.5%) than both monotherapy groups (p?<?0.04 for both comparisons). Cortical thickness did not change in the teriparatide group but increased in both other groups. The increase in cortical thickness at the tibia was greater in the combination group (5.4?±?3.9%) than both monotherapy groups (p?<?0.01 for both comparisons). In the teriparatide group, radial cortical porosity increased by 20.9?±?37.6% and by 5.6?±?9.9% at the tibia but did not change in the other two groups. Bone stiffness and failure load, as estimated by finite element analysis, did not change in the teriparatide group but increased in the other two groups at both sites. Together, these findings suggest that the use of denosumab and teriparatide in combination improves HR-pQCT measures of bone quality more than either drug alone and may be of significant clinical benefit in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Dataset Information

Comparative Resistance to Teriparatide-Induced Bone Resorption With Denosumab or Alendronate.

Context

Objective

Design, setting, and participants

Outcomes

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Comparative Resistance to Teriparatide-Induced Bone Resorption With Denosumab or Alendronate.

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