Osteoporosis & bone health

Effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in premenopausal women with low bone mass

Osteoporos IntPublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

We demonstrated romosozumab's efficacy in BMD increment in premenopausal women.

Study context

Population
Premenopausal women with low bone mass (mean age 37.0 years; median BMI 18.8 kg/m²)
Participants
25 / 12 / 9 / 4 / 5
Exposure
Romosozumab vs drug-naïve controls
  • ROMOn = 25
  • Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP)n = 12
  • Idiopathic osteoporosis (IOP)n = 9
  • PLOn = 4
  • Controln = 5reference
Outcome
Change in BMD and TBS from baseline
Follow-up
One year

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Change from baseline in LS BMD, FN BMD and TBS (ROMO)
GroupValueLumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) change PFemur neck (FN) BMD change PTrabecular bone score (TBS) change P
ROMO12.8% (range 8.2–19.3)p < 0.001
ROMO4.6% (range - 0.6-10.7)p = 0.016
ROMO4.1% ± 3.8p < 0.001

Value

ROMO12.8% (range 8.2–19.3)
ROMO4.6% (range - 0.6-10.7)
ROMO4.1% ± 3.8

Lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) change P

ROMOp < 0.001
ROMO— not stated in the abstract
ROMO— not stated in the abstract

Femur neck (FN) BMD change P

ROMO— not stated in the abstract
ROMOp = 0.016
ROMO— not stated in the abstract

Trabecular bone score (TBS) change P

ROMO— not stated in the abstract
ROMO— not stated in the abstract
ROMOp < 0.001

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

BMD change by subgroup · one year

GIOP and IOP: significant increase in LS BMD
IOP: significant increase in FN BMD

Original publication

Effect of romosozumab on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in premenopausal women with low bone mass. Osteoporos Int. Published 15 January 2025. doi:10.1007/s00198-024-07336-6

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