Purpose: The study was aimed at monitoring vertebral bodies changes with the use of Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) in children and adolescents affected by osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) during treatment with intravenous neridronate. Methods: 60 children and adolescents (35 males and 25 females; age 1–16 years) with OI type I, III and IV were included in the study. Intravenous neridronate was administered at the dose of 2 mg/kg every 3 months in all patients. Lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) and VFA by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were assessed every 6 months up to 24 months during treatment. VFA with vertebral morphometry (MXA) was used to calculate the three indices of vertebral deformity: wedging, concavity and crushing. Serum calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D], total alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) and urinary C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTx) were measured at any time point. Results: Mean LS BMD values significantly increased at 24 months compared to baseline (p < 0.0001); the corresponding Z-score values were −1.28 ± 1.23 at 24 months vs −2.46 ± 1.25 at baseline; corresponding mean Bone Mineral Apparent Density (BMAD) values were 0.335 ± 0.206 vs 0.464 ± 0.216. Mean serum levels of ALP, BALP and CTx significantly decreased from baseline to 24 months. By MXA, we observed a significant 19.1% reduction of the mean wedging index of vertebral reshaping at 12 months, and 38.4% at 24 months (p < 0.0001) and of the mean concavity index (16.3% at 12 months and 35.9% at 24 months; p < 0.0001). Vertebral reshaping was achieved for 66/88 (75%) wedge fractures and 59/70 (84%) concave fractures, but there were 4 incident mild fractures. Finally, VF rate was reduced at 24 months compared to baseline: 37/710 (5.2%) vs 158/710 (22.2%). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates the utility of VFA as a safe and alternative methodology in the follow-up of children and adolescents with OI.

Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) for monitoring vertebral reshaping in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta treated with intravenous neridronate / Diacinti, D.; Pisani, D.; Cipriani, C.; Celli, M.; Zambrano, A.; Diacinti, D.; Kripa, E.; Iannacone, A.; Colangelo, L.; Nieddu, L.; Pepe, J.; Minisola, S.. - In: BONE. - ISSN 8756-3282. - 143:Feb 2021(2021). [10.1016/j.bone.2020.115608]

Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) for monitoring vertebral reshaping in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta treated with intravenous neridronate

Diacinti D.;Pisani D.;Cipriani C.
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Zambrano A.;Diacinti D.;Kripa E.;Colangelo L.;Nieddu L.;Pepe J.;Minisola S.
2021

Abstract

Purpose: The study was aimed at monitoring vertebral bodies changes with the use of Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) in children and adolescents affected by osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) during treatment with intravenous neridronate. Methods: 60 children and adolescents (35 males and 25 females; age 1–16 years) with OI type I, III and IV were included in the study. Intravenous neridronate was administered at the dose of 2 mg/kg every 3 months in all patients. Lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) and VFA by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were assessed every 6 months up to 24 months during treatment. VFA with vertebral morphometry (MXA) was used to calculate the three indices of vertebral deformity: wedging, concavity and crushing. Serum calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D], total alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) and urinary C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTx) were measured at any time point. Results: Mean LS BMD values significantly increased at 24 months compared to baseline (p < 0.0001); the corresponding Z-score values were −1.28 ± 1.23 at 24 months vs −2.46 ± 1.25 at baseline; corresponding mean Bone Mineral Apparent Density (BMAD) values were 0.335 ± 0.206 vs 0.464 ± 0.216. Mean serum levels of ALP, BALP and CTx significantly decreased from baseline to 24 months. By MXA, we observed a significant 19.1% reduction of the mean wedging index of vertebral reshaping at 12 months, and 38.4% at 24 months (p < 0.0001) and of the mean concavity index (16.3% at 12 months and 35.9% at 24 months; p < 0.0001). Vertebral reshaping was achieved for 66/88 (75%) wedge fractures and 59/70 (84%) concave fractures, but there were 4 incident mild fractures. Finally, VF rate was reduced at 24 months compared to baseline: 37/710 (5.2%) vs 158/710 (22.2%). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates the utility of VFA as a safe and alternative methodology in the follow-up of children and adolescents with OI.
2021
children; neridronate; osteogenesis imperfecta; vertebral fracture assessment (VFA); vertebral morphometry
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Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) for monitoring vertebral reshaping in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta treated with intravenous neridronate / Diacinti, D.; Pisani, D.; Cipriani, C.; Celli, M.; Zambrano, A.; Diacinti, D.; Kripa, E.; Iannacone, A.; Colangelo, L.; Nieddu, L.; Pepe, J.; Minisola, S.. - In: BONE. - ISSN 8756-3282. - 143:Feb 2021(2021). [10.1016/j.bone.2020.115608]
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