{"title":"Ed Bd, Masthead, Comm List and TOC","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jbmr.4602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4602","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Mineral Research","volume":"38 9","pages":"FMi-FMv"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jbmr.4602","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41082084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hirotaka Komaba, Junhui Zhao, Angelo Karaboyas, Suguru Yamamoto, Indranil Dasgupta, Mohamed Hassan, Li Zuo, Anders Christensson, Christian Combe, Bruce M. Robinson, Masafumi Fukagawa
Brecht Guillemyn, Hanna De Saffel, Jan Willem Bek, Piyanoot Tapaneeyaphan, Adelbert De Clercq, Tamara Jarayseh, Sophie Debaenst, Andy Willaert, Riet De Rycke, Peter H Byers, Toon Rosseel, Paul Coucke, Bettina Blaumeiser, Delfien Syx, Fransiska Malfait, Sofie Symoens
{"title":"Skin in the Game?","authors":"Felicia Cosman","doi":"10.1002/jbmr.4908","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jbmr.4908","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple recent studies have confirmed that osteoanabolic agents reduce fractures earlier and to a greater extent than antiresorptive agents; however, clinical use is limited by the need for injection. Multiple prior attempts at transdermal or oral delivery failed for a variety of reasons, and the lack of noninjectable anabolic regimens is one of the greatest gaps in the osteoporosis treatment armamentarium. To that end, the current issue of JBMR includes a noninferiority trial that randomized 511womenwith osteoporosis to receive 1 year of treatment with transdermal abaloparatide 300 μg/day or standard subcutaneous abaloparatide 80 μg/day, previously demonstrated to be an effective and safe osteoanabolic medication in the pivotal Abaloparatide Comparator Trial in Vertebral Endpoints (ACTIVE; 6). Study participants in the new investigation were similar to those enrolled in the pivotal trial with a mean age of 69, a mean spine T-score of –2.6, a mean total hip T-score of –2.2, and 80% with a prior fracture. The transdermal product is an abaloparatide-coated microneedle array applied with a reusable applicator to affix a patch to the skin. In a prior Phase 1 study, transdermal application of 300 μg to the thigh for 5 min produced a pharmacokinetic profile similar to that seen with the standard dose of 80 μg administered subcutaneously. The thigh was chosen over the abdomen for transdermal application because of a superior pharmacokinetic profile. The primary endpoint was change in the lumbar spine bone density (BMD), and noninferiority was to be achieved with a BMD difference of ≤2% between the two regimens. Regrettably, while BMD increased in both groups, spine BMD gain with subcutaneous abaloparatide (10.9%) exceeded that for transdermal abaloparatide (7.1%) by more than the noninferiority margin. Mean increments in total hip BMD were 3.7% with subcutaneous and 2.0% with transdermal administration. Even though the transdermal regimen did not meet the noninferiority endpoint in this trial, the BMD gains in both spine and hip were substantial, indicating the efficacy of the transdermal formulation. There were several interesting observations, which remain unexplained but may have contributed to the study findings. With subcutaneous administration, the serum C-telopeptide (CTX) level increased within 1 month; in contrast, with the transdermal regimen, the CTX level declined at 1 month. Themechanism of this differential CTX response to the two regimens is unclear. Beyond 1 month, serum CTX was elevated in both groups, though the increments were higher for subcutaneous than transdermal abaloparatide throughout the year. Serum levels of the bone formation marker PINP were also higher with subcutaneous application. At 1 year, the median procollagen Type I N-propeptide (PINP) increment was 75% with subcutaneous and 53% with transdermal abaloparatide. One of the most perplexing findings was the unexpected observed difference in pharmacokinetic profiles bet","PeriodicalId":185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Mineral Research","volume":"38 10","pages":"1387-1388"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10286714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Added Value of High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Fracture Risk Prediction","authors":"Mattias Lorentzon, Andrew J. Burghardt","doi":"10.1002/jbmr.4909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4909","url":null,"abstract":"Modern assessment of fracture risk in clinical practice involves both considerations of clinical risk factors and measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Although DXA-derived BMD is robustly associated with fracture, with every standard deviation decrease in the femoral neck (FN) BMD increases the risk of hip fracture by two to three times, the sensitivity and specificity of FN BMD alone are insufficient. Consideration of clinical risk factors, such as previous fracture, oral glucocorticoid use, heredity, and low body mass index, used in combination with FN BMD improves model performance in clinically used risk prediction tools, such as the fracture risk assessment tool FRAX, QFracture, and the Garvan calculator. The FRAX tool has been widely implemented globally and performs well in the prediction of hip fractures, while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve performance is lower for the prediction of major osteoporotic fracture (MOF). Especially for any fracture and MOF, novel methods to achieve improved fracture risk prediction are warranted. It is known that bone microstructural parameters obtained by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) predict fracture risk independently of FN BMD and clinical risk factors, but any interactions between microstructural measures and how they each contribute to fracture risk have primarily been studied using traditional methods, such as Cox regression. Indeed, leveraging the information reflected by a large number of highly correlated bone microarchitecture and strength outcomes from across multiple anatomic locations remains