In postmenopausal women, abaloparatide reduced major osteoporotic fractures compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn postmenopausal women, abaloparatide reduced major osteoporotic fractures compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Outcome
- DecreaseMajor osteoporotic fractures
- Study
n = 1,645
- Comparator
- placebo
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 80 mcg daily · subcutaneous · 18 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Risk reduction
- 69%
- major osteoporotic fracture
Source sentences
Treatment with abaloparatide-SC was associated with a 69% (95% confidence interval [CI] 38-85%) decrease in major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) and a 43% (95% CI 9-64%) decrease in any clinical fracture compared with placebo.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 821 women randomized to placebo and 824 women to abaloparatide-SC, mean age 69 years in both groups, were followed for up to 2 years.