Thursday - april 10

09.00 - 11.50 SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
Chairs: C. COOPER & J. COMPSTON
09.00 - 09.30 Plenary lecture
When is it cost-effective to treat an osteoporotic patient?
J. KANIS
09.30 - 09.50 Remittance of the ESCEO-Amgen 2008 Fellowships
09.50 - 10.20 Oral Communications selected from abstracts

09:50–10:00

OC10

COST-UTILITY OF STRONTIUM RANELATE IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

M. Hiligsmann, O. Bruyère, O. Ethgen, J.-Y. Reginster

10:00–10:10

OC11           

DOSE-DEPENDENT INCREASES IN ENDOGENOUS PARATHYROID HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF A CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST TO NORMAL VOLUNTEERS: POTENTIAL FOR AN ORAL BONE-FORMING AGENT

D. Ethgen, S. Kumar, L. Fitzpatrick, A. Roshak, J. Phillips, G. Stroup, C. Baidoo, V. Kitchen, C. Matheny

10:10–10:20

OC12

BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES: IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND RISK OF RECURRENT VERTEBRAL FRACTURES

S. Boonen, S. Cummings, R. Eastell, D. Wardlaw

10.20 - 10.50 Plenary lecture
How can results from clinical trials be extrapolated to the daily management of osteoporosis?
J.D. ADACHI
10.50 - 11.50 Oral Communications selected from abstracts

10:50–11:00

OC13

EFFECT OF SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS ON THE RISK OF FRACTURE

J.B. Richards, A. Papaioannou, J.D. Adachi, L. Joseph, J.C. Prior, H.E. Whitson, David Goltzman

11:00–11:10

OC14

EFFICACY OF ADDING TERIPARATIDE VERSUS SWITCHING TO TERIPARATIDE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH RALOXIFENE OR ALENDRONATE

F. Cosman, R.A. Wermers, C. Recknor, K.F. Mauck, L. Xie, E.V. Glass, J.H. Krege

11:10–11:20

OC15

HUMAN HIP CARTILAGE VOLUME AND THICKNESS ASSESSED BY NEW QUANTITATIVE MRI TECHNOLOGY: DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN THE ACETABULUM AND THE FEMORAL HEAD

W. Li, F. Abram, Y. Ross, P. Dodin, G. Beaudoin, M.-J. Berthiaume, J.-P. Raynauld, J.-P. Pelletier, J. Martel-Pelletier

11:20–11:30

OC16

EFFICACY OF CONTINUED ALENDRONATE FOR FRACTURES IN WOMEN WITHOUT PREVALENT VERTEBRAL FRACTURE: THE FLEX TRIAL

A.V. Schwartz, D.C. Bauer, J.A. Cauley, K.E. Ensrud, L. Palermo, J.A. West, R.B. Wallace, A.C. Feldstein, M.C. Hochberg, S.R. Cummings

11:30–11:40

OC17

FRACTURE EFFICACY OF MONTHLY IBANDRONATE AND WEEKLY BISPHOSPHONATE THERAPY: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

J.-Y. Reginster, W. Blumentals, C. Barr, S. Silverman, S. Poston

11:40–11:50

OC18

EFFECT OF TREATMENT WITH THE CATHEPSIN-K INHIBITOR, BALICATIB, ON CARTILAGE VOLUME AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF BONE AND CARTILAGE DEGRADATION IN PATIENTS WITH PAINFUL KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

D. Manicourt, A. Beaulieu, P. Garnero, C. Peterfy, F. Bouisset, S. Haemmerle, L. Mindeholm

12.15 - 13.45 Addressing the challenges of osteoporosis patient care:
innovative approaches
Bone as a living tissue
Lunch Symposium sponsored by NOVARTIS PHARMA AG Lunch Symposium sponsored by SERVIER
Co-Chairs: P.D. DELMAS & U. AKARIRMAK Chairs: G. AKYÜZ – J.-Y. REGINSTER
Welcome and introduction Introduction
P.D. DELMAS G. AKYÜZ
The postmenopausal osteoporosis patient: new insights in
treatment with zoledronic acid
Evolution of skeletal vitality and integrity with age
P.D. DELMAS P. MARIE
The post-hip fracture patient: treatment challenges Generating living bone with strontium ranelate
L. NORDSLETTEN P. AMMANN
Prevention of new fractures after a hip fracture Early fracture prevention in osteoporosis
S. BOONEN M.-L. BRANDI
Optimizing post-hip fracture patient care in Europe Long-term protection with strontium ranelate
A. KURTH C. COOPER
Closing remarks Conclusion
U. AKARIRMAK J.-Y. REGINSTER
13.45 - 15.00 Poster Session & Exhibition Viewing
Posters P100 to P224 will be manned
14.00 - 15.00 Educational Session
How to write and publish a scientific article in a top peer-reviewed Journal ?

