Odanacatib for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: results of the LOFT multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and LOFT Extension study

Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: The Lancet Diabetes & EndocrinologyAuthor(s): Michael R McClung, Michelle L O'Donoghue, Socrates E Papapoulos, Henry Bone, Bente Langdahl, Kenneth G Saag, Ian R Reid, Douglas P Kiel, Ilaria Cavallari, Marc P Bonaca, Stephen D Wiviott, Tobias de Villiers, Xu Ling, Kurt Lippuner, Toshitaka Nakamura, Jean-Yves Reginster, Jose Adolfo Rodriguez-Portales, Christian Roux, José Zanchetta, Cristiano A F ZerbiniSummaryBackgroundOdanacatib, a cathepsin K inhibitor, reduces bone resorption while maintaining bone formation. Previous work has shown that odanacatib increases bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of odanacatib to reduce fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.MethodsThe Long-term Odanacatib Fracture Trial (LOFT) was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, event-driven study at 388 outpatient clinics in 40 countries. Eligible participants were women aged at least 65 years who were postmenopausal for 5 years or more, with a femoral neck or total hip bone mineral density T-score between −2·5 and −4·0 if no previous radiographic vertebral fracture, or between −1·5 and −4·0 with a previous vertebral fracture. Women with a previous hip fracture, more than one vertebral fracture, or a T-score of less than −4·0 at the total hip or femoral neck were not eligible unless they were unable or unwilling to...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research