Felicia Cosman1, Jane A Cauley, Richard Eastell, Steven Boonen, Lisa Palermo, Ian R Reid, Steven R Cummings, Dennis M Black. 1. Helen Hayes Hospital (F.C.), West Haverstraw, New York 10993; Department of Medicine (F.C.), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032; Department of Epidemiology (J.A.C.), Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261; Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism (R.E.), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdon, S5 7AU; Department of Experimental Medicine (S.B.); Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, B-3000 Belgium; Department of Epidemiology and Department of Biostatistics (L.P., S.R.C., D.M.B.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94107; and Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (I.R.R.), University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1023.
Abstract
CONTEXT: Data are needed to guide therapeutic decisions about stopping bisphosphonates after an initial treatment period. OBJECTIVE: To define significant predictors of fracture and quantify fracture incidence in risk factor-defined subgroups of women who discontinue zoledronic acid (ZOL) after 3 years of treatment. To determine if continuing ZOL reduces fracture risk in subgroups. DESIGN: This study is based on data from the 3 year extension of HORIZON. SETTING: Subjects were in the ZOL arm of the Multicenter HORIZON trial. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand two hundred thirty three women who previously received 3 ZOL treatments during the Core trial. INTERVENTION: Randomization to three additional annual ZOL (Z6, n = 616) or placebo infusions (Z3P3, n = 617). MAIN OUTCOMES: The risk of morphometric vertebral fractures (MorphVertFx) and clinical nonvertebral fractures (NVF). RESULTS: The incidence of MorphVertFx in Z3P3 was predicted by femoral neck (FN) t-score ≤-2.5 [OR 3.3 (1.4, 8.0), p = .008], total hip (TH) t-score ≤-2.5 [OR 4.0 (1.8, 9.0), p = .0007], and incident MorphVertFx during Core [OR 4.75 (1.4, 16.8), p < .015]. Incidence of NVF was predicted by TH t-score [for 1 decline, HR 1.7 (1.2, 2.6), p = .008], incident NVF during Core [HR 2.5 (1.2, 5.3), p = .014], and prevalent vertebral fracture [HR 3.0 (1.4, 6.3), p = .005]. For MorphVertFx, there were no significant treatment subgroup interactions; absolute fracture reductions with continued ZOL were greatest in high-risk subgroups. For NVF, there were no significant treatment reductions overall or in subgroups and no significant interactions. CONCLUSIONS: After 3 years of ZOL, in women who have a TH t-score above -2.5, no recent incident fracture and no more than one risk factor (almost 55% of the population), risk for subsequent fracture (over three additional years) is low if treatment is discontinued (for MorphVertFx, average risk 3.2% and for NVF, average risk 5.8%). In these patients, discontinuation for up to 3 years is reasonable.
CONTEXT: Data are needed to guide therapeutic decisions about stopping bisphosphonates after an initial treatment period. OBJECTIVE: To define significant predictors of fracture and quantify fracture incidence in risk factor-defined subgroups of women who discontinue zoledronic acid (ZOL) after 3 years of treatment. To determine if continuing ZOL reduces fracture risk in subgroups. DESIGN: This study is based on data from the 3 year extension of HORIZON. SETTING: Subjects were in the ZOL arm of the Multicenter HORIZON trial. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand two hundred thirty three women who previously received 3 ZOL treatments during the Core trial. INTERVENTION: Randomization to three additional annual ZOL (Z6, n = 616) or placebo infusions (Z3P3, n = 617). MAIN OUTCOMES: The risk of morphometric vertebral fractures (MorphVertFx) and clinical nonvertebral fractures (NVF). RESULTS: The incidence of MorphVertFx in Z3P3 was predicted by femoral neck (FN) t-score ≤-2.5 [OR 3.3 (1.4, 8.0), p = .008], total hip (TH) t-score ≤-2.5 [OR 4.0 (1.8, 9.0), p = .0007], and incident MorphVertFx during Core [OR 4.75 (1.4, 16.8), p < .015]. Incidence of NVF was predicted by TH t-score [for 1 decline, HR 1.7 (1.2, 2.6), p = .008], incident NVF during Core [HR 2.5 (1.2, 5.3), p = .014], and prevalent vertebral fracture [HR 3.0 (1.4, 6.3), p = .005]. For MorphVertFx, there were no significant treatment subgroup interactions; absolute fracture reductions with continued ZOL were greatest in high-risk subgroups. For NVF, there were no significant treatment reductions overall or in subgroups and no significant interactions. CONCLUSIONS: After 3 years of ZOL, in women who have a TH t-score above -2.5, no recent incident fracture and no more than one risk factor (almost 55% of the population), risk for subsequent fracture (over three additional years) is low if treatment is discontinued (for MorphVertFx, average risk 3.2% and for NVF, average risk 5.8%). In these patients, discontinuation for up to 3 years is reasonable.
Authors: Robert A Adler; Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan; Douglas C Bauer; Pauline M Camacho; Bart L Clarke; Gregory A Clines; Juliet E Compston; Matthew T Drake; Beatrice J Edwards; Murray J Favus; Susan L Greenspan; Ross McKinney; Robert J Pignolo; Deborah E Sellmeyer Journal: J Bone Miner Res Date: 2016-01 Impact factor: 6.741
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