Context: The influence of full-length GH receptor (GHR) and exon 3-deleted GHR (d3GHR) on responsiveness to pegvisomant (PEG-V) in acromegalic patients is uncertain. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of GHR genotypes in a large series of patients on PEG-V therapy and their influence on treatment efficacy and adverse effects. Design and Setting: A cross-sectional multicenter pharmacogenetic study was conducted in 16 Italian endocrinology centers of major universities and tertiary care hospitals. Patients: The study included 127 acromegalic patients enrolled from 2009 to 2010 not cured by previous surgery, radiotherapy, and long-acting somatostatin (SST) analogs, treated with PEG-V. Intervention and Main Outcome Measure: Sixty-three of 127 patients received combined PEG-V + SST analog therapy. Clinical and hormonal data at diagnosis and before and during PEG-V therapy were inserted in a database. GHR exon 3 deletion and other polymorphisms were genotyped by the coordinator center. Differences in PEG-V dosage required for IGF-I normalization and occurrence of adverse effects between carriers and noncarriers of GHR variants were evaluated. Results: d3GHR variants were not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P = 0.008). No association of these variants with PEG-V dose required for IGF-I normalization, adverse effects occurrence, and tumor regrowth was found in patients on PEG-Vand on PEG-V + SST analog treatment. Similar data were obtained considering the GHR variant rs6180. Conclusions: This study did not confirm a better response of d3GHR to PEG-V treatment in acromegaly. Other studies are needed to determine whether deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium may indicate an association of d3GHR genotype with poor response to usual treatments.

Growth hormone receptor variants and response to pegvisomant in monotherapy or in combination with somatostatin analogs in acromegalic patients : a multicenter study / M. Filopanti, L. Olgiati, G. Mantovani, S. Corbetta, M. Arosio, V. Gasco, L. De Marinis, C. Martini, F. Bogazzi, S. Cannavò, A. Colao, D. Ferone, G. Arnaldi, F. Pigliaru, A. Peri, G. Angeletti, M.L. Jaffrain Rea, A.G. Lania, A. Spada. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 0021-972X. - 97:2(2012 Feb), pp. E165-E172.

Growth hormone receptor variants and response to pegvisomant in monotherapy or in combination with somatostatin analogs in acromegalic patients : a multicenter study

M. Filopanti
Primo
;
G. Mantovani;S. Corbetta;M. Arosio;A.G. Lania
Penultimo
;
A. Spada
Ultimo
2012

Abstract

Context: The influence of full-length GH receptor (GHR) and exon 3-deleted GHR (d3GHR) on responsiveness to pegvisomant (PEG-V) in acromegalic patients is uncertain. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of GHR genotypes in a large series of patients on PEG-V therapy and their influence on treatment efficacy and adverse effects. Design and Setting: A cross-sectional multicenter pharmacogenetic study was conducted in 16 Italian endocrinology centers of major universities and tertiary care hospitals. Patients: The study included 127 acromegalic patients enrolled from 2009 to 2010 not cured by previous surgery, radiotherapy, and long-acting somatostatin (SST) analogs, treated with PEG-V. Intervention and Main Outcome Measure: Sixty-three of 127 patients received combined PEG-V + SST analog therapy. Clinical and hormonal data at diagnosis and before and during PEG-V therapy were inserted in a database. GHR exon 3 deletion and other polymorphisms were genotyped by the coordinator center. Differences in PEG-V dosage required for IGF-I normalization and occurrence of adverse effects between carriers and noncarriers of GHR variants were evaluated. Results: d3GHR variants were not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P = 0.008). No association of these variants with PEG-V dose required for IGF-I normalization, adverse effects occurrence, and tumor regrowth was found in patients on PEG-Vand on PEG-V + SST analog treatment. Similar data were obtained considering the GHR variant rs6180. Conclusions: This study did not confirm a better response of d3GHR to PEG-V treatment in acromegaly. Other studies are needed to determine whether deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium may indicate an association of d3GHR genotype with poor response to usual treatments.
gestational-age children; full-lenght isoforms; recombinant human GH ;deficinet adults; final height; polymorphism; exon-3 ; term; D3 ; genotype
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feb-2012
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