ba0001oc5.4 | Treatment of osteoporosis | ECTS2013
Graeff C
, Campbell G
, Pena J
, Padhi D
, Grossman A
, Chang S
, Libanati C
, Gluer C-C
Romosozumab is an investigational bone-forming agent that inhibits sclerostin. Recent data demonstrated that it stimulated bone formation, decreased bone resorption, and led to rapid and substantial increases in areal bone mineral density (BMD; McClung, J Bone Miner Res 27 (S1) S8S9, 2012). In a Phase 1b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple dose study, we studied the effects of romosozumab administered for 3 months and follow-...