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Potential of biomarkers during pharmacological therapy setting for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a systematic review

Filippo Migliorini, Nicola Maffulli, Filippo Spiezia and 3 more

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research · 2021 · Systematic review · CC BY

doi:10.1186/s13018-021-02497-0

Abstract

Background. Biochemical markers of bone turnover (BTMs), such as the bone alkaline phosphatase (bALP), procollagen type I N propeptide (PINP), serum cross-linked C-telopeptides of type I collagen (bCTx), and urinary cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTx), are used to manage therapy monitoring in osteoporotic patients. This systematic review analyzed the potential of these BMTs in predicting the clinical outcomes in terms of BMD, t-score, rate of fractures, and adverse events during the therapy setting in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Methods. All randomized clinical trials (RCTs) reporting data on biomarkers for postmenopausal osteoporosis were accessed. Only articles reporting quantitative data on the level of biomarkers at baseline and on the outcomes of interest at the last follow-up were eligible.

Results. A total of 36,706 patients were retrieved. Greater values of bALP were associated with a greater rate of vertebral (P = 0.001) and non-vertebral fractures (P = 0.0001). Greater values of NTx at baseline were associated with a greater rate of adverse events at the last follow-up (P = 0.02). Greater values of CTx at baseline were associated with a greater rate of adverse events leading to discontinuation (P = 0.04), gastrointestinal adverse events (P = 0.0001), musculoskeletal adverse events (P = 0.04), and mortality (P = 0.04). Greater values of PINP at baseline were associated with greater rates of gastrointestinal adverse events (P = 0.02) at the last follow-up.

Conclusion. The present analysis supports the adoption of BMTs during pharmacological therapy setting of patients suffering from osteoporosis.

Level of evidence. I, systematic review of RCTs

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Introduction

The management of osteoporosis represents an important therapeutic challenge for the global health system and constitutes a considerable health expenditure. In addition, increasing in average age could have a significant impact on healthcare costs for the wide range of drugs that are used to manage osteoporotic patients. Different drugs and administration methods have been shown to be more effective than others in the prevention of a certain complication or clinical outcomes such as BMD, t-score, rate of fractures, and adverse events. However, prevention of complication along the natural history of the disease is not an easy task to obtain.

Biochemical markers of bone turnover (BTMs) have gained popularity for their ability to provide specific and dynamic indications of bone turnover mechanisms in the delicate balance between formation and resorption. More precisely, serum bone alkaline phosphatase (bALP) and procollagen type I N propeptide (PINP) are considered biomarkers of bone ossification, while serum cross-linked C-telopeptides of type I collagen (bCTx) and urinary cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTx) are considered indicators of bone resorption. For their role in bone turnover, these BMTs could be used as a tool for monitoring therapy in osteoporosis. With these assumptions, a systematic review has been performed to identify in these markers a predictor role for complications in the osteoporotic patient, and their ability to intervene with the most effective drug for the individual patient.

The purpose of the present study was to establish the potential of bALP, PINP, bCTx, and NTx in predicting the clinical outcomes in terms of BMD, t-score, rate of fractures, and adverse events during the therapy setting in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Search strategy

The present study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The PICOT framework was structured as follows: P (problem): postmenopausal osteoporosisI (intervention): bALP, PINP, bCTx, and NTxC (control): therapy settingO (outcomes): BMI, fractures, adverse eventsT (timing): ≥ 6 months of follow-up

P (problem): postmenopausal osteoporosis

I (intervention): bALP, PINP, bCTx, and NTx

C (control): therapy setting

O (outcomes): BMI, fractures, adverse events

T (timing): ≥ 6 months of follow-up

Two authors (FM;RG) independently performed the literature search. In December 2020, the following databases were accessed: PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, and Scopus. No time constraints were set for the database search. The following keywords were used in combination: osteoporosis, treatment, management, drug, pharmacology, pharmacological, medicament, mineral, density, bone, BMD, bone alkaline phosphatase, ALP, procollagen type I N propeptide, PINP, serum cross-linked C-telopeptides of type I collagen, CTx, urinary cross-linked N-telopeptides of type I collagen, NTx, premenopausal, spine, pathological, fragility, fractures, hip, vertebral, disability, adverse events, Bisphosphonates, Denosumab, Romosozumab, Clodronate, Raloxifene, Teriparatide, Alendronate, Risedronate, Zoledronate, Ibandronate, Etidronate, PTH, osteoblast, osteoclast. The resulting articles were screened by the same authors. The full text of the articles of interest was accessed. A cross-reference of the bibliographies was also performed.

