#$%^&*AU2012200156A120120202.pdf#####P:OPERjmsd2483100 divdoc-I IO9/2OO8 ABSTRACT 5 A method of increasing bone mass in a human patient in need thereof, said method comprising administering intermittently PTHrP, or an analog thereof, to said patient at a dosage of at least 500 pg/day for a period of at least one month, wherein the bone mass density of the patient increases at a rate of at least 1.0% per month.