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Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss after allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation
Author(s) -
D’Souza A. B.,
Grigg A. P.,
Szer J.,
Ebeling P. R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01154.x
Subject(s) - medicine , zoledronic acid , osteoporosis , bone mineral , femoral neck , transplantation , bisphosphonate , prospective cohort study , surgery , urology , femur
Allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) patients are at increased risk of osteoporosis. Zoledronic acid (ZA) is a potent i.v. bisphosphonate; however, there are few data on ZA use after alloHSCT. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a single 4 mg ZA infusion in alloHSCT patients with either osteoporosis ( T ‐score < −2.5) or rapid bone loss post‐alloHSCT. An uncontrolled, prospective study of 12 consecutive patients receiving ZA, predominantly within the first year post‐HSCT. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry at the spine and proximal femur pretransplant, pre‐ZA and post‐ZA. The median annualized percentage change in total hip BMD between the pretransplant scan and the scan immediately before ZA was −13% (range, −51 to +3.6%). After ZA treatment, the total hip BMD increased by a median of +3.3% (range, −20.4 to +14.8%) in 75% of patients. The median annualized percentage change in femoral neck BMD between the pretransplant scan and the scan immediately before ZA was −13.2% (range, −40 to +1.0%). Post‐ZA, femoral neck BMD increased by a median of +1.4% (range, −22.2 to +33.6%). Only one patient continued to lose bone from the femoral neck post‐ZA infusion. The median annualized percentage change in spinal BMD pretransplant was −12.5% (range, −38 to +6.9%). Post‐ZA, spinal BMD decreased by a median of −2.8% (range, −27.6 to +24.4%). Four patients continued to lose bone from the spine post‐ZA. ZA reduces bone loss in most patients after alloHSCT. Our data require confirmation in a larger prospective, randomized study.