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SynthesisMedicine2020

Minodronate in the treatment of osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qingshan Liu, Dongmei Chen, Zongjian Ye, Zhaoming Jin, Tao Ma, Xuemei Huang

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Qingshan LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics.
Dongmei ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics.
Zongjian YePharmaceutical Department.
Zhaoming JinDepartment of Critical Care Medicine.
Tao MaDepartment of Orthopaedics.
Xuemei HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8540-3295
Center for Non-Communicable Diseases · PKFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe goal of this study was to review relevant randomized controlled trials or case-control studies to determine the clinical efficacy of minodronate in the treatment of osteoporosis.

methodThe relevant studies were identified on PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases using appropriate keywords. Pertinent sources in the literature were also reviewed, and all articles published through October 2019 were considered for inclusion. For each study, we assessed odds ratios, mean difference, and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) to evaluate and synthesize outcomes.

resultThirteen studies comprising 3740 patients were included in this study. Compared with other drugs, minodronate significantly decreased N-telopeptide of type I collagen/creatinine (weighted mean difference [WMD]: -13.669, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -23.108 to -4.229), bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP) (WMD: -1.26, 95% CI: -2.04 to -0.47) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (WMD: -154.11, 95% CI: -277.85 to -30.37). Minodronate combined with other drugs would significantly decrease BAP (WMD: -3.10, 95% CI: -5.20 to -1.00) than minodronate. Minodronate-naïve would significantly decrease BAP (WMD: -3.00, 95% CI: -5.47 to 0.53) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (WMD: -128.20, 95% CI: -198.11 to -58.29) than minodronate-switch. The incidence of vertebral fracture was significantly decreased in the minodronate group than the other drugs (relative risk: 0.520, 95% CI: 0.363-0.744).

conclusionMinodronate has better clinical efficacy in the treatment of osteoporosis than other drugs (alendronate, risedronate, raloxifene, or eldecalcitol).

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlendronateAlkaline PhosphataseBone Density Conservation AgentsCase-Control StudiesCollagen Type ICreatinineDiphosphonatesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansImidazolesMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosisAlendronateAlkaline PhosphataseBone Density Conservation AgentsCollagen Type ICreatinineDiphosphonateseldecalcitolImidazolesRaloxifene HydrochlorideRisedronic AcidTartrate-Resistant Acid PhosphataseVitamin DYM 529

Identifiers

PMID33019463
PMCPMC7535701
OpenAlexW3090316562

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