Transition From Alendronate to Romosozumab (AMG 785)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01588509 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 1, 2012
Results First Posted : March 4, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 26, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Osteoporosis | Drug: Romosozumab | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-label, Randomized Study to Estimate the Percent Change From Baseline in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density After 3 Months of AMG 785 Administration in Postmenopausal Women With Low Bone Mineral Density Previously Treated With Alendronate |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 30, 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 21, 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 21, 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Romosozumab 140 mg
Participants received romosozumab 140 mg administered subcutaneously once a month for 3 months.
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Drug: Romosozumab
Administered by subcutaneous injection
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Experimental: Romosozumab 210 mg
Participants received romosozumab 210 mg administered subcutaneously once a month for 3 months.
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Drug: Romosozumab
Administered by subcutaneous injection
Other Names:
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- Percent Change From Baseline in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at the Lumbar Spine [ Time Frame: Baseline and day 85 ]Bone mineral density was assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the lumbar spine (L1-L4) and analyzed by a central imaging lab.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at the Femoral Neck [ Time Frame: Baseline and day 85 ]Bone mineral density was assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans and analyzed by a central imaging lab.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at the Total Hip [ Time Frame: Baseline and day 85 ]Bone mineral density was assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans and analyzed by a central imaging lab.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Serum Type-1 Aminoterminal Propeptide (P1NP) [ Time Frame: Baseline and days 4, 15, 29, 43, 57, 71, and 85 ]
- Percent Change From Baseline in Serum C-telopeptide (sCTX) [ Time Frame: Baseline and days 4, 15, 29, 43, 57, 71, and 85 ]
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events [ Time Frame: From first dose of study drug up to day 85 ]
An adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical trial participant.
Laboratory value changes that required treatment or adjustment in current therapy were considered adverse events.
A treatment-related adverse event (TRAE) was an adverse event assessed by the investigator as possibly related to the investigational product, indicated by a "yes" response to the question: Is there a reasonable possibility that the event may have been caused by the investigational product?
A serious adverse event was defined as an adverse event that met at least 1 of the following serious criteria:
- fatal,
- life-threatening,
- required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization,
- resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity,
- congenital anomaly/birth defect, and/or
- other medically important serious event.
- Number of Participants Who Developed Anti-romosozumab Antibodies [ Time Frame: Baseline and days 29, 57, and 85 ]Two validated assays were used to detect the presence of anti-romosozumab antibodies. An electrochemiluminescent bridging immunoassay was used to detect binding antibodies (screening assay) and confirm antibodies (confirmatory assay) capable of binding romosozumab. Samples testing positive in the immunoassay were further tested in a competitive binding bioassay for neutralizing activity against romosozumab. If a sample was positive for binding antibodies and demonstrated neutralizing activity, the participant was defined as positive for neutralizing antibodies. Participants who developed anti-romosozumab antibodies were those with a negative result at baseline and a positive result at any time postbaseline.
- Mean Serum Concentration of Romosozumab [ Time Frame: Days 4, 15, 29, 43, 57, 71 and 85 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postmenopausal women, defined as no vaginal bleeding or spotting for ≥ 12 months
- Low bone mineral density at screening [defined by a bone mineral density (BMD) T-score ≤ -2.0 and ≥ -4.0 at the lumbar spine (L1 to L4; or BMD T-score of evaluable vertebrae), total hip, or femoral neck]
- Currently taking alendronate (70 mg weekly or equivalent) exclusively for ≥ 1 year with verbal agreement that the subject has taken ≥ 80% of their doses with good tolerance
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of vertebral fracture, or fragility fracture of the wrist, humerus, hip or pelvis after age 50; or recent bone fracture within 6 months prior to screening
- History of metabolic or bone disease such as Paget's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopetrosis, ankylosing spondylitis, Cushing's disease, hyperprolactinemia, and malabsorption syndrome
- Vitamin D deficiency (defined as 25-OH-VitD levels < 20 ng/mL)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01588509
United States, Arizona | |
Research Site | |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85711 | |
United States, California | |
Research Site | |
Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Research Site | |
Gainesville, Georgia, United States, 30501 | |
United States, Hawaii | |
Research Site | |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Research Site | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20817 | |
United States, New Mexico | |
Research Site | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106 | |
United States, New York | |
Research Site | |
West Haverstraw, New York, United States, 10993 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Research Site | |
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States, 19610 | |
United States, Washington | |
Research Site | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98144 |
Study Director: | MD | Amgen |
Responsible Party: | Amgen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01588509 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20110253 |
First Posted: | May 1, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 4, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | March 26, 2019 |
Last Verified: | March 2019 |
AMG 785, bone mineral density, alendronate |
Osteoporosis Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases |