2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000201424.27509.72
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Adverse Effects Associated With High-Dose Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use in Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion

Abstract: A significant rate of complications resulted after the use of a high dose of INFUSE in anterior cervical fusions. We hypothesize that in the cervical area, the putative inflammatory effect that contributes to the effectiveness of INFUSE in inducing fusion may spread to adjacent critical structures and lead to increased postoperative morbidity. A thorough investigation is warranted to determine the optimal dose of rhBMP-2 that will promote cervical fusion and minimize complications.

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“…Scaffold-based BMP delivery, especially on an absorbable collagen sponge (eg, ACS-rhBMP-2), has become popular as a clinical therapeutic alternative, at least in the United States, on the basis of promising animal and clinical results [20,24,35,37,38,46]. However, evidence of large doses of rhBMP-2 leading to instances of heterotopic ossification, excessive inflammation, or poor bone structure has led to concerns regarding its clinical use, where an exact dose-response relationship has not been determined [6,37,38,47]. It is thought that research that demonstrates efficacy with use of lower doses and/or a more sustained delivery of rhBMP-2 could thus lead to increased use of rhBMP-2 in place of autografts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scaffold-based BMP delivery, especially on an absorbable collagen sponge (eg, ACS-rhBMP-2), has become popular as a clinical therapeutic alternative, at least in the United States, on the basis of promising animal and clinical results [20,24,35,37,38,46]. However, evidence of large doses of rhBMP-2 leading to instances of heterotopic ossification, excessive inflammation, or poor bone structure has led to concerns regarding its clinical use, where an exact dose-response relationship has not been determined [6,37,38,47]. It is thought that research that demonstrates efficacy with use of lower doses and/or a more sustained delivery of rhBMP-2 could thus lead to increased use of rhBMP-2 in place of autografts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its practical application is limited by the significant cost of application, which can be up to U$7000 per fusion level 45,46 . despite the early enthusiasm researchers expressed for using rhBMP-2 to enhance spinal fusion, there are significant risks associated with using BMP' s supraphysiological doses including inflammatory reaction, effusion, seroma, ectopic bone formation and other untoward side effects not appreciated earlier in their use 47 . BMP-2 has been approved by the FdA for its use in conjunction with threaded cages and bone dowels for singlelevel ALIFs, and has been successfully used in postero-lateral fusion associated with local bone or bone expander 48 .…”
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“…19 Based on data from nonhuman primates, the minimum effective human BMP2 concentration was initially set at 1.5 mg/mL (total dose, 4.2 to 12 mg) in pilot and pivotal trials in humans and is currently the approved concentration for clinical use. 19e21 Unfortunately, the high BMP2 concentrations required for osteogenesis in humans are associated with significant adverse effects, including an FDA warning of life-threatening cervical swelling, 22 ectopic bone formation (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, http://www.fda. gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealth Notifications/ucm062000.htm, last accessed September 28, 2011), 23 osteoclastogenesis, 24 and inconsistent bone formation.…”
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