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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2011 Feb 25;377(9768):813–822. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62344-6

Table 3.

Median change in bone turnover markers from baseline to study week 13

Zoledronic acid Denosumab p value


Patients Median absolute
change (%, IQR)
Patients Median absolute
change (%, IQR)
uNTx/CR (nmol/mmol) 719 −28·4 (−69%, −83 to −43) 738 −40·3 (−84%, −92 to −66) p<0·0001
Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (µg/L) 739 −4·8 (−27%, −47 to 16) 755 −7·9 (−35%, −54 to −3) p<0·0001

Data are presented for patients who had assessments at both baseline and week 13. uNTx/Cr=urinary N-telopeptide adjusted for creatinine.