Use of bone turnover markers in clinical practice for the management of osteoporosis in Korea: From the survey on the prescription pattern of bone turnover markers

Seong Hee Ahn, So Young Park, Jun Il Yoo, Youn Jee Chung, Yun Kyung Jeon, Byung Ho Yoon, Ha Young Kim, Seung Hun Lee, Jehoon Lee, Seongbin Hong

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Abstract

Background: There has been interest in the clinical potential of bone turnover markers (BTMs) as tools both for assessing fracture risk and for monitoring treatment. However, the practical use of BTMs has been limited by their biological variability and difficulties in the interpretation of results. We investigated the current situation of application of BTMs by clinicians in Korea for the management of osteoporosis through a survey asking the patterns of BTMs prescription in clinical practice. Methods: The survey was conducted online using the “google survey” by the BTM committee authorized by the Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Results: Total 108 clinicians responded the survey. Most of the respondents prescribed BTMs (80.6%) when they prescribed anti-osteoporotic medications (AOMs). The most frequently prescribed bone resorption and formation markers were serum C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (90.7%) and osteocalcin (65.1%), respectively. BTMs were mostly prescribed before starting AOMs (90.8%) and used for the purpose of evaluating treatment response (74.4%). Treatment response and compliance to AOMs were evaluated according to the change of absolute value of BTMs (55.1%). The respondents complained difficulties in the interpretation of BTMs (33.3%), the choice of proper BTMs (17.2%), and the proper sample preparation and handling (13.8%). Conclusions: In Korea, most of clinicians recognized the benefit of BTMs in the management of osteoporosis. However, there are limitations in the broad use of these markers in clinical practice. Therefore, a clear recommendation for BTM in Korea enhances their use in clinical practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)271-277
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Bone Metabolism
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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Copyright © 2019 The Korean Society for Bone and

Keywords

  • Biomarkers
  • Bone remodeling
  • Osteoporosis

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