{"title":"Effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in premenopausal women with low bone mass.","authors":"Seunghyun Lee, Namki Hong, Sung Joon Cho, Sungjae Shin, Yumie Rhee","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07336-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07336-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the efficacy of romosozumab in premenopausal women with low bone mass. Romosozumab substantially increased bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in these women, aligning with its proven therapeutic benefits for postmenopausal osteoporosis.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Romosozumab, an anti-sclerostin antibody, is a promising anabolic agent that increases bone formation and decreases bone resorption. However, its efficacy in premenopausal women with low bone mass remains understudied.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed premenopausal women with low bone mass treated with romosozumab (ROMO group) or drug-naïve patients (control group). Patients in the ROMO group were classified into the glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP), idiopathic osteoporosis (IOP), and pregnancy and lactation-induced osteoporosis (PLO) subgroups. Bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) were measured before and after one year of romosozumab treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-five patients in the ROMO group and five in the control group were included in the study. Among patients in the ROMO group, 12 were in the GIOP, 9 in the IOP, and 4 in the PLO subgroups. The mean age was 37.0 years [32.0-42.0], and the median body mass index was 18.8 kg/m<sup>2</sup> [17.5-21.3]. After romosozumab treatment, lumbar spine (LS), femur neck (FN) BMD, and TBS increased from baseline (LSBMD, 12.8% [8.2-19.3], p < 0.001; FNBMD, 4.6% [- 0.6-10.7], p = 0.016; TBS, 4.1% ± 3.8, p < 0.001) in the ROMO group. Patients in both the GIOP and IOP subgroups showed a significant increase in LSBMD, while those in the IOP subgroup demonstrated significant increases in FNBMD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We demonstrated romosozumab's efficacy in BMD increment in premenopausal women. Romosozumab may be a potential treatment option for premenopausal women with low bone mass, regardless of etiologies, although further research on fracture risk reduction is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"323-331"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142984497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Judith Everts-Graber, Stephan Reichenbach, Thomas Lehmann
{"title":"Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding \"The effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density depending on prior treatment: a prospective, multicentre cohort study in Switzerland\" by Yang and colleagues.","authors":"Judith Everts-Graber, Stephan Reichenbach, Thomas Lehmann","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07282-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07282-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"343-344"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author Response to: Comment from Cheng Gu and Yu Cui on: Rapid reduction in fracture risk after the discontinuation of long-term oral glucocorticoid therapy: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide health insurance claims database in Japan.","authors":"Masayuki Iki, Kenji Fujimori, Nobukazu Okimoto, Shinichi Nakatoh, Junko Tamaki, Shigeyuki Ishii, Hironori Imano, Sumito Ogawa","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07333-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07333-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"359-360"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142801954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bone density and microarchitecture in Graves' disease: evaluating treatment and vitamin D supplementation.","authors":"Wei-Zhen Tang, Zhi-Jian Zhou, Tai-Hang Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07290-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07290-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"345-346"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Low-dose glucocorticoid increase the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women with low bone mass: a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Dongdong Cao, Neimeng Gu, Aifeng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07248-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07248-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"339-340"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor Regarding \"The effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density depending on prior treatment: a prospective, multicentre cohort study in Switzerland\".","authors":"Jialin Yang, Dongdong Cao, Aifeng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07281-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07281-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"341-342"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Rapid reduction in fracture risk after the discontinuation of long-term oral glucocorticoid therapy: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide health insurance claims database in Japan.","authors":"Cheng Gu, Yu Cui","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07327-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07327-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"357-358"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142801956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Ticinesi, Carmine Siniscalchi, Tiziana Meschi, Antonio Nouvenne
{"title":"Gut microbiome and bone health: update on mechanisms, clinical correlations, and possible treatment strategies.","authors":"Andrea Ticinesi, Carmine Siniscalchi, Tiziana Meschi, Antonio Nouvenne","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07320-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07320-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The intestinal microbiome is increasingly regarded as a relevant modulator of the pathophysiology of several age-related conditions, including frailty, sarcopenia, and cognitive decline. Aging is in fact associated with alteration of the equilibrium between symbiotic bacteria and opportunistic pathogens, leading to dysbiosis. The microbiome is able to regulate intestinal permeability and systemic inflammation, has a central role in intestinal amino acid metabolism, and produces a large number of metabolites and byproducts, with either beneficial or detrimental consequences for the host physiology. Recent evidence, from both preclinical animal models and clinical studies, suggests that these microbiome-centered pathways could contribute to bone homeostasis, regulating the balance between osteoblast and osteoclast function. In this systematic review, we provide an overview of the mechanisms involved in the gut-bone axis, with a particular focus on microbiome function and microbiome-derived mediators including short-chain fatty acids. We also review the current evidence linking gut microbiota dysbiosis with osteopenia and osteoporosis, and the results of the intervention studies on pre-, pro-, or post-biotics targeting bone mineral density loss in both animal models and human beings, indicating knowledge gaps and highlighting possible avenues for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"167-191"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness of FRAX®-based intervention thresholds for management of osteoporosis in Indian women: a Markov microsimulation model analysis.","authors":"Lakshmi Nagendra, Manju Chandran, Jean-Yves Reginster, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Deep Dutta, Mickael Hiligsmann","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07328-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07328-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cost-effectiveness analysis of FRAX® intervention thresholds (ITs) in Indian women over 50 years indicated that generic alendronate was cost-effective for age-dependent major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) ITs and hip fracture (HF) ITs starting at ages 60 and 65 years for full and real-world adherence, respectively. Alendronate was cost-effective at fixed MOF IT of 14% and HF IT of 3.5%, regardless of age.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Osteoporosis represents a significant public health challenge in India, with an increasing economic burden due to the aging population. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of using fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®)-based intervention thresholds (ITs) for managing osteoporosis with generic alendronate in Indian women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Markov microsimulation model, adapted to the Indian healthcare context, was used to simulate the costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) associated with different treatment strategies. The one-time gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (estimated at INR 1,97,468/QALY gained) was used as the cost-effectiveness threshold.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The model revealed that generic alendronate is cost-effective for major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) ITs beginning at age 60 years with full adherence-incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of INR 102,151 per QALY gained, and age 65 with real-world adherence-ICER of INR 28,203 per QALY gained (conversion rate used is 1 US dollar (USD) = INR 83.97 and 1 EURO = INR 92.70). Hip fracture (HF) ITs showed similar cost-effectiveness at ages 60 (ICER of INR 67,144) and was the dominant strategy (i.e., more QALYs for lower costs) at ≥ 65 years. Fixed ITs of 14% for MOF and 3.5% for HF proved cost-effective across all age groups (dominant strategy for ages ≥ 65 years). Limitations of our study include the reliance on fracture incidence data from Singaporean Indians and variability in fracture prevalence across India.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results support the integration of FRAX®-based fixed ITs from the age of 50 years and age-based ones from the age of 65 years in India to optimize resource allocation and improve osteoporosis management.</p>","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"311-322"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142896641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Higher prevalence of thyroid‑specific autoantibodies (TPOAb and TgAb) is related to a higher prevalence of fractures in females: results from NHANES 2007-2010\".","authors":"Ping Xu, Jianyang Luo","doi":"10.1007/s00198-024-07334-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00198-024-07334-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19638,"journal":{"name":"Osteoporosis International","volume":" ","pages":"355-356"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142801955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}