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. 2021 Apr;62(4):446–454. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.256180

TABLE 3.

FDA-Approved Antiresorptive and Anabolic Therapies Used in Randomized Clinical Trials (53,54)

Drug Name of study No. of patients RR% of vertebral Fx RR% of hip Fx
Antiresorptive therapies
 Calcitonin PROOF 1,255 36 NS
 Raloxifene MORE 7,704 30–55 NS
 HRT/ERT WHI 16,608 34 34–39
 Alendronate FIT-1 2,027 47 51
 Risedronate VERT 2,458 41–49 NA
 Risedronate HIP-OP 5,445 NA 40
 Ibandronate BONE 2,946 52 NS
 Zoledronic acid HORIZON 7,765 70 41
 Denosumab FREEDOM 7,868 68 40
Anabolic therapies
 Teriparatide NCT00670501* 1,637 84 NA
 Abaloparatide ACTIVE 2,463 86 43 (NV Fx)
 Romosozumab FRAME 7,180 83 NS
*

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier.

RR = relative risk reduction; Fx = fracture; HRT/ERT = hormone replacement therapy/estrogen replacement therapy; NS = not significant; NA = not available; NV Fx = nonvertebral fracture.