Publication: A Pooled Analysis of Fall Incidence From Placebo-Controlled Trials of Denosumab
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2020-01-01
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15234681
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08840431
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. (2020)
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Pojchong Chotiyarnwong, Eugene McCloskey, Richard Eastell, Michael R. McClung, Evelien Gielen, John Gostage, Michele McDermott, Arkadi Chines, Shuang Huang, Steven R. Cummings A Pooled Analysis of Fall Incidence From Placebo-Controlled Trials of Denosumab. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. (2020). doi:10.1002/jbmr.3972 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/54690
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A Pooled Analysis of Fall Incidence From Placebo-Controlled Trials of Denosumab
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© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Recent studies suggest that the RANK/RANKL system impacts muscle function and/or mass. In the pivotal placebo-controlled fracture trial of the RANKL inhibitor denosumab in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, treatment was associated with a lower incidence of non-fracture-related falls (p = 0.02). This ad hoc exploratory analysis pooled data from five placebo-controlled trials of denosumab to determine consistency across trials, if any, of the reduction of fall incidence. The analysis included trials in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis and low bone mass, men with osteoporosis, women receiving adjuvant aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer, and men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. The analysis was stratified by trial, and only included data from the placebo-controlled period of each trial. A time-to-event analysis of first fall and exposure-adjusted subject incidence rates of falls were analyzed. Falls were reported and captured as adverse events. The analysis comprised 10,036 individuals; 5030 received denosumab 60 mg subcutaneously once every 6 months for 12 to 36 months and 5006 received placebo. Kaplan–Meier estimates showed an occurrence of falls in 6.5% of subjects in the placebo group compared with 5.2% of subjects in the denosumab group (hazard ratio = 0.79; 95% confidence interval 0.66–0.93; p = 0.0061). Heterogeneity in study designs did not permit overall assessment of association with fracture outcomes. In conclusion, denosumab may reduce the risk of falls in addition to its established fracture risk reduction by reducing bone resorption and increasing bone mass. These observations require further exploration and confirmation in studies with muscle function or falls as the primary outcome. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.