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- Title
Five‐Year Outcomes of Continuous Treatment with Zoledronic Acid Versus Denosumab in Older Men with High Fracture Risk: Risk Factor Analysis of Bone Density Improvement and Incidence of New Fracture.
- Authors
Wu, Tong‐Che; Tsou, Yun‐Jui; Wu, Wen‐Tien; Lee, Ru‐Ping; Wang, Jen‐Hung; Yeh, Kuang‐Ting
- Abstract
Denosumab and zoledronic acid are both effective and easily administrable injectable anti‐osteoporotic medications for postmenopausal women. This study investigated the treatment efficacy of these agents in older male patients with low a bone mass and history of fragility fracture. A cohort of 175 male patients receiving continuous zoledronic acid treatment and a cohort of 366 male patients receiving continuous denosumab treatment at our medical center between 2015 and 2020 were included, and we analyzed the efficacy of treatment by the improvement in bone mineral density (BMD) and the new‐onset low‐energy fracture rate after 5 years of continuous medication. BMD significantly improved after 5 years of medication, and >90% of patients were satisfied with their treatment medication. BMD improved more with denosumab than with zoledronic acid, especially in patients with T‐scores higher than −2.5. Smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes, and inflammatory polyarthritis were associated with poor improvements in BMD. The incidence rate of new fragile fracture was 4.4% and old age was significantly associated with the incidence rate of new fracture. In summary, our study revealed that denosumab and zoledronic acid both significantly increased BMD among older male patients with high fragility fracture rates over a 5‐year follow‐up period. Early medical treatment and lifestyle adjustment were crucial for improving quality of life.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; DIABETES complications; THERAPEUTIC use of monoclonal antibodies; COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism; RISK assessment; BONE density; EARLY medical intervention; BEHAVIOR modification; SMOKING; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BONE fractures; ZOLEDRONIC acid; ARTHRITIS; HEALTH behavior; QUALITY assurance; FACTOR analysis; TIME; DISEASE incidence; EVALUATION; DISEASE risk factors; DISEASE complications; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2024, Vol 64, Issue 4, p469
- ISSN
0091-2700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jcph.2378