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KMID : 1036920210260020105
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Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
2021 Volume.26 No. 2 p.105 ~ p.111
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous pamidronate infusion for treating osteoporosis in children and adolescents
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Yoon Ji-Hee
Choi Yun-Ha
Lee Ye-Na
Yoo Han-Wook
Choi Jin-Ho
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Abstract
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Purpose: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone mass that results in increased risk of fractures. Pediatric osteoporosis can be caused by monogenic diseases, chronic diseases, and/or their treatment. This study was performed to investigate the effect of pamidronate infusion on osteoporosis in children and adolescents.
Methods: This study included 13 unrelated pediatric patients (10 males and 3 females) whose bone mineral density (BMD) z-score was <-2.0. Pamidronate was administered intravenously at a dosage of 1 mg/kg for 3 consecutive days every 4 months. Clinical and biochemical findings were reviewed retrospectively. The BMD values of the lumbar spine and femoral neck were assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry at baseline and annually.
Results: The underlying diseases were immobilization (62%), inflammatory bowel disease (23%), protein-losing enteropathy (8%), and idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis (8%). The mean age at the start of treatment was 12.7±4.3 years. Duration of treatment ranged from 12?50 months. The baseline height-standard deviation score (SDS) and weight-SDS were -2.01±2.08 and -2.60±1.62, respectively. The lumbar spine BMD z-scores improved significantly after 1 year of pamidronate treatment, but the femoral neck BMD z-scores did not. However, both z-scores had significantly increased by the end of treatment.
Conclusions: This study demonstrated that pamidronate treatment increased BMD in pediatric patients with osteoporosis with no significant adverse events. Further studies are required to better define the long-term efficacy and safety of pamidronate therapy in a large number of pediatric patients.
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KEYWORD
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Bisphosphonate, Bone mineral density, Osteoporosis, Pamidronate
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