Eligibility criteria

All randomized clinical trials (RCTs) reporting data on biomarkers for postmenopausal osteoporosis were accessed. According to the authors’ language capabilities, articles in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish were eligible. Only studies of level I evidence, according to the Oxford Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) were considered. Articles reporting data on patients with secondary osteoporosis were excluded. Studies concerning patients with tumors and/or bone metastases were also not included. Studies reporting data on patients with iatrogenic-induced menopausal were not included, nor those on pediatric and/or adolescent patients. Studies regarding selected patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapies or organ transplantation were not considered. Studies reporting data on combined therapies with multiple drugs were not eligible. Studies with follow-up shorter than 6 months were not eligible, nor were those involving less than 10 patients. Studies reporting data of combined therapy with multiple anti-osteoporotic drugs were also not included. Only articles reporting quantitative data on the level of biomarkers at baseline and on the outcomes of interest were eligible. Missing data under these endpoints warranted the exclusion from the present work.

Data extraction and outcomes of interests

Two authors (FM;RG) performed data extraction. Study generalities (author, year, journal, duration of the follow-up, daily calcium and vitamin D supplementation, treatment) and patient baseline demographic information were collected: number of samples, mean age, mean bone mass index (BMI), mean BMD (overall, spine, hip, femur neck), t score (spine, hip, femur), and number of previous vertebral and non-vertebral fragility fractures. Data concerning the following endpoints were collected at the last follow-up: mean BMD (overall, spine, hip, femur neck), rate of vertebral, non-vertebral, femoral, hip fragility fractures, and body height. Data concerning the following adverse events at the last follow-up were collected: overall adverse events, serious adverse events and those leading to study discontinuation, gastrointestinal events, musculoskeletal events, rate of osteonecrosis, and mortality. Data concerning bALP, PINP, bCTx, and NTx were extracted at baseline and last follow-up. The outcomes of interest were to assess the association between biomarkers and patient characteristics, bone mass density, and adverse events at the last follow-up.

Methodological quality assessment

The methodological quality assessment was made through the risk of bias graph tool of the Review Manager Software (The Nordic Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen). The following risks of bias were evaluated: selection, detection, performance, reporting, attrition, and other sources of bias.

Statistical analysis

The statistical analyses were performed by the main author (FM). The IBM SPSS software version 25 was used to assess data at baseline. Data distribution was evaluated using the Shapiro–Wilk test. Normally distributed data were evaluated using mean and standard deviation (SD), while median and interquartile range (IQR) were calculated for non-parametric data. The Student T-test was used to assess significance for parametric data, while the Mann–Whitney U-test for non-parametric variables. Values of P < 0.05 are considered statistically significant. Multiple linear pairwise correlations were performed to assess associations between the value of the biomarkers at baseline and patient demographics, bone mass density, and adverse events at the last follow-up. The STATA Software/MP version 16 (StataCorporation, College Station, TX, USA) is used for the statistical analyses. A multiple linear model regression analysis through the Pearson product–moment correlation coefficient (r) was used. The Cauchy–Schwarz formula was used for inequality: +1 is considered as positive linear correlation, while −1 a negative one. Values of 0.1< | r | < 0.3, 0.3< | r | < 0.5, and | r | > 0.5 were considered to have weak, moderate, and strong correlation, respectively. The overall significance was assessed through the χ2 test, with values of P < 0.05 considered statistically significant.

Search result

The literature search resulted in 1203 studies. Of them, 317 were duplicates. A further 757 articles were excluded because of study design (N = 221), non-clinical studies (N = 319), secondary osteoporosis (N = 87), small population or short follow-up (N = 15), multiple therapies (N = 33), language limitations (N = 5), uncertain results (N = 11), and others (N = 66). Another 95 articles were excluded because of data under the outcomes of interest missing. Finally, 35 RCTs were eligible for the present study (Fig. 1).

Methodological quality assessment

Given the exclusive inclusion of only RCTs, the risk of selection bias was low. Most of the studies were single and double blinded, leading to moderate-low risk of detection and performance biases. Overall, the high quality of the studies leads to a low risk of attrition and reporting bias. Concluding, the results of the review evaluation about each risk of bias item for each individual included study (Fig. 2) were low to moderate, leading to a good assessment of the methodology.

Patient demographics

A total of 36,706 patients were included. The median age was 67 (IQR 5), the median BMI 25.4 (IQR 1.9). The median vertebral BMD was 0.84 (IQR 0.17), hip BMD 0.74 (IQR 0.11), and femur BMD 0.64 (IQR 0.03). The ANOVA test found optimal within-group variance concerning age, BMI, and BMDs (P > 0.1). Generalities and patient baseline data of the included studies are shown in detail in Table 1.