a significant challenge to the goal of synthesizing a fracture risk metric from HR-pQCT or similar modalities. In this issue of the JBMR, Whittier et al. present a novel fracture risk assessment tool (μFRAC) based on HR-pQCT measurement results and machine learning methodology using the random survival forest method, which assembles decision trees and provides an intuitive classification resembling clinical decision-making. In a large dataset from several cohorts of older men and women (n = 6 802), the association between incident fractures (609 incident fractures during the average 4.7-year follow-up) and HR-pQCT variables were investigated using random survival forest models. They found that in evaluations of sensitivity and specificity in predicting any incident fracture, using ROC curves, the developed μFRAC tool performed better than other models or the calculated FRAX scores for the 10-year probability of MOF. These results suggest that incorporating HR-pQCT or other methods to measure bone microstructure could improve fracture prediction in a clinical setting. The study has considerable strengths. It is one of the largest yet performed and uses a novel machine learning methodology to identify the most accurate fracture prediction model incorporating HR-pQCT data. Both full models, using all standard pa","PeriodicalId":185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Mineral Research","volume":"38 9","pages":"1225-1226"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41081429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversible Effects of Puberty Suppression on Bone Strength, Mass, and Body Composition in Adolescent Mice After Testosterone Therapy","authors":"Ada S. Cheung","doi":"10.1002/jbmr.4906","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jbmr.4906","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To the Editors:</p><p>Concern regarding the deleterious bone effects of puberty suppression for transgender and gender diverse (trans) youth is an issue for patients, their families, and treating clinicians. Although there is considerable variability in access across jurisdictions, there has been an increase in demand for gender-affirming care for trans youth. Pubertal suppression with gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist or agonist (GnRHa) therapy is typically commenced in early puberty (ie, Tanner stage 2) and aims to delay pubertal progression to allow maturation of the individual until an appropriate time for possible masculinizing or feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy. Masculinizing hormone therapy typically involves testosterone therapy in standard doses used for hypogonadal men to achieve testosterone concentrations in the typical male reference range.</p><p>There are few studies in humans on the impact of GnRHa on bone. Retrospective and small uncontrolled cohort studies in trans youth have shown that even prior to GnRHa, bone mineral density (BMD) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) may be lower than in age-matched youth.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>1-3</sup></span><sup>)</sup> This is largely determined by factors such as lower body mass index, low vitamin D, suboptimal calcium intake, and lower physical activity.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>1-3</sup></span><sup>)</sup> After GnRHa treatment, BMD declines, but there are also associated increases in body fat including in bone marrow adipose tissue.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>4</sup></span><sup>)</sup> After gender-affirming hormone therapy, BMD <i>Z</i>-scores increase but may well remain below age-matched peers.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>5, 6</sup></span><sup>)</sup> However, all existing studies have used DXA, which has poor precision and low correlation with fracture.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>7</sup></span><sup>)</sup> Additionally, body fat increase with GnRHa influence photon attenuation which may artifactually underestimate BMD.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>8</sup></span><sup>)</sup> Findings also vary depending on which reference range (male or female) is used and it is unknown whether timing of gender-affirming hormone therapy commencement matters.<sup>(</sup><span><sup>9</sup></span><sup>)</sup> Additionally, it is difficult to extrapolate whether such changes impact peak bone mass accrual or whether observed changes are associated with a long-term risk of bone fragility or fracture in trans youth.</p><p>Although methodology to precisely measure the microarchitecture or breaking strength of bones in humans is challenging, this month's issue of the <i>Journal of Bone and Mineral Research</i> (<i>JBMR</i>) publishes a clinically relevant translational study which overcomes many of the limitations in existing literature.</p><p>Mimicking the clinical treatment regimens typically used for trans boys (assigned female at birth), Dubois and colleagues<sup>(</sup><span><sup>10</sup></sp","PeriodicalId":185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Mineral Research","volume":"38 10","pages":"1389-1390"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jbmr.4906","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10227370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raju Jaiswal, Michail Zoulakis, Kristian F. Axelsson, Daniel Sundh, Henrik Litsne, Lisa Johansson, Mattias Lorentzon
{"title":"Reply to the Submitted Comment Regarding our Publication “Increased Bone Material Strength Index Is Positively Associated With the Risk of Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Older Swedish Women”","authors":"Raju Jaiswal, Michail Zoulakis, Kristian F. Axelsson, Daniel Sundh, Henrik Litsne, Lisa Johansson, Mattias Lorentzon","doi":"10.1002/jbmr.4903","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jbmr.4903","url":null,"abstract":"our study","PeriodicalId":185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Mineral Research","volume":"38 10","pages":"1543-1544"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10131514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}