Osteoporosis & bone health

Treatment patterns of romosozumab in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis in Denmark: findings from the ROmosozumab in Scandinavia real-world Evidence Study (ROSES)

Osteoporos IntPublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

Of romosozumab-treated patients with 15 months follow-up data, most were assumed to continue romosozumab for 11-15 months when treatment transition was recorded.

Study context

Population
Females aged ≥ 50 receiving osteoporosis medication in Denmark, September 2020 - October 2023
Participants
149,395 females
Exposure
Romosozumab vs other osteoporosis medications
  • Cohort 1n = 622
  • Cohort 2n = 29,021
  • Cohort 3n = 119,752
Outcome
Patient and prescriber characteristics and romosozumab treatment patterns
Methodological detailsregistry-based
  • Registry-based

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

GroupValueOsteoporosis treatment-naïve
Cohort 144.5%277 (44.5%)

Cohort 1

Value44.5%
Osteoporosis treatment-naïve277 (44.5%)
Median duration from romosozumab initiation to recorded treatment transition (days)
350
Most transitioned between 11-15 months; transition to zoledronate
53.5%
Transition to alendronate
18.9%
Transition to denosumab
13.5%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Treatment patterns of romosozumab in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis in Denmark: findings from the ROmosozumab in Scandinavia real-world Evidence Study (ROSES). Osteoporos Int. Published 19 November 2025. doi:10.1007/s00198-025-07756-y

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