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T1 Long-Term Treatment and Effect of Discontinuation of Calcifediol in Postmenopausal Women with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized Trial
A1 Pérez Castrillon, José Luis
K1 Endocrinologia y Metabolismo
K1 CALCIFEDIOL; CHOLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; MENOPAUSE
AB Vitamin D plays a major role in bone health and probably also in multiple extraskeletal acute and chronic diseases. Although supplementation with calcifediol, a vitamin D metabolite, has demonstrated efficacy and safety in short-term clinical trials, its effects after long-term monthly administration have been studied less extensively. This report describes the results of a 1-year, phase III-IV, double-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel, multicenter superiority clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of monthly calcifediol0.266 mg versus cholecalciferol 25,000 IU (0.625 mg) in postmenopausal women with vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL). A total of 303 women were randomized and 298 evaluated. Patients were randomized 1:1:1 to calcifediol 0.266 mg/month for 12 months (Group A1), calcifediol 0.266 mg/month for 4 months followed by placebo for 8 months (Group A2), and cholecalciferol 25,000 IU/month (0.625 mg/month) for 12 months (Group B). By month 4, stable 25(OH)D levels were documented with both calcifediol and cholecalciferol (intention-to-treat population): 26.8  8.5 ng/mL (Group A1) and 23.1  5.4 ng/mL (Group B). By month12, 25(OH)D levels were 23.9   8.0 ng/mL (Group A1) and 22.4   5.5 ng/mL (Group B). When calcifediol treatment was withdrawn in Group A2, 25(OH)D levels decreased to baseline levels (28.5   8.7 ng/mL at month 4 versus 14.4   6.0 ng/mL at month 12). No relevant treatment-related safety issues were reported in any of the groups. The results confirm that long-term treatment with monthlycalcifediol in vitamin D-deficient patients is effective and safe. The withdrawal of treatment leads to a pronounced decrease of 25(OH) D levels. Calcifediol presented a faster onset of action compared to monthly cholecalciferol. Long-term treatment produces stable and sustained 25(OH)D concentrations with no associated safety concerns.
PB Wiley
SN 0884-0431
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64704
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64704
LA eng
NO Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol. 38, No. 4, Abril 2023, pp 471–479.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 26-jun-2024