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Bessiène L, Villa C, Bertagna X, Baussart B, Assié G. From Nelson's Syndrome to Corticotroph Tumor Progression Speed: An Update. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024. [PMID: 38959959 DOI: 10.1055/a-2359-8649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Since the first description of Nelson syndrome 60 years ago, the way to consider corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) after bilateral adrenalectomy has evolved. Today, it is globally acknowledged that only a subset of corticotroph PitNETs is aggressive.After adrenalectomy, corticotroph tumor progression (CTP) occurs in about 30 to 40% of patients during a median follow-up of 10 years. When CTP occurs, various CTP speeds (CTPS) can be observed. Using simple metrics in patients with CTP, CTPS was reported to vary from a few millimeters to up to 40 mm per year. Rapid CTPS/ Nelson's syndrome was associated with more severe Cushing's disease, higher adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the year following adrenalectomy, and higher Ki67 on pituitary pathology. Complications such as apoplexy, cavernous syndrome, and visual defects were associated with higher CTPS. During follow-up, early morning ACTH, absolute variations properly reflected CTPS. Finally, CTPS was not higher after than before adrenalectomy, suggesting that cortisol deprivation after adrenalectomy does not impact CTPS in a majority of patients.Taken together, rapid CTPS/ Nelson's syndrome probably reflects the intrinsic aggressiveness of some corticotroph PitNETs. The precise molecular mechanisms related to corticotroph PitNET aggressiveness remain to be deciphered. Regular MRIs combined with intermediate morning ACTH measurements probably provide a reliable way to detect early and manage fast-growing tumors and, therefore, limit the complications.
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- Laura Bessiène
- Department of Endocrinology and National Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, Inserm, CNRS, F-75014 Paris, France
- Department of Pathological Cytology and Anatomy, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and National Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pitié Salpétrière, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and National Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, F-75014 Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, Inserm, CNRS, F-75014 Paris, France
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Corica D, Lugarà C, Bertherat J, Pasmant E, Valenzise M, Pepe G, Ferraù F, Cannavò S, Aversa T, Wasniewska MG. Adrenal Cushing Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management in a 10-Year-Old Boy with Carney Complex. Horm Res Paediatr 2024:1-10. [PMID: 39102796 DOI: 10.1159/000540691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent Cushing syndrome (CS) is very rare condition in children. Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) is a rare cause of CS, which in most cases occurs in the context of Carney complex (CNC). CNC is a rare autosomal-dominantly inherited genetic syndrome, usually due to pathogenic variants of the PRKAR1A (regulatory subunit R1A of the protein kinase A) gene located at 17q22-24. The clinical picture is characterized by spotty skin pigmentation, cardiac, cutaneous, and mammary myxomas, melanocytic schwannomas, endocrinopathies, and tumours of the endocrine glands (mostly adrenal, pituitary, and thyroid). CASE PRESENTATION A 10-year-old boy first came to our outpatient clinic due to severe obesity. During the first 3 months of follow-up, the height growth rate was normal, but the response to dietary-behavioural indications was poor in terms of weight loss. Later, 10 months after the last evaluation, there was evidence of significant worsening of obesity, growth failure (growth velocity 0.7 cm/year), arterial hypertension, and the occurrence of violaceous striae at the trunk and root of the limbs. Endocrinological causes of obesity associated with growth failure were investigated. The circadian rhythm of cortisol, ACTH, and cortisoluria were suggestive of ACTH-independent hypercortisolaemia. Iatrogenic causes were ruled out. Adrenal ultrasound and computer tomography scan were performed, which initially indicated the presence of a nodule or hyperplasia of the medial arm of the left adrenal gland. Conversely, magnetic resonance imaging showed a significant increase in the global dimensions of the adrenals with a bilateral micronodular appearance. In light of the association between ACTH-independent hypercortisolism and bilateral micronodular adrenal hyperplasia, a genetic investigation was performed, which found a pathogenic variant of the PRKAR1A gene. The patient was begun on treatment with metyrapone which was well tolerated over a 2-year period. The clinical picture has slightly improved, cortisoluria returned and remains within normal limits, but ACTH suppression persists. CONCLUSION This is the first report on the clinical and biochemical effects of 2-year medical treatment with metyrapone of PPNAD-related hypercortisolaemia in a paediatric patient with CNC. Currently, there are no established protocols for the management of hypercortisolism in PPNAD and data are scarce, especially in the paediatric field. Medical therapies may play a role in reducing the need, at least initially, for patients to undergo bilateral adrenalectomy. However, further studies on larger case series are needed to clarify this aspect. In cases of CS due to PPNAD in which medical therapy was the initial approach, in the absence of clear clinical, auxological, and biochemical improvements, metyrapone may have to be discontinued in favour of another approach, including surgery.
