Prospective biomarker evaluation in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw who received bisphosphonates

• Published in: Bone (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 201 - 205
• Main Authors: Kim, Jin-Woo, Kong, Kyoung-Ae, Kim, Sun-Jong, Choi, Sung-Keun, Cha, In-Ho, Kim, Myung-Rae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers; Bisphosphonate; Bone Density Conservation Agents - administration & dosage; Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use; Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents; Case-Control Studies; CTx telopeptide; Diphosphonates - administration & dosage; Diphosphonates - therapeutic use; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Jaw Diseases - drug therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Osteonecrosis - drug therapy; Osteonecrosis of jaw; Parathyroid hormone; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Vascular bone diseases; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Biomarkers; Bisphosphonate; Parathyroid hormone; CTx telopeptide; Osteonecrosis of jaw; Human; Jaw; Antiosteoporotic; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Biological marker; Osteonecrosis; Bisphosphonates; Antiosteoclastic agent; Morphology
• ISSN: 8756-3282; 1873-2763
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.08.005

Abstract Bone biomarkers have been suggested for the risk assessment for osteonecrosis of the jaw, a serious complication associated with bisphosphonate (BP) use; however, no consensus has been reached. This study investigated the possible associations between bone biomarkers and the development of bisphosphonates-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). This is a case–control study of 37 patients with BRONJ (age, 73.6 ± 11.2 years) who had at least 1 sample available at diagnosis, out of which, 35 were taking BPs for osteoporosis and 2 patients for bone metastasis. Age- and gender-matched 37 patients who had been exposed to BPs for > 24 months and had no evidence of BRONJ after dentoalveolar surgery served as control group. The association between biomarkers (osteocalcin [OC], deoxypyridinoline [DPD], C-terminal telopeptide of collagen I [CTX], N-terminal telopeptides [NTX], bone-specific alkaline phosphatase [BAP], and parathyroid hormone [PTH]) and BRONJ development, the effects of BP discontinuation on biomarkers, and the performance of biomarkers for risk assessment were investigated. In our study, the PTH levels were found to be significantly higher in BRONJ patients compared to controls ( P < 0.05). But the OC, DPD, CTX, NTX, and BAP levels were not significantly different between the 2 groups ( P > 0.05). The CTX level in reference to a 150 pg/mL cutoff was also not significant for BRONJ development ( P > 0.05). Among BRONJ patients who discontinued BP, in a linear mixed model, only CTX showed a significant increase over time (β = 0.002, P = 0.007). The cutoff PTH level was > 41.52 pg/mL (AUC = 0.719, P = 0.009), and that of CTX was ≤ 0.094 ng/mL (AUC = 0.619, P = 0.069). In conclusion, there is insufficient evidence for the risk prediction for BRONJ of current bone biomarkers; additional research is necessary.