This is a prospective open-cohort study with annual assessment and reporting of descriptive findings from 5 secondary data sources, US Medicare, Optum Research Database (formerly United HealthCare), Scandinavian national health registry databases, including data from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The study period will include up to 10 years in each data system depending on data availability. Descriptive statistics will be used to characterize cohorts with respect to patient characteristics and utilization patterns. Person-year adjusted AESI incidence rates will be calculated among postmenopausal women, postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, and exposure cohorts with a final comparative safety analysis. Subsequent sub-studies using US data systems were added to describe men with osteoporosis treated with Prolia and men and women who receive Prolia with glucocorticoid exposure.
This is a prospective open-cohort study with annual assessment and reporting of descriptive findings from 5 secondary data sources, US Medicare,Optum Research Database (formerly United HealthCare), Scandinavian national health registry databases, including data from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The study period will include up to 10 years in each data system depending on data availability. Descriptive statistics will be used to characterize exposure cohorts with respect to patient characteristics, clinical features, and AESI risk factors. Person-year adjusted AESI incidence rates will be calculated among postmenopausal women, postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, and exposure cohorts. Exploratory analyses comparing incidence rates of AESI in women with PMO adjusting for potential confounders will also be conducted. Descriptive statistics will be used to characterize denosumab utilisation patterns in patients who receive denosumab for PMO and in subjects who receive Prolia therapy for unapproved indications. Subsequent substudies using US data systems were added to describe men with osteoporosis treated with Prolia and men and women who receive Prolia with glucocorticoid exposure.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
517,991
subcutaneous injection
The assessment of bisphosphonates includes branded oral bisphosphonates (eg, alendronate \[Fosamax®\], risedronate \[Actonel®\], ibandronate \[Boniva®/Bonviva®\] oral); generic bisphosphonates, including alendronate, neridodronate, and olpadronate; intravenous bisphosphonates including ibandronate IV, and zoledronate \[Reclast®/Aclasta®\].
Incidence rates of Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)
Incidence rates of AESI (per 100,000 Person-years) will be assessed in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (PMO) and by exposure cohort (denosumab or bisphosphonates)
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Characteristics and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) risk factors
Describe characteristics, clinical features, and AESI risk factors in women with PMO exposed to denosumab, women with PMO exposed to bisphosphonates, and all women with PMO.
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Compare the incidence of the Adverse Events of Special Interests
Compare the incidence of the AESI in women with PMO exposed to denosumab to that in women with PMO exposed to bisphosphonates.
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Describe incidence rates of Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)
Describe incidence rates of AESI in postmenopausal women.
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Describe denosumab utilization patterns
Describe denosumab utilization patterns in patients who receive denosumab therapy for treatment of PMO.
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Describe Prolia utilization patterns
Describe Prolia utilization patterns in patients who receive Prolia therapy for unapproved indications (indication, dosage, frequency).
Time frame: Up to 10 years
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