Monday, September 15, 2008

Denosumab Osteoporosis Trial Finds Patients Transitioned from Alendronate (Fosamax(R)) to Denosumab Achieved Significantly Greater Gains in Bone Mineral Density versus Those Continuing on Alendronate

Additional Data From Separate Head-to-Head Trial Showed More Than 75 Percent of Patients Prefer the Administration and Frequency of Twice-Yearly Subcutaneous Injection Compared to Weekly Oral Pill

MONTREAL – Sept. 15, 2008 – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced full data results from a non-pivotal Phase 3 head-to-head, double-blind trial comparing bone mineral density (BMD) gains in postmenopausal women with low bone mass who transitioned from weekly oral alendronate (Fosamax(R)) to denosumab versus those who continued alendronate therapy. In addition, patient preference data from another non-pivotal head-to-head trial comparing denosumab to weekly oral alendronate were announced today at the 2008 American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting in Montreal.

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