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ArticleClinical epidemiology2016

Design and methods for a Scandinavian pharmacovigilance study of osteonecrosis of the jaw and serious infections among cancer patients treated with antiresorptive agents for the prevention of skeletal-related events.

John Acquavella, Vera Ehrenstein, Morten Schiødt, Uffe Heide-Jørgensen, Anders Kjellman, Svein Hansen, Cecilia Larsson Wexell, Bente Brokstad Herlofson, Sven Erik Noerholt, Haijun Ma and 3 more

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Article in Clinical epidemiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01967160 (A Non-interventional Pharmacovigilance Study of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Infection Leading to Hospitalization Among Patients With Cancer Treated With XGEVA™ or Zoledronic Acid in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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A Non-interventional Pharmacovigilance Study of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Infection Leading to Hospitalization Among Patients With Cancer Treated With XGEVA™ or Zoledronic Acid in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway

TypeobservationalSponsorAmgenRan2012 to 2019Enrolled2,560ConditionsOsteonecrosis of the Jaw, Infection Leading to Hospitalization
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13 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

John AcquavellaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Vera EhrensteinDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Morten SchiødtDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Uffe Heide-JørgensenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Anders KjellmanDepartment of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Svein HansenCancer Registry of Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Cecilia Larsson WexellDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås, Sweden; Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bente Brokstad HerlofsonDepartment of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Sven Erik NoerholtDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Haijun MaGlobal Biostatistical Science, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
Katarina ÖhrlingClinical Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
Rohini K HernandezCenter for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA.
Henrik Toft SørensenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Aarhus University Hospital · DKAmgen (United States) · USCancer Registry of Norway · NOKarolinska University Hospital · SERigshospitalet · DKUniversity of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Oslo · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOsteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a recognized complication of potent antiresorptive therapies, especially at the doses indicated to prevent skeletal complications for cancer patients with bone metastases. This paper describes the rationale and methods for a prospective, post-authorization safety study of cancer patients treated with antiresorptive therapies.

methodsAs part of a comprehensive pharmacovigilance plan, developed with regulators' input, the study will estimate incidence of ONJ and of serious infections among adult cancer patients with bone metastases treated with denosumab (120 mg subcutaneously) or zoledronic acid (4 mg intravenously, adjusted for renal function). Patients will be identified using routinely collected data combined with medical chart review in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Followup will extend from the first administration of antiresorptive treatment to the earliest of death, loss-to-follow-up, or 5 years after therapy initiation. Results will be reported for three treatment cohorts: denosumab-naïve patients, zoledronic acid-naïve patients, and patients who switch from bisphosphonate treatment to denosumab. ONJ cases will be identified in three newly established national ONJ databases and adjudicated by the committee that functioned during the XGEVA(®) clinical trials program.

conclusionThis study will provide a real world counterpart to the clinical trial-estimated risks for ONJ and serious infections for cancer patients initiating denosumab or zoledronic acid. The establishment of ONJ databases in the three Scandinavian countries will have potential benefits outside this study for the elucidation of ONJ risk factors and the evaluation of ONJ treatment strategies.

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cohort studydenosumabosteonecrosis of the jawpharmacovigilancepostmarketing drug surveillancezoledronic acid

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