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Randomized Trial of Osilodrostat for the Treatment of Cushing Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Cushing disease, a chronic hypercortisolism disorder, is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Normalizing cortisol production is the primary treatment goal.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of osilodrostat, a potent, orally available 11βhydroxylase inhibitor, compared with placebo in patients with Cushing disease.

Methods

LINC 4 was a phase III, multicenter trial comprising an initial 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled (osilodrostat:placebo, 2:1) period followed by a 36-week, open-label treatment period (NCT02697734). Adult patients (aged 18-75 years) with confirmed Cushing disease and mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC) excretion ≥ 1.3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) were eligible. The primary endpoint was the proportion of randomized patients with mUFC ≤ ULN at week 12. The key secondary endpoint was the proportion achieving mUFC ≤ ULN at week 36 (after 24 weeks' open-label osilodrostat).

Results

Seventy-three patients (median age, 39 years [range, 19-67]; mean/median mUFC, 3.1 × ULN/2.5 × ULN) received randomized treatment with osilodrostat (n = 48) or placebo (n = 25). At week 12, significantly more osilodrostat (77%) than placebo (8%) patients achieved mUFC ≤ ULN (odds ratio 43.4; 95% CI 7.1, 343.2; P < 0.0001). Response was maintained at week 36, when 81% (95% CI 69.9, 89.1) of all patients achieved mUFC ≤ ULN. The most common adverse events during the placebo-controlled period (osilodrostat vs placebo) were decreased appetite (37.5% vs 16.0%), arthralgia (35.4% vs 8.0%), and nausea (31.3% vs 12.0%).

Conclusion

Osilodrostat rapidly normalized mUFC excretion in most patients with Cushing disease and maintained this effect throughout the study. The safety profile was favorable.

SUBMITTER: Gadelha M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

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Randomized Trial of Osilodrostat for the Treatment of Cushing Disease.

Gadelha Mônica M Bex Marie M Feelders Richard A RA Heaney Anthony P AP Auchus Richard J RJ Gilis-Januszewska Aleksandra A Witek Przemyslaw P Belaya Zhanna Z Yu Yerong Y Liao Zhihong Z Ku Chih Hao Chen CHC Carvalho Davide D Roughton Michael M Wojna Judi J Pedroncelli Alberto M AM Snyder Peter J PJ

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20220601 7

<h4>Context</h4>Cushing disease, a chronic hypercortisolism disorder, is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Normalizing cortisol production is the primary treatment goal.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of osilodrostat, a potent, orally available 11βhydroxylase inhibitor, compared with placebo in patients with Cushing disease.<h4>Methods</h4>LINC 4 was a phase III, multicenter trial comprising an initial 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo- ...[more]

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Project description:PurposeCushing's disease is associated with substantial morbidity and impaired quality of life (QoL) resulting from excess cortisol exposure. The current study explored improvements in clinical signs and additional specific manifestations of hypercortisolism during osilodrostat (potent oral 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor) therapy by degree of control of mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC).MethodsLINC 3 (NCT02180217) was a prospective, open-label, 48-week study of osilodrostat (starting dose: 2 mg bid; maximum: 30 mg bid) that enrolled 137 adults with Cushing's disease and mUFC > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN). mUFC (normal range 11‒138 nmol/24 h), cardiometabolic parameters (blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, body mass index, total cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, glycated haemoglobin), physical manifestations of hypercortisolism (facial rubor, striae, fat distribution, bruising, hirsutism [females], muscle atrophy) and QoL were evaluated. mUFC was defined as controlled if ≤ ULN, partially controlled if > ULN but ≥ 50% reduction from baseline, and uncontrolled if > ULN and < 50% reduction from baseline. Concomitant medications were permitted throughout the study.ResultsAt weeks 24 and 48, respectively, mUFC was controlled in 93 (67.9%) and 91 (66.4%) patients, partially controlled in 20 (14.6%) and 13 (9.5%), and uncontrolled in 24 (17.5%) and 33 (24.1%). Overall, mean improvements from baseline in cardiometabolic at week 24 were greater in patients with controlled or partially controlled versus uncontrolled mUFC; at week 48, improvements occurred irrespective of mUFC control. Generally, physical manifestations and QoL progressively improved from baseline irrespective of mUFC control.ConclusionsImprovements in clinical signs and additional specific manifestations of hypercortisolism associated with Cushing's disease occurred alongside decreases in mUFC. Trial registration NCT02180217 (first posted July 2014).

Project description:Abstract Background: In a Phase II study, osilodrostat, a potent oral 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor, normalized mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC) in most patients with CD (Fleseriu M et al. Pituitary 2016;19:138-48). We report the efficacy and safety of osilodrostat in a large CD patient population in the first randomized withdrawal Phase III study in this rare, serious disorder (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02180217). Methods: Phase III, multicenter, double-blind, randomized withdrawal study following a 24-week, open-label, single-arm treatment phase. Open-label osilodrostat was initiated at 2 mg bid in 137 adults with CD and mUFC (mean of three 24-h samples) >1.5xULN (ULN=50.0 µg/24h), with dose adjustments every 2 weeks (dose range 1-30 mg bid) up to week (W) 12 based on efficacy (if mUFC >ULN) and tolerability. At W26, 71 eligible patients (mUFC ≤ULN at W24 without a dose increase after W12) were randomized to continue osilodrostat (n=36) or matching placebo (n=35) for 8 weeks, followed by open-label osilodrostat until W48. Patients who remained on treatment at W26 but were not eligible for randomization continued open-label osilodrostat (n=47). Primary endpoint: patients in each randomized group with mUFC ≤ULN at the end of the randomized withdrawal phase (W34) without a dose increase after W26. For all mUFC assessments, patients who discontinued were classed as non-responders at subsequent time points. Results: At baseline, median (range) mUFC was 3.5xULN (0.3-69.6) in enrolled patients. At the end of the randomized withdrawal period (W34), significantly more patients maintained mUFC ≤ULN (without a dose increase after W26) in the osilodrostat group than in the placebo group (86% vs 29%; OR 13.7, P<0.001). Other endpoints: at W24, 53% of enrolled patients had mUFC ≤ULN without a dose increase after W12 (key secondary endpoint); at W48, 66% of enrolled patients had mUFC ≤ULN; 96% of enrolled patients had mUFC ≤ULN at least once during the study; median time to first mUFC ≤ULN was 41 days. Median (range) duration of osilodrostat exposure was 75 weeks (1-165). By W48, 24 (18%) patients had discontinued the study, 15 (11%) because of AEs. Overall, the most common AEs were nausea (42%), headache (34%) and fatigue (28%). AEs related to hypocortisolism and adrenal-hormone-precursor accumulation occurred in 51% and 42% of patients, respectively. The most common AEs reported in the osilodrostat group during the randomized withdrawal period were nausea (11% vs 0% for placebo), anemia (8% vs 9%), arthralgia (8% vs 0%) and headache (8% vs 0%). Conclusion: Osilodrostat was significantly superior to placebo at maintaining mUFC ≤ULN after randomized withdrawal and normalized mUFC in two-thirds of enrolled patients at W48, with few patients discontinuing treatment because of AEs. This randomized withdrawal study demonstrates osilodrostat to be a highly effective treatment for CD, with good tolerability.

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Randomized Trial of Osilodrostat for the Treatment of Cushing Disease.

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