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Bone Mineral Density Response from Teriparatide in Patients with Osteoporosis

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Abstract

Background

A review of data from large clinical trials reported more than 90% of subjects significantly improved their bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine (LS) with teriparatide (TPTD) (bone 39:1268–1275, 1). However, our clinical experience suggests that many patients may be non-responders, raising questions as to the true efficacy of TPTD in improving BMD in osteoporotic patients.

Questions/Purposes

The purpose of the study is to determine the rate of improvement in BMD following 18–24 months of teriparatide (TPTD) in patients with osteoporosis within an orthopedic hospital setting.

Methods

This is a retrospective chart review of patients with osteoporosis who completed 18–24 months of TPTD therapy. The primary endpoint was the change in BMD at lumbar spine (LS) and hip-femoral neck (FN) and total hip (TH) following treatment. Secondary endpoints included the effect of prior bisphosphonate therapy, age, body mass index (BMI) and family history of fracture on BMD response, and the changes in bone-specific markers during active treatment.

Results

Seventy-eight women and men with mean T-scores at the LS = −2.63 met the inclusion criteria. The overall group showed a 10.7% increase in LS-BMD after 24 months of TPTD. Eighty-three percent were considered responders defined as ≥3.0% increase in LS-BMD. Non-responders (16.7%) had mean LS-BMD change = −1.41%. No difference in baseline vitamin D, calcium, creatinine, BMI, age, gender, prior fracture history, or bisphosphonate use was observed between responders and non-responders. No consistent pattern of change in measures of bone markers was noted between responders and non-responders.

Conclusion

Eighty-three percent of patients with osteoporosis showed a >3% increase in BMD after TPTD treatment. Baseline parameters, prior bisphosphonate therapy, and the changes in bone markers showed no correlation with final BMD outcome.

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The authors thank Mr. Erik Nielsen for his assistance in collating the early patient data.

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    So-Young Kim MD & Richard Bockman MD, PhD

  2. Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

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Kim, SY., Zhang, M. & Bockman, R. Bone Mineral Density Response from Teriparatide in Patients with Osteoporosis. HSS Jrnl 13, 171–177 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-016-9537-1

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