New Exploratory Analysis Showed Romosozumab Increased Estimated Bone Strength More Than Teriparatide

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Amgen (AMGN), UCB Offer Additional Data from Romosozumab Phase 2

October 12, 2015 4:02 PM EDT

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and UCB presented additional findings from an exploratory sub-study of the previously reported romosozumab Phase 2 trial.1 The findings were presented today in an oral plenary session at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2015 Annual Meeting in Seattle.

The small exploratory sub-study data showed that, at month 12, the investigational bone-forming agent romosozumab increased estimated bone strength (percent change from baseline) at the spine and hip more than open-label teriparatide in postmenopausal women with low bone mass. These results were measured by a validated method called finite element analysis (FEA), which... More