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Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2012

Long-term administration of quarterly IV ibandronate is effective and well tolerated in postmenopausal osteoporosis: 5-year data from the DIVA study long-term extension.

G Bianchi, E Czerwinski, A Kenwright, A Burdeska, R R Recker, D Felsenberg

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fracture risk following intermission of osteoporosis therapy.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019
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  2. European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019
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  8. Clinical efficacy and safety of monthly oral ibandronate 100 mg versus monthly intravenous ibandronate 1 mg in Japanese patients with primary osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015
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  16. The non-interventional BonViva Intravenous Versus Alendronate (VIVA) study: real-world adherence and persistence to medication, efficacy, and safety, in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

G BianchiDivision of Rheumatology, Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genoa, Italy. gerolamo_bianchi@tin.it
E Czerwinski
A Kenwright
A Burdeska
R R Recker
D Felsenberg
Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti · ITCreighton University · USHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEKrakow Cardiovascular Research Institute · PLRoche (Switzerland) · CHRoche (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledLong-term bone mineral density (BMD) gains, bone marker levels, and safety of 3 mg quarterly intravenous (IV) ibandronate were studied in this 3-year extension to the Dosing IntraVenous Administration (DIVA) trial. Quarterly IV ibandronate consistently increased lumbar spine bone mineral density measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA-BMD) over 5 years (8.1%) and was well tolerated in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

introductionTreatment with IV ibandronate regimens, 2 mg bimonthly and 3 mg quarterly, has been studied for up to 5 years in a long-term extension (LTE) to the 2-year DIVA trial.

methodsDIVA LTE is an open-label extension to a 2-year randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, noninferiority, phase III study (DIVA core). DIVA LTE involved postmenopausal women who had completed 2 years of DIVA core, comparing daily oral and IV ibandronate (≥75% adherence with IV ibandronate in year 2 of DIVA). Patients previously treated with 2 mg bimonthly or 3 mg quarterly IV ibandronate continued on the same regimen; patients who had received 2.5 mg daily oral ibandronate and placebo IV in DIVA core were switched to IV ibandronate.

resultsPooled analysis of 497 intent-to-treat (ITT) patients receiving IV ibandronate from DIVA core baseline showed consistent increases over 5 years in lumbar spine DXA-BMD (8.4% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 7.5, 9.3] with 2 mg bimonthly and 8.1% [95% CI = 7.2, 8.9] with 3 mg quarterly). Three-year data relative to DIVA LTE baseline in the full ITT population (756 patients randomized or reallocated from DIVA, including those previously on daily treatment) showed maintenance of DXA-BMD gains from DIVA core with further gains in lumbar spine DXA-BMD. These benefits are supported by sustained reductions in markers of bone metabolism. No tolerability concerns or new safety signals were observed.

conclusionsTreatment with IV ibandronate 2 mg bimonthly or 3 mg quarterly is effective and well tolerated for up to 5 years in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansIbandronic AcidInfusions, IntravenousLongitudinal StudiesLumbar VertebraeBiomarkersBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesIbandronic Acid

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PMID21975558
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