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ba0001oc5.2 | Treatment of osteoporosis | ECTS2013

Fracture risk factors during treatment with denosumab

Cummings Steven , Feng Amy , Black Dennis , Wagman Rachel , Austin Matt , Wang Andrea , Walimbe Mona , Wu Lucy , Lui Lily , Vittinghoff Eric

Background: There are no models for estimating risk of fracture in patients taking treatments for osteoporosis. Knowing a patientÂ’s risk of fracture during treatment may help make future treatment decisions; therefore, the development of on-treatment fracture risk models is needed.Methods: To assess on-treatment fracture risk, the analysis included subjects who received denosumab (DMAb) 60 mg Q6 every 6 months for at least 1 year in either FREEDOM o...