Romosozumab Versus Denosumab in GIOP: a 2-year Extension Study

Last updated: November 19, 2024
Sponsor: Tuen Mun Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

4

Condition

Osteoporosis

Treatment

Denosumab

Romosozumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06472050
CIRB-2024-224-3
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The investigators conducted an open-label randomized controlled trial (RCT) in chronic glucocorticoid (GC) users with moderate/high risk of fracture to compare the efficacy and tolerability of romosozumab (ROMO) for 12 months followed by denosumab (DEN) for 12 more months vs DEN for 24 months throughout. Superiority of ROMO/DEN to DEN/DEN in raising the spine bone mineral density (BMD) was demonstrated at month 12 and month 24. The present study was to report the further BMD changes at 48 months (2 year extension) for those participants who were maintained on DEN treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. patients who are continued on 6-monthly subcutaneous injection of DEN in either theROMO or DEN arms after month 24 in our original RCT

  2. Those who are willing to have a repeat DXA assessment at the end of 4 years.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. patients who refuse to be maintained on denosumab after month 24;

  2. patients who are maintained on other anti-osteoporotic drugs after month 24; and

  3. patients in whom prednisolone is planned to be tapered or discontinued after month

Study Design

Total Participants: 63
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Denosumab
Phase: 4
Study Start date:
August 20, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2026

Study Description

The investigators conducted a pilot open-label 24-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the efficacy of romosozumab (ROMO) with denosumab (DEN) in moderate/high risk adult patients using long-term GCs (defined as a daily prednisolone dose of ≥5mg/day for ≥12 months). All patients had moderate to high risk of osteoporotic fracture as evidenced by at least one of the following: (1) a personal history of fragility/vertebral fracture; (2) dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T score ≤-2.5 [age ≥40 years] or Z scores ≤-3.0 [age <40 years] at spine, hip or femoral neck; or (3) high risk of 10-year FRAX-estimated major fracture).

Of the 70 patients enrolled, 63 completed the study. At month 12, the spine bone mineral density (BMD) increased significantly in both the ROMO and DEN groups. The spine BMD gain from month 0-12 was significantly greater in ROMO-treated patients (p<0.001). Although the hip BMD at month 12 also increased significantly in the ROMO and DEN groups, the BMD gain was not significantly different between the groups. At month 24, the spine BMD continued to increase in both the ROMO and DEN groups, and the BMD gain remained significantly greater in ROMO-treated patients.

As there are no long-term data on the sequential use of ROMO and DEN in patients with GIOP, the current 2-year extension study is planned to observe the BMD changes at the spine and the hip of patients in the two treatment groups at month 48.

Connect with a study center

  • Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital

    Hong Kong,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

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