E. SEEMAN
15.00 - 16.40 SCIENTIFIC SESSION II
Chairs: W. DERE & R. RIZZOLI
15.00 - 15.30 Plenary lecture
Which treatment for whom in osteoporosis?
C. COOPER
15.30 - 16.40 Oral Communications selected from abstracts

15:30–15:40

OC19           

INCREASED BONE RESORPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN MEN. THE PROSPECTIVE MINOS STUDY
P. Szulc, P.D. Delmas

15:40–15:50

OC20            

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF TERIPARATIDE AND ALENDRONATE ON PARAMETERS OF TOTAL HIP STRENGTH AS ASSESSED BY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS: RESULTS FROM THE FORTEO AND ALENDRONATE COMPARISON TRIAL
T.M. Keaveny, P.F. Hoffmann, D.L. Kopperdahl, D.W. Donley, K. Krohn, E.V. Glass, B.H. Mitlak

15:50–16:00

OC21            

ZOLEDRONIC ACID SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE RISK OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN ELDERLY WOMEN WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS: RESULTS FROM HORIZON-PFT
S. Boonen, J.-M. Kaufman, S. Adami, Z. Man, C.-L. Benhamou, G. Bianchi, P. Mesenbrink, J.A. Cauley, E.F. Eriksen, R. Eastell

16:00–16:10

OC22

DENOSUMAB INCREASES BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS AT 12 MONTHS
R.K. Dore, E. Hurd, W. Palmer, W. Shergy, N. Lane, S. Cohen, L. Zhou, W. Tsuji, R. Newmark

16:10–16:20

OC23            

PEAK BONE MASS IS ACHIEVED WITHIN 4 YEARS OF PEAK HEIGHT VELOCITY: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
M.R. Forwood, A.D.G. Baxter-Jones, R.A. Faulkner, R.L. Mirwald, D.A. Bailey

16:20–16:30

OC24

TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN MEN WITH STRONTIUM RANELATE: RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED TRIAL IN 152 PATIENTS
J.D. Ringe, A. Dorst, H. Faber, P. Farahmand

16:30–16:40

OC25           

SEVERITY OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERATIONS OF CORTICAL ARCHITECTURE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, INDEPENDENTLY OF DECREASED BMD. THE OFELY STUDY

E. Sornay-Rendu, J.-L. Cabrera-Bravo, S. Boutroy, F. Munoz, P.D. Delmas
17.00 - 18.30 New perspectives in effective management of osteoporosis Chondroitin sulfate: a balanced link between efficacy and safety
Satellite Symposium sponsored by
ALLIANCE FOR BETTER BONE HEALTH (PROCTER & GAMBLE PHARMACEUTICALS
& SANOFI-AVENTIS)
Satellite Symposium sponsored by IBSA-GENEVRIER
Chairs: J. KANIS & S. TÜZÜN Chairman: K.D. RAINSFORD
Introduction Chondroitin sulfate: rationale of the mechanism of action
to explain clinical outcome
S. TÜZÜN X. CHEVALIER
Enhancing the benefit of BP therapy: calcium and vitamin D supplementation Efficacy and tolerability of chondroitin sulfate: the first
complete meta-analysis based on raw-data
S. BOONEN D. UEBELHART & F. DE VATHAIRE
Combined/sequential therapy: calcium optimizing osteoporosis treatment strategy Benefit/risk profile of chondroitin sulfate compared to NSAIDs in OA treatment
P.D. DELMAS K.D. RAINSFORD
Exploring new findings in real-life clinical practice Discussion and conclusions
R. LINDSAY  
Global longitudinal registry for women with osteoporosis (GLOW)  
P.D. DELMAS  
Conclusion and Q&A session  
J. KANIS