TY - JOUR
T1 - ¹⁸F-fluoride PET as a non-invasive imaging biomarker for determining treatment efficacy of bone active agents at the hip
T2 - A prospective, randomised, controlled clinical study
AU - Frost, Michelle L
AU - Moore, Amelia E
AU - Siddique, Musib
AU - Blake, Glen M
AU - Laurent, Didier
AU - Borah, Babul
AU - Schramm, Ursula
AU - Valentin, Marie-Anne
AU - Pellas, Theodore C
AU - Marsden, Paul K
AU - Schleyer, Paul J
AU - Fogelman, Ignac
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The functional imaging technique of (18) F-fluoride positron emission tomography ((18) F-PET) allows the non-invasive quantitative assessment of regional bone formation at any skeletal site, including the spine and hip. The aim of this study was to determine if (18) F-PET can be used as an early biomarker of treatment efficacy at the hip. Twenty-seven treatment-naive postmenopausal women with osteopenia were randomised to receive teriparatide and calcium and vitamin D (TPT group, n=13) or calcium and vitamin D only (control group, n=14). Subjects in the TPT group were treated with 20 µg/day teriparatide for 12 weeks. (18) F-PET scans of the proximal femur, pelvis and lumbar spine were performed at baseline and 12-weeks. The plasma clearance of (18) F-fluoride to bone, K(i) , a validated measurement of bone formation, was measured at 4 regions of the hip, lumbar spine and pelvis. A significant increase in K(i) was observed at all ROIs including the total hip (+27%, p=0.002), femoral neck (+25%, p=0.040), Hip Trabecular ROI (+21%, p=0.017), and Hip Cortical ROI (+51%, p=0.001) in the TPT group. Significant increases in K(i) in response to TPT were also observed at the lumbar spine (18%, p=0.001) and pelvis (42%, p=0.001). No significant changes in K(i) were observed for the control group. Changes in BMD and bone turnover markers were consistent with previous trials of teriparatide. In conclusion, this is the first study demonstrating that (18) F-PET can be used as an imaging biomarker for determining treatment efficacy at the hip as early as 12-weeks following initiation of therapy.
AB - The functional imaging technique of (18) F-fluoride positron emission tomography ((18) F-PET) allows the non-invasive quantitative assessment of regional bone formation at any skeletal site, including the spine and hip. The aim of this study was to determine if (18) F-PET can be used as an early biomarker of treatment efficacy at the hip. Twenty-seven treatment-naive postmenopausal women with osteopenia were randomised to receive teriparatide and calcium and vitamin D (TPT group, n=13) or calcium and vitamin D only (control group, n=14). Subjects in the TPT group were treated with 20 µg/day teriparatide for 12 weeks. (18) F-PET scans of the proximal femur, pelvis and lumbar spine were performed at baseline and 12-weeks. The plasma clearance of (18) F-fluoride to bone, K(i) , a validated measurement of bone formation, was measured at 4 regions of the hip, lumbar spine and pelvis. A significant increase in K(i) was observed at all ROIs including the total hip (+27%, p=0.002), femoral neck (+25%, p=0.040), Hip Trabecular ROI (+21%, p=0.017), and Hip Cortical ROI (+51%, p=0.001) in the TPT group. Significant increases in K(i) in response to TPT were also observed at the lumbar spine (18%, p=0.001) and pelvis (42%, p=0.001). No significant changes in K(i) were observed for the control group. Changes in BMD and bone turnover markers were consistent with previous trials of teriparatide. In conclusion, this is the first study demonstrating that (18) F-PET can be used as an imaging biomarker for determining treatment efficacy at the hip as early as 12-weeks following initiation of therapy.
U2 - 10.1002/jbmr.1862
DO - 10.1002/jbmr.1862
M3 - Article
C2 - 23322666
SN - 1523-4681
VL - 28
SP - 1337
EP - 1347
JO - Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
JF - Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
IS - 6
ER -