ECE2019 Oral Communications Cushing's and acromegaly (5 abstracts)
1Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy; 2Northwest Pituitary Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA; 3The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; 4Department of Endocrinology, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares de la Surrénale, Hôpital Cochin, Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, Université Paris V, Paris, France; 5Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; 6Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan; 7Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; 8Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 9Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand; 10Pituitary Tumor Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 11Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 12Centre hospitalier de lUniversité de Montréal, Montreal, Canada; 13Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland; 14Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Introduction: Osilodrosat is a potent oral 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor. During the 24-week, single-arm, open-label period of the Phase III LINC 3 study (NCT02180217), osilodrostat treatment demonstrated rapid, sustained reduction in mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC) in most Cushing disease (CD) patients. In the subsequent 8-week, double-blind, randomized-withdrawal phase, a significantly higher proportion of patients receiving osilodrostat maintained normal mUFC at week (W)34 without a dose increase versus placebo (86.1% vs 29.4%; OR: 13.7, P<0.001 [primary efficacy endpoint]; Pivonello R et al. ICE 2018;abstract 1025). The effects of osilodrostat on CD signs/symptoms/biochemistry parameters are reported here for the first time.
Methods: 137 adults with CD and mUFC>1.5xULN (ULN=138 nmol/24h; baseline median mUFC=3.5×ULN) initiated open-label osilodrostat 2mg bid with dose adjustments every 2 weeks (maximum 30 mg bid) until W12 based on mUFC and safety. At W26, 71 eligible patients (mUFC≤ULN at W24 without up-titration after W12) were randomized to continue osilodrostat (n=36) or matching placebo (n=35) in an 8-week double-blind phase (ineligible patients continued open-label osilodrostat; n=47), followed by open-label osilodrostat until W48. Cardiovascular-related metabolic parameters and CushingQoL and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores were evaluated at baseline, every 2, 4 or 12 weeks (depending on study phase), and at end of treatment (W48).
Results: By W48, in all patients (N=137), mean absolute change±SD from baseline in signs/symptoms/biochemistry parameters were: weight, −3.8±5.7 kg; BMI, 1.4±2.2 kg/m2; waist circumference, 4.6±7.8 cm; fasting plasma glucose, 0.5±1.3 mmol/L; HbA1c, 0.4±0.7%; total cholesterol, 0.5±0.9 mmol/L; LDL cholesterol, 0.2±0.8 mmol/L; HDL cholesterol, 0.3±0.3 mmol/L; triglycerides, 0.1±0.9 mmol/L; systolic blood pressure (BP), 9.8±15.5 mmHg; diastolic BP, 6.3±11.1 mmHg. Mean±SD CushingQoL score (including physical problems and psychological issues subscores) improved by 52.4±107.4% and BDI score by 31.8±65.0%. Osilodrostat was generally well tolerated; most common AEs were nausea (42%), headache (34%), fatigue (29%). Hypocortisolism-related AEs were experienced by 51% of patients, occurring mainly during dose titration (W012) as a single episode. Anticipated AEs of interest (based on osilodrostat mechanism of action) were manageable; those leading to discontinuation were adrenal insufficiency (n=4 [2.9%]), hypokalaemia, increased diastolic or systolic BP, and electrocardiogram QT prolonged (n=1 [0.7%] each).
Conclusion: Reductions in mUFC during 48 weeks of osilodrostat treatment were accompanied by weight, waist circumference, glucose, and systolic/diastolic BP improvements, as well as improved CushingQoL and BDI scores. Osilodrostat was effective and generally well tolerated, showing promise for the treatment of patients with CD.