Outcomes of interest

Greater values of bALP results associated with a greater rate of vertebral fractures (P = 0.001; r = 0.8), non-vertebral fractures (P = 0.0001; r = 0.7), overall BMD (P = 0.01; r = −0.8), BMD hip (P = 0.04; r = −0.5), and BMD femur (P = 0.003; r = −0.9) at baseline. No association with bALP at baseline and other endpoints at follow-up was found. Greater values of NTx were associated with lower T score of the spine (P = 0.03; r = −0.7) and of the hip (P = 0.04; r = −0.7) at baseline. Greater values of NTx at baseline were associated with a greater rate of adverse events at the last follow-up (P = 0.02; r = 0.9). Greater values of CTx were associated with lower BMD spine (P = 0.04; r = −0.3), BMD hip (P = 0.01; r = 0.5), and BMD femur (P = 0.0007; r = 0.6) at baseline. Greater values of CTx at baseline were associated with a greater rate of adverse events leading to discontinuation (P = 0.04; r = 0.5), gastrointestinal adverse events (P = 0.0001; r = 0.7), musculoskeletal adverse events (P = 0.04; r = 0.4), and mortality (P = 0.04; r = 0.6). Greater values of PINP were associated with lower BMD at baseline (P = 0.008; r = −0.4). Greater values of PINP at baseline were associated with a greater rate of gastrointestinal adverse events (P = 0.02; r = 0.6) at the last follow-up. No further statistically significant associations were found. Table 2 shows the overall results of the multivariate analyses.

Discussion

According to the systematic review, all BMTs analyzed were useful to monitor the effects of pharmacological therapy setting in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Greater values of bALP have been associated with vertebral fractures and non-vertebral fractures with overall BMD, hip BMD, and femur BMD at baseline. Furthermore, greater values of NTx were associated with lower T score of the spine and of the hip at baseline. Greater values of NTx at baseline were also associated to adverse events at the last follow-up. CTx showed interesting associations, too: greater values were associated to lower spine, hip, and femur BMD at baseline. Greater values of this BMT at baseline were also associated to a greater rate of adverse events leading to discontinuation, gastrointestinal adverse events, musculoskeletal adverse events, and mortality. Finally, greater values of PINP were associated to lower BMD at baseline. High values at baseline have been associated to gastrointestinal adverse events at the last follow-up. Because of their ability to provide information about rapid changes in bone turnover, BMTs have been the subject of numerous studies to investigate their possible role in the management of osteoporotic patients. Bone turnover is a dynamic process which involves bone resorption and bone formation. Several bone turnover markers have been highlighted in clinical practice, although not to necessarily identify better therapy outcomes.

Markers of bone formation and resorption have been classified. BALP and PINP are considered bone formation markers. BALP is a membrane-bound enzyme produced by osteoblasts, positively correlated with bone formation. Its role in identifying the risk of fracture has been highlighted when Bjarnason et al. first demonstrated the relationship between the modification of the values of this BMT and the risk of fracture. Statistically significant associations between bALP levels and fracture risk have been also analyzed showing possible association with numerous BMTs. However, the association was not statistically significant, which was not the case for osteocalcin (OC), PINP, CTx, and NTx. In a Japanese population, in contrast, bALP did predict vertebral fractures. The association between bALP levels and BMD was instead analyzed in adults with and without diabetes. In non-diabetic subjects, bALP levels were associated to BMD. On the other hand, there was no relationship between bALP and BMD in elderly men with no history of fractures. Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (PINP) derives from the type 1 collagen formation process, from its precursor, procollagen. It is considered a standard indicator of bone formation. Kučukalić-Selimović et al. analyzed the role of this BMT in the bone status assessment and found a significant negative correlation between BMD (at the femoral neck, total hip, and lumbar spine) and serum levels of PINP.

NTx and CTx are considered markers of bone resorption. These two BMTs are two different forms of a telopeptide of type I collagen, acting in the collagen degradation process, and are found in serum and in urines. NTx showed an association with the T-score spine and hip levels at baseline, while greater CTx values were associated with lower spine, hip, and femur BMD at baseline. Since they are markers of resorption, their levels may increase in increased bone turnover, leading to a reduction in BMD and T-score. Indeed, high bone turnover setting (hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, and Paget disease) is associated with greater values of BMTs. This has also been reported in postmenopausal women when a reduction of BMD may be appreciable. Although CTx and PINP have been recommended as the reference standard for bone resorption and bone formation, in the light of the results of this systematic review, all BMTs can be statistically related to specific complications.

This study showed several limitations, as data were based on a large population, hence they carry a high risk of bias. There is still little literature available about the actual therapeutic role for these BMTs. In fact, the studies analyzed in this review did not evaluate BMTs as primary outcomes. The pathophysiology of these markers and their relationship with osteoporosis complications should be analyzed more specifically, as they could have marked clinical potential. Future studies should evaluate whether osteoporosis complication can be predicted from variation of a given BMT, and, subsequently establish which drug could be suitable for a specific individual. These substances can be measured in serum or urine by immunological tests, and their levels are influenced by endogenous and exogenous factors. As differences in sampling methods still remain, specific research groups highlighted the need for standardization of the collection method. Another important limitation of this review is the heterogeneity of the studies evaluated, as they analyzed the intervention of different types of drugs, or the same drugs with different dosages. Furthermore, daily vitamin D administration was not homogeneous in all studies. Finally, future studies should consider to standardize the measurement methods of BMTs.

Conclusion

The present systematic review shows that further studies should validate the use of BMTs in clinical practice. Our analysis supports the adoption of BMTs during pharmacological therapy setting of patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Further studies are required to analyze their role in predicting complications as a primary outcome.

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