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ba0001pp403 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2013

Parathyroid hormone changes following denosumab treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis

Makras Polyzois , Polyzos Stergios , Papatheodorou Athanasios , Kokkoris Panagiotis , Chatzifotiadis Daniel , Anastasilakis Athanasios

Purpose: Denosumab is a new potent antiresorptive treatment of osteoporosis that can potentially induce a compensatory increase of parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. We aimed to evaluate the alteration of PTH 1 and 6 months after denosumab’s administration (60 mg) with different regimens of calcium and vitamin D (Ca/D) supplementation, as well as the association of PTH with serum Ca and bone markers.Methods: This was a prospective, multicenter, study...