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ba0001pp435 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2013

Denosumab's dynamic CTX profile is maintained over 6 years of treatment: first 3 years of the FREEDOM extension study

Roux C , McClung MR , Franchimont N , Adami S , Ebeling PR , Reid IR , Resch H , Weryha G , Daizadeh N , Wang A , Wagman RB , Eastell R

Denosumab (DMAb) has a unique profile of bone resorption inhibition: CTX decreases rapidly by 3 days and inhibition is released at the end of the 6-month dosing interval, when DMAb serum levels decrease (McClung NEJM 2006). The dynamic CTX inhibition profile is not curtailed by continued treatment. In the 3-year FREEDOM study, CTX values at 6 months were influenced by baseline CTX values and days since the 1st injection (Eastell JBMR 2011). With 3 additional ...