ABSTRACT. Objective: To evaluate efficacy and safety of lanreotide autogel (ATG) 120 mg injections every 4-8 weeks in somatostatin analogue-naïve patients with acromegaly. Design: Open, non-comparative, phase III, multicenter clinical study. Methods: Fifty-one patients (28 women, aged 19-78 yr): 39 newly diagnosed (de novo) and 12 who had previously undergone unsuccessful surgery (post-op, 11 macro and 1 micro) were studied. ATG 120 mg was initially given every 8 weeks for 24 weeks and subsequently changed according to GH levels: if !2.5 μg/l every 8 weeks (group A, 17patients); if 2.5-5 μg/l every 6 weeks (group B, 15 patients); and if >5 μg/l every 4 weeks (group C, 19 patients). Treatment duration was 48-52 weeks. The primary objective was to control GH and IGF-I levels (GH!2.5 μg/l and IGF-I normalized for age/gender). Secondary objectives were to assessGH, IGF-I, and acid-labile subunit (ALS) decrease, improvement of clinical symptoms and quality of life (QoL). Results:GH levels normalized in 32 patients (63%), similarly in de novo and post-op patients (72% vs 50%, p=0.48); in100% of group A, in 73% of group B and in 21% of group C(p<0.0001). IGF-I levels normalized in 19 patients (37%), similarly in the de novo and post-op patients (33% vs 50%,p=0.48): in 65% of group A, 33% of group B, and in 16% of group C. Circulating GH levels decreased by 80±17%, IGF I levels by 44±27%, and ALS by 30±17%. Symptoms (hyperhidrosis (68.6%), swelling (68.6%), asthenia (58.8%),spine arthralgia (54.9%), and paresthesias (52.9%) and QoL(from 9.1±7.9 to 6.1±6.6) significantly improved (p<0.001).No patient withdrew from the study because of adverse events (AE). The most frequent AE was diarrhea (76.2% of patients): at study end 16 mild and 1 moderate diarrhea were recorded. Gallstones developed in 12% of patients. Conclusion: ATG 120 mg in somatostatin-naïve patients with acromegaly controls GH secretion in 63% and IGF-I secretion in 37% during a 48-52 week period without any difference between de novo and post-op patients. The treatment was associated with improvement in clinical symptoms and QoL and with a good, safe profile. (J. Endocrinol. Invest. 32: 202-209, 2009)

Efficacy of the new long-acting formulation of lanreotide (lanreotide Autogel) in somatostatin analogue naive patients with acromegaly / G. Lombardi, F. Minuto, G. Tamburrano, M.R. Ambrosio, G. Arnaldi, M. Arosio, V. Chiarini, E. Cozzi, S. Grottoli, F. Mantero, F. Bogazzi, M. Terzolo, P. Tita, P.F. Boscani, A. Colao. - In: JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 0391-4097. - 32:3(2009), pp. 202-209. [10.1007/BF03346453]

Efficacy of the new long-acting formulation of lanreotide (lanreotide Autogel) in somatostatin analogue naive patients with acromegaly

M. Arosio;
2009

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ABSTRACT. Objective: To evaluate efficacy and safety of lanreotide autogel (ATG) 120 mg injections every 4-8 weeks in somatostatin analogue-naïve patients with acromegaly. Design: Open, non-comparative, phase III, multicenter clinical study. Methods: Fifty-one patients (28 women, aged 19-78 yr): 39 newly diagnosed (de novo) and 12 who had previously undergone unsuccessful surgery (post-op, 11 macro and 1 micro) were studied. ATG 120 mg was initially given every 8 weeks for 24 weeks and subsequently changed according to GH levels: if !2.5 μg/l every 8 weeks (group A, 17patients); if 2.5-5 μg/l every 6 weeks (group B, 15 patients); and if >5 μg/l every 4 weeks (group C, 19 patients). Treatment duration was 48-52 weeks. The primary objective was to control GH and IGF-I levels (GH!2.5 μg/l and IGF-I normalized for age/gender). Secondary objectives were to assessGH, IGF-I, and acid-labile subunit (ALS) decrease, improvement of clinical symptoms and quality of life (QoL). Results:GH levels normalized in 32 patients (63%), similarly in de novo and post-op patients (72% vs 50%, p=0.48); in100% of group A, in 73% of group B and in 21% of group C(p<0.0001). IGF-I levels normalized in 19 patients (37%), similarly in the de novo and post-op patients (33% vs 50%,p=0.48): in 65% of group A, 33% of group B, and in 16% of group C. Circulating GH levels decreased by 80±17%, IGF I levels by 44±27%, and ALS by 30±17%. Symptoms (hyperhidrosis (68.6%), swelling (68.6%), asthenia (58.8%),spine arthralgia (54.9%), and paresthesias (52.9%) and QoL(from 9.1±7.9 to 6.1±6.6) significantly improved (p<0.001).No patient withdrew from the study because of adverse events (AE). The most frequent AE was diarrhea (76.2% of patients): at study end 16 mild and 1 moderate diarrhea were recorded. Gallstones developed in 12% of patients. Conclusion: ATG 120 mg in somatostatin-naïve patients with acromegaly controls GH secretion in 63% and IGF-I secretion in 37% during a 48-52 week period without any difference between de novo and post-op patients. The treatment was associated with improvement in clinical symptoms and QoL and with a good, safe profile. (J. Endocrinol. Invest. 32: 202-209, 2009)
Acromegaly; GH; IGF-I; Lanreotide; Pituitary tumors
Settore MED/13 - Endocrinologia
2009
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