Muschitz Christian, Kocijan Roland, Fahrleitner-Pammer Astrid, Pavo Imre, Haschka Judith, Schima Wolfgang, Kapiotis Stylianos, Resch Heinrich
Medical Department II, St. Vincent Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Aug;29(8):1777-85. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2216.
Nine month teriparatide (TPTD) monotherapy followed by co-administration of raloxifene (RAL) or alendronate (ALN) for another nine 9 months resulted in incremental bone mineral density (BMD) increase. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of continued antiresorptive treatments for 12 months in the extension phase. Postmenopausal women (n = 125) with severe osteoporosis on ongoing TPTD treatment for 9 months were randomized into three open-label groups for another 9 months: ALN (70 mg/week, n = 41), RAL (60 mg/d, n = 37) in addition to TPTD or no additional medication (n = 47) except Ca and vitamin D. After discontinuation of TPTD the respective antiresorptives were continued for a further 12 months, while patients in the TPTD monotherapy group received Ca and vitamin D. Amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (P1NP) and cross-linked C-telopeptide (CTX), areal and volumetric BMD at the lumbar spine (LS) and hip were assessed. ALN resulted in continued BMD increase in LS (4.3 ± 1.5%; mean ± SD), femoral neck (4.2 ± 1.6%) and total hip (4 ± 1.6%; p < 0.001 for all), while RAL was only effective at the LS (2.4 ± 1.7%, p < 0.001) but no changes at the femoral neck (0.4 ± 1.4%) or total hip (-0.8 ± 1.5%) were observed. Cortical bone only increased in the ALN group (femoral neck 6.7 ± 2.7% and -1.3 ± 2.5%; total hip 13.8 ± 2.9% and -2.3 ± 2.5% for ALN and RAL, p < 0.001 for all; respectively). Analyzing the entire 30 months of therapy, the ALN group revealed the largest BMD increase in all regions. Our results suggest that the addition of ALN to ongoing TPTD and continuing ALN after TPTD was stopped may be beneficial for patients in terms of areal and volumetric BMD increase. Further research is warranted to determine the optimal timing of the initiation of the combination treatment, the respective antiresorptive medication and the potential benefit of this BMD increase regarding fracture prevention.
九个月的特立帕肽(TPTD)单药治疗,随后联合使用雷洛昔芬(RAL)或阿仑膦酸钠(ALN)再治疗九个月,导致骨矿物质密度(BMD)进一步增加。本研究的目的是在延长期研究持续12个月的抗吸收治疗的效果。正在接受TPTD治疗9个月的严重骨质疏松绝经后妇女(n = 125)被随机分为三个开放标签组,再治疗9个月:ALN组(70毫克/周,n = 41),除TPTD外加用RAL组(60毫克/天,n = 37)或除钙和维生素D外不添加其他药物组(n = 47)。停用TPTD后,继续使用各自的抗吸收药物12个月,而TPTD单药治疗组的患者接受钙和维生素D。评估了I型前胶原氨基端前肽(P1NP)和交联C末端肽(CTX)、腰椎(LS)和髋部的面积BMD和体积BMD。ALN导致LS的BMD持续增加(4.3±1.5%;平均值±标准差),股骨颈(4.2±1.6%)和全髋(4±1.6%;所有部位p<0.001),而RAL仅在LS有效(2.4±1.7%,p<0.001),但在股骨颈(0.4±1.4%)或全髋(-0.8±1.5%)未观察到变化。仅ALN组的皮质骨增加(股骨颈:ALN组为6.7±2.7%,RAL组为-1.3±2.5%;全髋:ALN组为13.8±2.9%,RAL组为-2.3±2.5%;所有部位p<0.001)。分析整个30个月的治疗过程,ALN组在所有区域的BMD增加最大。我们的结果表明,在正在进行的TPTD治疗中加用ALN并在停用TPTD后继续使用ALN,在增加面积BMD和体积BMD方面可能对患者有益。有必要进一步研究以确定联合治疗开始的最佳时机、各自的抗吸收药物以及这种BMD增加在预防骨折方面的潜在益处。