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Filter by:The biochemical tools usable to assess the control of hypercortisolism in patients with Cushing's disease receiving medical treatments are debatable. The aim of the study is to compare the results of the measurement of cortisol and cortisone using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in scalp hair (so called "Hair Cortisol") to that of 24h urinary free cortisol (UFC) and late night salivary cortisol (LNSC) for the monitoring of medical therapy in patients with Cushing's disease (CD).
This is a long-term, open-label extension study of levoketoconazole in subjects with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome.
Background: Pasireotide treatment is strictly associated with glucose metabolism impairment. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of pasireotide on β -cell and adipose function in patients with Cushing's disease (CD). Methods: Clinical and hormonal parameters, insulin secretion, evaluated by homostasis model assessment (HOMA-β) and by the area under the curve (AUC2h) of C-peptide during a mixed meal tolerance test and insulin sensitivity, evaluated by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp, were evaluated in 12 patients with active CD before and after 12 months of pasireotide. Circulating adipokines were evaluated in patients with CD compared to a matched group of 12 diabetic patients.
The purpose of this study is to study since 1987 all patients diagnosed with CD in Sweden and determine their outcomes including mortality. A secondary objective is to focus on patients in remission and identify determinants of their different outcomes.
Cushing syndrome refers the manifestations induced by chronic glucocorticoid excess and may arise from various causes. Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome accounts for most patients, when they are given exogenous glucocorticoid treatment. In contrast, spontaneous Cushing syndrome results from endogenous glucocorticoid over-secretion. Although Cushing disease is rare, it is the most common cause of spontaneous Cushing syndrome. The patient with Cushing disease has a pituitary corticotroph adenoma, which overproduces adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH then stimulates adrenal gland to over-secret glucocorticoid. Patients with untreated Cushing disease were shown to have poor prognosis, estimated a 5-year survival rate of 50%. The first line treatment is tumor resection. Other managements include radiotherapy, medication and bilateral adrenalectomy. The initial remission rate is high (66-90%). However, some patients encounter with disease recurrence during follow-up. The aim of this study is to clarify the factors associated with the recurrence after treatment. In this study, we will review the patients with Cushing disease thoroughly and analyze associated predisposing factors. These risk factors can remind the clinical physician to early detect the recurrent disease in these patients, and further prevent morbidity and mortality in their later lives.
This exploratory study is a proof of concept study to determine whether LCI699 can safely reduce the level of urinary free cortisol in patients with Cushing's disease. In addition, this study evaluated the long term efficacy and safety of LCI699 including an additional 12 week of treatment followed by a 12 month long term optional extension. A second extension provided patients who were clinically benefitting from LCI699 an opportunity to continue to have access to the drug until LCI699 was commercially available and reimbursed or through the availability of a local access program.
Cushing's disease is a rare serious condition that is caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secreting pituitary adenoma. This study assessed the long-term safety and efficacy of pasireotide in participants with Cushing's disease.