¡°Evenity is effective in patients at very-high-risk of OP"
By | translator Alice Kang
21.05.06 06:00:28
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[Interview] Professor Felicia Cosman (Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons)
Bone-forming agents can enhance bone strength in patients at high-risk of osteoporosis fractures
Evenity reduced risk of all osteoporosis fractures by 38% with its strong bone-forming effect
The strategic paradigm for osteoporosis treatment has shifted. Compared to the past where not many patients were treated for osteoporosis and those who were treated used bone resorption inhibitors like bisphosphonate, a more aggressive treatment paradigm has landed in the field of osteoporosis treatment.
The development of new drugs had triggered such changes in the treatment trend. Unlike bone resorption inhibitors, the only option patients used to have as a bone-forming agent was teriparatide; however, the introduction of Amgen¡¯s ¡®Evenity (romosozumab)¡¯ brought all the difference. Evenity is the first and only bone builder with a dual mechanism of action that increases bone formation and inhibits bo
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