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Denosumab

Established medicine
ResearchOngoing research
Also known as Aukelso, Bildyos, Bilprevda, Bomyntra+14 more

Aukelso, Bildyos, Bilprevda, Bomyntra, Boncresa, Bosaya, Conexxence, Enoby, Jubbonti, Osenvelt, Ospomyv, Oziltus, Prolia, Stoboclo, Wyost, Xbryk, Xgeva, Xtrenbo.

RxNorm993449UNII4EQZ6YO2HI
1
Research papers
15
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Approval: Kefdensis (EMA)

Regulatory2025-11-17EMA

Approval: Bilprevda (EMA)

Regulatory2025-09-17EMA

Approval: Conexxence (EMA)

Regulatory2025-07-18EMA

Approval: Bomyntra (EMA)

Regulatory2025-07-17EMA

Approval: Denbrayce (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-26EMA

Approval: Enwylma (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-26EMA

Approval: Izamby (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-26EMA

Approval: Zadenvi (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-26EMA

Approval: Vevzuo (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-25EMA

Approval: Junod (EMA)

Regulatory2025-06-23EMA

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Denosumab
Aliases & brands
AukelsoBildyosBilprevdaBomyntraBoncresaBosayaConexxenceEnobyJubbontiOsenveltOspomyvOziltusProliaStobocloWyostXbrykXgevaXtrenbo
RxNorm CUI
993449
UNII
4EQZ6YO2HI
Regulatory jurisdictions
ema

Regulatory timeline

15 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
2010-05-26
Latest approval
2025-11-17
Authorities
EMA
Total events
15
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 15 events
2026-06-26CHMP positive opinion
CHMP positive opinion: Denosumab Ascend (EMA)

Indication: Prevention of skeletal related events and treatment of giant cell tumour of bone 

Evidence ↗
2025-11-17Approval
Approval: Kefdensis (EMA)
Indication: Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and in men at increased risk of fractures. In postmenopausal women Kefdensis significantly reduces the risk of vertebral,Show full indication

Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and in men at increased risk of fractures. In postmenopausal women Kefdensis significantly reduces the risk of vertebral, non-vertebral and hip fractures.Treatment of bone loss associated with hormone ablation in men with prostate cancer at increased risk of fractures (see section 5.1). In men with prostate cancer receiving hormone ablation, Kefdensis significantly reduces the risk of vertebral fractures.Treatment of bone loss associated with long-term systemic glucocorticoid therapy in adult patients at increased risk of fracture (see section 5.1).

Evidence ↗
2025-09-17Approval
Approval: Bilprevda (EMA)
Indication: Prevention of skeletal related events (pathological fracture, radiation to bone, spinal cord compression or surgery to bone) in adults with advanced malignancies involvingShow full indication

Prevention of skeletal related events (pathological fracture, radiation to bone, spinal cord compression or surgery to bone) in adults with advanced malignancies involving bone.Treatment of adults and skeletally mature adolescents with giant cell tumour of bone that is unresectable or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity. 

Evidence ↗

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology1
Leading researchers
  • Costa L1
  • Dansey R1
  • Goldwasser F1
  • Henry DH1
  • Hirsh V1
  • Hungria V1
  • Jiang Q1
  • Jun S1
Leading institutions
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  • Joan Karnell Cancer Center1

Related drugs

1 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Denosumab in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.