Harris, Steven T.

Abstract Disclosure: E.M. Lewiecki: Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. K. Tough DeSapri: Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. S. Denning: Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. S.T. Harris: Amgen Inc, Radius Health, Inc. J.G. Sfeir: None. Y. Wang: Radius Health, Inc. J.A. Chiodo: Radius Health, Inc. F. Cosman: Amgen Inc, Biocon, Curateq, Enterabio, Radius Health, Inc, Theramex, UCB. Objectives: Studies have shown that the sequence of osteoporosis (OP) treatment can affect clinical outcome measures and likelihood of attaining therapeutic targets. The aim of this descriptive study was to evaluate the long-term OP treatment patterns in US patients prescribed anabolic therapies (ie, abaloparatide [ABL], teriparatide [TPTD], romosozumab [ROMO]). Methods: Anonymized patient claims data from a subset of ICON’s Symphony Health Patient Source Integrated Dataverse database was utilized. Men and women, aged ≥50 years with at least one prescription claim for ABL, TPTD, or ROMO from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2021 were included. The index date was the date of the first anabolic treatment claim. For study inclusion, patients were required to have medical and pharmacy record information from 5 years prior to the start of, and 1 year after discontinuation of, anabolic treatment. Patients with a history of anabolic therapy in the 5 years prior to the index date were excluded. Results: 42,400 patients (ABL, n=16,673; TPTD, n=19,575; ROMO, n=6152) were included, of which 80%–90% were women. Persistence rates were low for all anabolic therapies. Overall mean (standard deviation [SD]) duration was 6.5 (5.8), 6.2 (5.6), and 6.0 (4.5) months for the ABL, TPTD, and ROMO groups, respectively, with approximately 45% of patients in the ABL and TPTD groups and 40% of patients in the ROMO group receiving therapy for ≤3 months. Only 18% (ABL) and 17% (TPTD) of patients received over 12 months of anabolic treatment, and 27% of patients in the ROMO group received over 9 months of treatment. In the 5 years prior to anabolic therapy, 35% (ABL), 34% (TPTD), and 47% (ROMO) of patients had prior OP treatment, with the majority having received an oral bisphosphonate (ABL, 26%; TPTD, 25%; ROMO, 21%) for a mean (SD) treatment duration of 15.8 (13.7), 15.5 (13.3), and 16.6 (14.4) months, respectively. The second most prescribed prior therapy was denosumab (ABL, 7%; TPTD, 7%; ROMO, 24%). In the 12 months after anabolic therapy, only 21% of patients in the ABL and TPTD groups received subsequent OP medication, the majority with either denosumab (9%) or oral BP (9%), and 49% of patients treated with ROMO received subsequent treatment, most of which was with denosumab (36%). Conclusions: The pattern of prescriptions of anabolic therapy in US adults identifies significant gaps in the treatment of skeletal fragility. Despite current clinical practice guidelines, the mean duration of anabolic treatment was less than 7 months, and a large majority of patients did not receive subsequent OP prescription following anabolic therapy. Additional research is needed to understand and overcome the obstacles in applying standard of care practices. Further analyses will reveal the clinical outcomes of these treatment patterns. Presentation: Saturday, July 12, 2025

Objective: The development of these guidelines is sponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and American College of Endocrinology (ACE) Board of Trustees and adheres with published AACE protocols for the standardized production of clinical practice guidelines (CPG). Methods: Recommendations are based on diligent reviews of the clinical evidence with transparent incorporation of subjective factors, according to established AACE/ACE guidelines for guidelines protocols. Results: The Executive Summary of this 2020 updated guideline contains 52 recommendations: 21 Grade A (40%), 24 Grade B (46%), 7 Grade C (14%), and no Grade D (0%). These detailed, evidence-based recommendations allow for nuance-based clinical decision-making that addresses multiple aspects of real-world care of patients. The evidence base presented in the subsequent Appendix provides relevant supporting information for the Executive Summary recommendations. This update contains 368 citations: 123 (33.5%) EL 1 (highest), 132 (36%) EL 2 (intermediate), 20 (5.5%) EL 3 (weak), and 93 (25%) EL 4 (lowest). New or updated topics in this CPG include: clarification of the diagnosis of osteoporosis, stratification of the patient according to high-risk and very high-risk features, a new dual action therapy option, and transitions from therapeutic options. Conclusion: This guideline is a practical tool for endocrinologists, physicians in general, regulatory bodies, health-related organizations, and interested laypersons regarding the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.