Pituitary & hypothalamus

Acromegaly Disease Control Maintained After Switching From Injected Somatostatin Receptor Ligands to Oral Paltusotine

J Clin Endocrinol MetabPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Maintained IGF-1 ≤1.0× ULNResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 126.53 95% CI 13.73->999.99

Authors' conclusion

Replacement of injected SRLs by once-daily oral paltusotine was effective in maintaining both biochemical and symptom control in patients with acromegaly and was well tolerated.

Study context

Population
Adults with acromegaly with IGF-1 ≤1.0× ULN on a stable dose of depot octreotide or lanreotide, switched from injected somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs)
Participants
30 vs 28
Comparison
Oral paltusotine vs placebo after switch from injected SRLs
  • Paltusotinen = 30
  • Placebon = 28reference
Primary endpoint
Proportion of patients maintaining IGF-1 ≤1.0× ULN
Follow-up
36 weeks
Methodological detailsphase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled
  • Phase 3
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled

Primary result

Maintained IGF-1 ≤1.0× ULN

Odds ratio

126.53

95% CI 13.73->999.99

P < 0.0001

Events by treatment group

Paltusotinevs Placebo
OR 126.53 (95% CI 13.73->999.99); P < 0.0001

As reported in the abstract

Secondary outcomes

OutcomePaltusotinePlaceboOR (95% CI)P value
Mean GH maintained <1.0 ng/mL87.0%27.8%16.61 (2.86–181.36)P = 0.0003
OutcomePaltusotinePlaceboP value
Change in IGF-1mean 0.04 (SE 0.09) × ULNmean 0.83 (SE 0.1) × ULNP < 0.0001
Change in Acromegaly Symptom Diary scoreMean−0.6 (SE 1.5)4.6 (SE 1.6)P = 0.02

Safety

Adverse events

Most common AEs were acromegaly symptoms and gastrointestinal effects characteristic of SRLs

Original publication

Acromegaly Disease Control Maintained After Switching From Injected Somatostatin Receptor Ligands to Oral Paltusotine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 3 June 2024. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgae385

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