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ArticleBone research2017

Vitamin D and calcium are required at the time of denosumab administration during osteoporosis treatment.

Yukio Nakamura, Takako Suzuki, Mikio Kamimura, Kohei Murakami, Shota Ikegami, Shigeharu Uchiyama, Hiroyuki Kato

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Article in Bone research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Dietary and supplemental calcium intake and bone changes during antiresorptive osteoporosis treatment in older women: a longitudinal observational study.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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  6. Hypocalcemia following denosumab in osteoporosis: Incidence and risk factors in a Saudi cohort.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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yukio NakamuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Takako SuzukiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Mikio KamimuraCenter of Osteoporosis and Spinal Disorders, Kamimura Orthopaedic Clinic, Matsumoto, Japan.
Kohei MurakamiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Shota IkegamiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Shigeharu UchiyamaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Hiroyuki KatoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Shinshu University · JPFukushimura Hospital · JPShowa Inan General Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the differences in outcomes of treatment with denosumab alone or denosumab combined with vitamin D and calcium supplementation in patients with primary osteoporosis. Patients were split into a denosumab monotherapy group (18 cases) or a denosumab plus vitamin D supplementation group (combination group; 23 cases). We measured serum bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP)-5b and urinary N-terminal telopeptide of type-I collagen (NTX) at baseline, 1 week, as well as at 1 month and 2, 4, 8 and 12 months. We also measured bone mineral density (BMD) of L1-4 lumbar vertebrae (L)-BMD and bilateral hips (H)-BMD at baseline and at 4, 8 and 12 months. There was no significant difference in patient background. TRACP-5b and urinary NTX were significantly suppressed in both groups from 1 week to 12 months (except at 12 months for NTX). In the combination group, TRACP-5b was significantly decreased compared with the denosumab monotherapy group at 2 and 4 months (

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