Romosozumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized (from mouse)
TargetSclerostin
Clinical data
Trade namesEvenity
Other namesAMG 785, romosozumab-aqqg
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa619026
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  • AU: B3
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FormulaC6452H9926N1714O2040S54
Molar mass145877.58 g·mol−1
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Romosozumab, sold under the brand name Evenity, is a medication used to treat osteoporosis.[3] It has been found to decrease the risk of fractures of the spine.[3]

Common side effects include headache, joint pain, and injection site reactions including pain.[3] It may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths from cardiovascular disease.[3] It is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets sclerostin.[4] Research shows the drug increases bone formation and decreases bone resorption in postmenopausal women with low bone density. Romosozumab was approved for medical use in Japan, the United States and the European Union in 2019.[3][5][6]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication.[7]

Medical uses

Romosozumab is used for osteoporosis to decrease the risk of fractures.[5] Two trials found that it reduced the rate of vertebral fracture. In one, there was a 73% lower risk of vertebral fracture after one year, and the benefit was maintained after a second year of taking denosumab. In the other, one year of romosozumab followed by one year of alendronate had a 50% vertebral fracture reduction compared to two years of alendronate.[5]

Side effects

Common side effects include headache, joint pain, and injection site reactions including pain.[3]

In one trial, more patients in the romosozumab group had serious cardiovascular events compared to the alendronate group (0.8% vs 0.3%),[8] though this was not found in a trial of romosozumab vs placebo.[9] Currently, the drug contains a boxed warning on its labeling stating that it may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death and should not be used in patients who have had a heart attack or stroke within the previous year.[3]

History

Romosozumab was approved for medical use in Japan in January 2019,[5] the United States in April 2019[5] and the European Union in December 2019.[6] It was originally discovered by Chiroscience,[10] which was acquired by Celltech (now[when?] owned by UCB).[11] Celltech entered in a partnership with Amgen in 2002 for the product's development.[12]

UK's NICE provisionally decided not to recommend Romosozumab for use in England and Wales.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Evenity Product information". Health Canada. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Summary Basis of Decision (SBD) for Evenity". Health Canada. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "FDA approves new treatment for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Press release). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Council: Romosozumab" (PDF). American Medical Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e Kaplon H, Muralidharan M, Schneider Z, Reichert JM (2020). "Antibodies to watch in 2020". mAbs. 12 (1): 1703531. doi:10.1080/19420862.2019.1703531. PMC 6973335. PMID 31847708.
  6. ^ a b Rees V (13 December 2019). "EC approves treatment for severe osteoporosis postmenopausal women". European Pharmaceutical Review. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "New Drug Therapy Approvals 2019". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ Saag KG, Petersen J, Brandi ML, Karaplis AC, Lorentzon M, Thomas T, et al. (October 2017). "Romosozumab or Alendronate for Fracture Prevention in Women with Osteoporosis". The New England Journal of Medicine. 377 (15): 1417–1427. doi:10.1056/nejmoa1708322. hdl:2158/1094968. PMID 28892457. S2CID 205102366.
  9. ^ Cosman F, Crittenden DB, Adachi JD, Binkley N, Czerwinski E, Ferrari S, et al. (October 2016). "Romosozumab Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis". The New England Journal of Medicine. 375 (16): 1532–1543. doi:10.1056/nejmoa1607948. PMID 27641143.
  10. ^ Quested T (7 June 2015). "Cream of life science entrepreneurs' first venture was selling doughnuts". Business Weekly. Cambridge, England: Q Communications. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. ^ Winkler DG, Sutherland MK, Geoghegan JC, Yu C, Hayes T, Skonier JE, et al. (December 2003). "Osteocyte control of bone formation via sclerostin, a novel BMP antagonist". The EMBO Journal. 22 (23): 6267–6276. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg599. PMC 291840. PMID 14633986.
  12. ^ "Celltech group Interim Report 2002" (PDF). Celltech Group plc.
  13. ^ Parnaby L (2 January 2022). "NHS medics call for osteoporosis drug to be recommended in England and Wales". Evening Standard.

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