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ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2026

Long-term treatment with denosumab in patients with celiac disease and osteoporosis at high risk of fracture: a retrospective study.

Jessica Pepe, Luciano Colangelo, Rachele Santori, Marco Occhiuto, Daniele Diacinti, Evaristo Ettorre, Giovambattista Desideri, Salvatore Minisola, Cristiana Cipriani

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Jessica PepeDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. jessica.pepe@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3088-0673
Luciano ColangeloDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Rachele SantoriDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Marco OcchiutoDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Daniele DiacintiDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Evaristo EttorreDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Giovambattista DesideriDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Salvatore MinisolaDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Cristiana CiprianiDepartment of Medical and Cardiovascular Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Patients with celiac disease have lower bone mineral density (BMD) and higher incidence of fractures compared to age- and sex-matched controls. There are no studies of denosumab, an antiresorptive drug, which is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds the receptor activator of NFκB ligand (RANKL) in celiac patients with osteoporosis. The aim is to study the long-term effect of denosumab on BMD in celiac patients with osteoporosis on a gluten-free diet (GFD), compared to non-celiac osteoporotic patients. Fifteen celiac patients with osteoporosis and control subjects of the same age, sex, BMI, and fragility fractures were enrolled. At baseline, each patient underwent biochemical tests, spine X-ray, and DXA measurements, and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was computed. At each visit (every 2 years ± 6 months), with a follow-up of 4 years, any adverse events or new clinical fractures, DXA measurements, and CCI were recorded. In celiac patients, a statistically significant median delta increase in total hip T-score of 0.11 compared to baseline was observed (ANOVA p< 0.05), while in the control group, it was 0.07 (ANOVA p < 0.05), with no difference between groups. New fractures occurred in the celiac group in five patients during the follow-up, and in two patients in the control group (p = 0.38). No adverse events occurred during follow-up. In celiac patients with osteoporosis on GFD, denosumab, with up to 4 years of follow-up, increased hip BMD without adverse events.

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Bone Density Conservation AgentsCeliac DiseaseDenosumabOsteoporosisAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedBone DensityFemaleFractures, BoneHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabCeliac diseaseDenosumabFracturesOsteoporosis

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