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ArticleOsteoporosis and sarcopenia2018

Influence on the bone mineral density and bone metabolism marker after the interruption and reinitiation of monthly minodronate therapy in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

Nobukazu Okimoto, Shinobu Arita, Shojiro Akahoshi, Kenji Baba, Shito Fukuhara, Toru Ishikura, Toru Yoshioka, Yoshifumi Fuse, Ken Okamoto, Kunitaka Menuki and 1 more

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Nobukazu OkimotoOkimoto Clinic, Kure, Japan.
Shinobu AritaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Obase Hospital, Miyako-gun, Japan.
Shojiro AkahoshiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Obase Hospital, Miyako-gun, Japan.
Kenji BabaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Obase Hospital, Miyako-gun, Japan.
Shito FukuharaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Obase Hospital, Miyako-gun, Japan.
Toru IshikuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Obase Hospital, Miyako-gun, Japan.
Toru YoshiokaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sakamidorii Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yoshifumi FuseDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sakamidorii Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Ken OkamotoOkamoto Orthopaedics and Sports Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kunitaka MenukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Akinori SakaiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

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objectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of interruption and reinitiation of monthly minodronate therapy on the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism markers in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

methodsStudy patients were included if they had been administered monthly minodronate therapy for ≥6 months, interrupted the therapy, and reinitiated the therapy for ≥12 months. The BMD and bone metabolism markers were assessed at 4 time points: initiation, interruption, reinitiation and 1 year after reinitiation of therapy.

resultsA total of 23 patients were enrolled. The mean monthly minodronate treatment period was 23.8 ± 12.9 months following a mean interruption period of 11.9 ± 5.4 months. Once increased by monthly minodronate treatment for 2 years on average, the BMD of lumbar spine and radius did not significantly decrease even after an interruption for 1 year on average. However, the BMD of the femoral neck did decrease after interruption. The BMD of the lumbar spine and radius increased further after 1 year of monthly minodronate retreatment. The BMD of the femoral neck did not change. Once decreased after the treatment for an average of 2 years followed by an interruption for 1 year, bone metabolism markers increased gradually but did not recover to baseline levels. A potent suppressive effect on bone resorption was noted. The change rate was greater for the bone formation marker procollagen 1 N-terminal propeptide.

conclusionsMonthly minodronate treatment increases BMD and reduces bone metabolism markers. The effect lessens after treatment interruptions, and can be restored by retreatment.

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MinodronateTherapy interruptionTherapy reinitiation

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PMCPMC6362957

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