"Osteoporosis is a serious, chronic disease that can significantly impact the lives of millions of affected women. Despite widely available treatments, new options are still needed to help protect against fractures," said Professor Socrates E. Papapoulos, professor of medicine, consultant physician and director of bone and mineral research at the department of endocrinology & metabolic diseases of the Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. "By targeting RANK Ligand, Prolia offers an innovative new approach that helps reduce fracture risk."

"The approval of Prolia in the European Union is great news for patients as it is the first and only product approved in Europe for the treatment of bone loss associated with hormone ablation in men with prostate cancer at increased risk of fractures," said Professor Bertrand Tombal, chairman of the division of urology and associate professor of physiology at the Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL), Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium. "Bone loss can be a serious problem for men undergoing hormone ablation therapy for prostate cancer and if left untreated it can lead to fractures."

SOURCE Amgen