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Trial reportYonsei medical journal2016

Assessment of Denosumab in Korean Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial with Open-Label Extension.

Jung Min Koh, Dong Jin Chung, Yoon Sok Chung, Moo Il Kang, In Ju Kim, Yong Ki Min, Han Jin Oh, Il Hyung Park, Yil Seob Lee, Barbara Kravitz and 3 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Yonsei medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Denosumab vs. bisphosphonates in primary osteoporosis: a meta-analysis of comparative safety in randomized controlled trials.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024
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  4. Comparative efficacy of biosimilar denosumab and reference denosumab in treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  5. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Denosumab: Insights beyond 10 Years of Use.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2025
    Review
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  8. Pharmacological Therapies for Osteoporosis: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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  10. Denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2017
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jung Min KohDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Jin ChungDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Yoon Sok ChungDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Moo Il KangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
In Ju KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Yong Ki MinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Han Jin OhDepartment of Family Medicine, Cheil General Hospital, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Seoul, Korea.
Il Hyung ParkDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Yil Seob LeeGlaxoSmithKline, Seoul, Korea.
Barbara KravitzGlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA. barbara.g.kravitz@gsk.com.
Brian WaterhouseGlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA.
Antonio NinoGlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA.
Lorraine A FitzpatrickGlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe efficacy and safety of denosumab was compared with placebo in Korean postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in this phase III study. MATERIALS AND

methodsWomen aged 60 to 90 years with a T-score of <-2.5 and ≥-4.0 at the lumbar spine or total hip were randomized to a single 60 mg subcutaneous dose of denosumab or placebo for the 6-month double-blind phase. Eligible subjects entered the 6-month open-label extension phase and received a single dose of denosumab 60 mg.

resultsBaseline demographics were similar in the 62 denosumab- and 64 placebo-treated subjects who completed the double-blind phase. Treatment favored denosumab over placebo for the primary endpoint {mean percent change from baseline in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) at Month 6 [3.2% (95% confidence interval 2.1%, 4.4%; p<0.0001)]}; and secondary endpoints (mean percent change from baseline in lumbar spine BMD at Month 1, total hip, femoral neck, and trochanter BMD at Months 1 and 6, and median percent change from baseline in bone turnover markers at Months 1, 3, and 6). Endpoint improvements were sustained over 12 months in the open-label extension (n=119). There were no new or unexpected safety signals.

conclusionDenosumab was well tolerated and effective in increasing BMD and decreasing bone turnover markers over a 12-month period in Korean postmenopausal women. The findings of this study demonstrate that denosumab has beneficial effects on the measures of osteoporosis in Korean postmenopausal women.

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Asian PeopleAgedAged, 80 and overBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFemurFemur NeckHumansLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPostmenopauseRepublic of KoreaBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabbiochemical markers of bone turnoverbone mineral densityDenosumabKoreapostmenopausal osteoporosis

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PMID27189284
PMCPMC4951467

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