In women on continued alendronate, procollagen propeptide increased during both teriparatide courses, with smaller increments during retreatment.
In plain wordsIn women on alendronate, a bone formation marker increased during both teriparatide courses, with smaller increases during retreatment.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreasePropeptide of type I procollagen during initial treatment and retreatment
- Study
n = 27
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 15 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Median 3-month increment
- 120%
- original course
- Median 3-month increment
- 60%
- retreatment
Source sentences
Bone formation indices (propeptide of type I procollagen and osteocalcin) increased during both teriparatide courses with median 3-mo increments of 120% and 72% above baseline during the original course and 60% and 40% above baseline during retreatment, respectively.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
At that time, 32 patients, who remained at high risk of future fracture, were recruited into the retreatment protocol and 27 completed another course of teriparatide administered daily for 15 mo (including 15 from the original daily treatment group and 12 from the original cyclic treatment group).