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. 2017 Apr 13;11:1221–1231. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S127568

Table 1.

Important Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III studies of romosozumab

Study ID Study name/study phase Study participants Dosages Primary endpoint Conclusion
NCT01059435 A first-in-human study evaluating AMG 785 in healthy men and postmenopausal women Phase I study 72 healthy males and females, aged 45–59 years
Patients randomized to receive romosozumab or placebo in a 3:1 ratio
One dose of romosozumab administered subcutaneously or intravenously: subcutaneous dosing – 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, 5, or 10 mg/kg and intravenous dosing – 1 or 5 mg/kg The number of subjects reporting treatment-emergent adverse events
The number of subjects experiencing clinically significant changes in vital signs, physical examinations, safety laboratory tests, or electrocardiograms
The number of subjects who develop antibodies to romosozumab
Romosozumab well tolerated
No deaths or study discontinuations
One treatment-related serious adverse event of nonspecific hepatitis that resolved after cessation of the drug Six subjects receiving higher doses of romosozumab developed romosozumab antibodies
Neutralizing antibodies in two subjects
No discernible effect of neutralizing antibodies on pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics
NCT01825785 A multiple dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of AMG 785 Phase I study 48 healthy males and postmenopausal females, aged 45–80 years with low bone mass Patients randomized to receive romosozumab or placebo in a 3:1 ratio Romosozumab administered subcutaneously
Postmenopausal women:
– 6 doses of 1 or 2 mg/kg (every 2 weeks)
– 3 doses of 2 or 3 mg/kg (every 4 weeks)
Healthy men:
– 6 doses of 1 mg/kg (every 2 weeks)
– 3 doses of 3 mg/kg (every 4 weeks)
The number of subjects reporting treatment-emergent adverse events The number of subjects experiencing clinically significant changes in vital signs, physical examination, safety laboratory tests, or electrocardiograms
The number of subjects who develop antibodies to romosozumab
Romosozumab well tolerated
No deaths
Two study discontinuations:
– One subject discontinued due to the development of pruritus related to treatment
– One subject discontinued due to unclear reasons
Adverse event rates balanced between groups
No significant safety findings
13 subjects developed romosozumab antibodies
Neutralizing antibodies in two subjects
No discernable effects of neutralizing antibodies on pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics
NCT00896532 Phase II study of AMG 785 in postmenopausal women with low BMD Phase II study 419 postmenopausal women, aged 55–85 years with low BMD Patients randomized to receive romosozumab, placebo, or an open-label active comparator (oral alendronate 70 mg weekly or subcutaneous teriparatide 20 μg daily) Subcutaneous romosozumab for 12 months at various doses
– 70, 140, or 210 mg (monthly)
– 140 and 210 mg (every 3 months)
Percentage change from baseline to month 12 in BMD at the lumbar spine for the individual romosozumab groups and pooled placebo arm There were significant increases in lumbar spine
BMD at month 12 with all doses of romosozumab
Of all doses studied, romosozumab 210 mg monthly dosing had the largest BMD gain of 11.3%
The lumbar spine bone density gain with monthly romosozumab 210 mg was larger than placebo (0.1% BMD decrease), open label active comparators-alendronate (4.1% BMD increase), and teriparatide (7.1% BMD increase)
NCT01575834 Registrational study with AMG 785 to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis Phase III study 7,180 postmenopausal women, with osteoporosis (T-score of −2.5 to −3.5 at the total hip or femoral neck) Patients randomized to receive romosozumab or placebo for 12 months, followed by denosumab for 12 months in both groups Monthly subcutaneous romosozumab 210 mg for 12 months Incidence of vertebral fracture at 12 and 24 months Decreased risk of vertebral fracture by 73% at 12 months and 75% at 24 months in the romosozumab group as compared to the placebo group

Abbreviation: BMD, bone mineral density.