Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.

UNLABELLED: The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) recommend that a marker of bone formation (serum procollagen type I N propeptide, s-PINP) and a marker of bone resorption (serum C-terminal telopeptide of...

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Main Authors: Vasikaran, S, Eastell, R, Bruyère, O, Foldes, A, Garnero, P, Griesmacher, A, McClung, M, Morris, H, Silverman, S, Trenti, T, Wahl, D, Cooper, C, Kanis, J
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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author Vasikaran, S
Eastell, R
Bruyère, O
Foldes, A
Garnero, P
Griesmacher, A
McClung, M
Morris, H
Silverman, S
Trenti, T
Wahl, D
Cooper, C
Kanis, J
author_facet Vasikaran, S
Eastell, R
Bruyère, O
Foldes, A
Garnero, P
Griesmacher, A
McClung, M
Morris, H
Silverman, S
Trenti, T
Wahl, D
Cooper, C
Kanis, J
author_sort Vasikaran, S
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description UNLABELLED: The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) recommend that a marker of bone formation (serum procollagen type I N propeptide, s-PINP) and a marker of bone resorption (serum C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, s-CTX) are used as reference analytes for bone turnover markers in clinical studies. INTRODUCTION: Bone turnover markers (BTM) predict fracture risk, and treatment-induced changes in specific markers account for a substantial proportion of fracture risk reduction. The aims of this report were to determine their clinical potential in the prediction of fracture risk and for monitoring the treatment of osteoporosis and to set an appropriate research agenda. METHODS: Evidence from prospective studies was gathered through literature review of the PUBMED database between the years 2000 and 2010 and the systematic review of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality up to 2001. RESULTS: High levels of BTMs may predict fracture risk independently from bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. They have been used for this purpose in clinical practice for many years, but there is still a need for stronger evidence on which to base practice. BTMs provide pharmacodynamic information on the response to osteoporosis treatment, and as a result, they are widely used for monitoring treatment in the individual. However, their clinical value for monitoring is limited by inadequate appreciation of the sources of variability, by limited data for comparison of treatments using the same BTM and by inadequate quality control. IOF/IFCC recommend one bone formation marker (s-PINP) and one bone resorption marker (s-CTX) to be used as reference markers and measured by standardised assays in observational and intervention studies in order to compare the performance of alternatives and to enlarge the international experience of the application of markers to clinical medicine. CONCLUSION: BTM hold promise in fracture risk prediction and for monitoring treatment. Uncertainties over their clinical use can be in part resolved by adopting international reference standards.
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spelling oxford-uuid:d0c17719-bf58-40f9-b7f3-cc0ca12d10452022-03-27T07:52:15ZMarkers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d0c17719-bf58-40f9-b7f3-cc0ca12d1045EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Vasikaran, SEastell, RBruyère, OFoldes, AGarnero, PGriesmacher, AMcClung, MMorris, HSilverman, STrenti, TWahl, DCooper, CKanis, JUNLABELLED: The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) recommend that a marker of bone formation (serum procollagen type I N propeptide, s-PINP) and a marker of bone resorption (serum C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, s-CTX) are used as reference analytes for bone turnover markers in clinical studies. INTRODUCTION: Bone turnover markers (BTM) predict fracture risk, and treatment-induced changes in specific markers account for a substantial proportion of fracture risk reduction. The aims of this report were to determine their clinical potential in the prediction of fracture risk and for monitoring the treatment of osteoporosis and to set an appropriate research agenda. METHODS: Evidence from prospective studies was gathered through literature review of the PUBMED database between the years 2000 and 2010 and the systematic review of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality up to 2001. RESULTS: High levels of BTMs may predict fracture risk independently from bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. They have been used for this purpose in clinical practice for many years, but there is still a need for stronger evidence on which to base practice. BTMs provide pharmacodynamic information on the response to osteoporosis treatment, and as a result, they are widely used for monitoring treatment in the individual. However, their clinical value for monitoring is limited by inadequate appreciation of the sources of variability, by limited data for comparison of treatments using the same BTM and by inadequate quality control. IOF/IFCC recommend one bone formation marker (s-PINP) and one bone resorption marker (s-CTX) to be used as reference markers and measured by standardised assays in observational and intervention studies in order to compare the performance of alternatives and to enlarge the international experience of the application of markers to clinical medicine. CONCLUSION: BTM hold promise in fracture risk prediction and for monitoring treatment. Uncertainties over their clinical use can be in part resolved by adopting international reference standards.
spellingShingle Vasikaran, S
Eastell, R
Bruyère, O
Foldes, A
Garnero, P
Griesmacher, A
McClung, M
Morris, H
Silverman, S
Trenti, T
Wahl, D
Cooper, C
Kanis, J
Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title_full Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title_fullStr Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title_full_unstemmed Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title_short Markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment: a need for international reference standards.
title_sort markers of bone turnover for the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring of osteoporosis treatment a need for international reference standards
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