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Observational studyOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2016

Effects of switching weekly alendronate or risedronate to monthly minodronate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12-month prospective study.

K Ebina, T Noguchi, M Hirao, J Hashimoto, S Kaneshiro, M Yukioka, H Yoshikawa

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Observational study in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of once-monthly minodronate versus risedronate in osteoporosis patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12-month randomized head-to-head comparison.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018
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  5. Minodronate for the treatment of osteoporosis.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018
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  6. Skeletal complications of rheumatoid arthritis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

K Ebina
T Noguchi
M Hirao
J Hashimoto
S Kaneshiro
M Yukioka
H Yoshikawa
Osaka University · JPOsaka Hospital · JPOsaka Minami Medical Center · JPYukioka Hospital · JP

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledSwitching weekly ALN or RIS to monthly MIN in patients with RA, of whom two-thirds were treated with low-dose PSL, significantly decreased bone turnover markers and increased BMD at 12 months, suggesting that monthly MIN may be an effective alternative treatment option of oral bisphosphonate treatment.

introductionThe aim of this prospective, observational study was to evaluate the effects of switching weekly alendronate (ALN 35 mg) or risedronate (RIS 17.5 mg) to monthly minodronate (MIN 50 mg) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

methodsPatient characteristics were as follows: n = 172; 155 postmenopausal women, age 65.5 (44–87) years; T-score of lumbar spine (LS), −1.4; total hip (TH), −1.8; femoral neck (FN), −2.1; dose and rate of oral prednisolone (2.3 mg/day), 69.1 %; prior duration of ALN or RIS, 46.6 months; were allocated, based on their preference, to either the (1) continue group (n = 88), (2) switch-from-ALN group (n = 44), or (3) switch-from-RIS group (n = 40).

resultsAfter 12 months, increase in BMD was significantly greater in group 3 compared to group 1: LS (4.1 vs 1.2 %; P < 0.001), TH (1.9 vs −0.7 %; P < 0.01), and FN (2.7 vs −0.5 %; P < 0.05); and in group 2 compared to group 1: LS (3.2 vs 1.2 %; P < 0.05) and TH (1.5 vs −0.7 %; P < 0.01). The decrease in bone turnover markers was significantly greater in group 3 compared to group 1: TRACP-5b (−37.3 vs 2.5 %; P < 0.001), PINP (−24.7 vs −6.2 %; P < 0.05), and ucOC (−39.2 vs 13.0 %; P < 0.05); and in group 2 compared to group 1: TRACP-5b (−12.5 vs 2.5 %; P < 0.05) at 12 months.

conclusionsSwitching weekly ALN or RIS to monthly MIN in patients with RA may be an effective alternative treatment option of oral bisphosphonate treatment.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlendronateArthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsBone RemodelingDiphosphonatesDrug Administration ScheduleDrug SubstitutionFemaleHumansImidazolesAlendronateBiomarkersBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesImidazolesRisedronic AcidYM 529

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PMID26475289
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