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Greater BMD increase with denosumab vs ZOL in patients switching from oral bisphosponates

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January 2017

Greater BMD increase with denosumab vs ZOL in patients switching from oral bisphosponates

Vol: 6| Issue: 1| Number:48| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Denosumab or Zoledronic Acid in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Previously Treated With Oral Bisphosphonates

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Aug;101(8):3163-70

Contributing Authors:
PD Miller N Pannacciulli JP Brown E Czerwinski BS Nedergaard MA Bolognese J Malouf HG Bone JY Reginster A Singer C Wang RB Wagman SR Cummings

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643 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who had used oral bisphosphonate for a minimum of 2 years were randomized to either subcutaneous injections of denosumab 60mg - one at baseline and another at 6 months - or intravenous injection of zoledronic acid 5mg. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if denosumab offered noninferior or superior efficacy and safety to zoledronic acid for increasi...

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