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ABSTRACT: Purpose
In the international, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 FRActure study, in postmenopausal woMen with ostEoporosis (FRAME; NCT01575834), romosozumab followed by denosumab significantly improved bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced fracture risk. This report evaluates Japanese women in FRAME.Methods
Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (T-score -?3.5 to -?2.5 at total hip or femoral neck) received romosozumab 210 mg or placebo subcutaneously monthly for 12 months, then each group received denosumab 60 mg subcutaneously every 6 months for 24 months. The key endpoint for Japanese women was BMD change. Other endpoints included new vertebral, clinical, and nonvertebral fracture; the subgroup analysis did not have adequate power to demonstrate statistically significant reductions.Results
Of 7180 enrolled subjects, 492 (6.9%) were Japanese (247 romosozumab, 245 placebo). BMD increases from baseline were greater (P?ConclusionsEfficacy and safety for romosozumab-to-denosumab were similar between Japanese women and the overall population. The sequence of romosozumab to rebuild the skeletal foundation before transitioning to antiresorptive treatment with denosumab is a promising regimen for Japanese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk of fracture.
SUBMITTER: Miyauchi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551345 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miyauchi Akimitsu A Dinavahi Rajani V RV Crittenden Daria B DB Yang Wenjing W Maddox Judy C JC Hamaya Etsuro E Nakamura Yoichi Y Libanati Cesar C Grauer Andreas A Shimauchi Junichiro J
Archives of osteoporosis 20190605 1
Romosozumab, which binds sclerostin, rebuilds the skeletal foundation before transitioning to antiresorptive treatment. This subgroup analysis of an international, randomized, double-blind study in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis showed efficacy and safety outcomes for romosozumab followed by denosumab in Japanese women were generally consistent with those for the overall population.<h4>Purpose</h4>In the international, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 FRActure study, in postmenopausal w ...[more]