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- Domenico Corica
- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy,
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- INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Diseases, Genomics and Signaling of Endocrine Tumors, Institute Cochin, Cochin Institute, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Diseases, Genomics and Signaling of Endocrine Tumors, Institute Cochin, Cochin Institute, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and childhood, Unit of Endocrinology, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, Unversity of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and childhood, Unit of Endocrinology, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, Unversity of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of adulthood and Childhood, Unit of Pediatrics, Endo-ERN Centre for Rare Endocrine Conditions, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Sato K, Suzuki T, Akaike K, Uchihara D, Ichii O, Tai M, Takagi T, Hakozaki H, Ejiri Y. A case of gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma complicated by ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome and resulting in rapid fetal outcomes due to sepsis. Clin J Gastroenterol 2024; 17:724-730. [PMID: 38773001 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-024-01986-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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A 52-year-old woman presented to our hospital with chief complaints of upper abdominal bloating and lower leg edema. Computed tomography (CT) revealed liver metastasis from a gallbladder tumor. This tumor was diagnosed as neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) on performing a biopsy. Physical examination revealed a moon face. Blood tests revealed hypokalemia and high levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol. Dexamethasone suppression test revealed that cortisol secretion was not suppressed, and the patient was diagnosed with gallbladder NEC and ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS). Metyrapone was administered to suppress cortisol production; however, she developed septic shock due to cellulitis in the lower leg and died on the 16th day of admission. A pathological autopsy was performed, which revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute respiratory distress syndrome as the cause of death. Only a few cases of EAS due to NEC originating from the gallbladder have been reported. The patient reported here succumbed shortly after diagnosis, thereby highlighting the challenges in treating gallbladder NEC complicated by EAS.
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- Kentaro Sato
- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan.
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Sangyo Medical University School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8556, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Pathology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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- Gastroenterology, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, 3 Numajiri Tudura-machi Uchigo, Iwaki, Fukushima, 973-8403, Japan
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Zdrojowy-Wełna A, Valassi E. Cushing's Syndrome in the Elderly. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024. [PMID: 38698635 DOI: 10.1055/a-2317-8821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Management of Cushing's syndrome (CS) can be particularly challenging in older patients, compared with younger individuals, due to the lack of several clinical features associated with cortisol excess along with a greater burden of associated comorbidities. Moreover, the interpretation of diagnostic tests could be influenced by age-related physiological changes in cortisol secretion. While mortality is higher and quality of life is more impaired in the elderly with CS as compared with the younger, there is currently no agreement on the most effective therapeutic options in aged individuals, and safety data concerning medical treatment are scanty. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about age-related differences in CS etiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes and describe the potential underlying mechanisms.
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- Aleksandra Zdrojowy-Wełna
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Endocrinology Department, Wroclaw University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
- School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Spain
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Detomas M, Deutschbein T, Altieri B. Medical Therapy of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome with Steroidogenesis Inhibitors: Treatment Rationale, Available Drugs, and Therapeutic Effects. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024. [PMID: 38688315 DOI: 10.1055/a-2317-0801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease characterized by a glucocorticoid excess. If inadequately treated, hypercortisolism can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Surgical removal of the underlying tumor is the first-line treatment but is sometimes not feasible or even contraindicated. Additionally, in cases with severe CS, rapid control of hypercortisolism may be required. In these scenarios, steroidogenesis inhibitors represent a therapeutic alternative to surgery. Over the last years, the knowledge of the broad therapeutic effects of steroidogenesis inhibitors per se and the number of available drugs have increased. However, large comparative studies are still lacking. Accordingly, the decision on which drug to be used in a certain patient or clinical setting may be difficult. This review aims to summarize the main characteristics of steroidogenesis inhibitors.
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- Mario Detomas
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Medicover Oldenburg MVZ, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Stasiak M, Witek P, Adamska-Fita E, Lewiński A. Response to Osilodrostat Therapy in Adrenal Cushing's Syndrome. Drug Healthc Patient Saf 2024; 16:35-42. [PMID: 38616817 PMCID: PMC11011623 DOI: 10.2147/dhps.s453105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Cushing's disease (CD) is the most common cause of endogenous hypercortisolism. Osilodrostat was demonstrated to be efficient in treating CD, and the mean average dose required for CD control was <11 mg/day. Potential differences in osilodrostat treatment between cortisol-producing adenoma (CPA) and CD have not been reported. The aim of this study was to present two patients with CPA in whom significant differences in the response to therapy compared to CD were found. We demonstrated a case of inverse response of cortisol levels with adrenal tumor progression during the initial dose escalation (Case 1). Simultaneously, severe exaggeration of hypercortisolism symptoms and life-threatening hypokalemia occurred. A further rapid dose increase resulted in the first noticeable cortisol response at a dose of 20 mg/day, and a full response at a dose of 45 mg/day. We also present a case that was initially resistant to therapy (Case 2). The doses required to achieve the first response and the full response were the same as those for Case 1. Our study demonstrated that osilodrostat therapy in patients with CPA may require a different approach than that in CD, with higher doses, faster dose escalation, and a possible initial inverse response or lack of response.
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- Magdalena Stasiak
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital—Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw; Mazovian Brodnowski Hospital, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital—Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital—Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Martin-Grace J, Tomkins M, O'Reilly MW, Sherlock M. Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2024; 20:209-227. [PMID: 38272995 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-023-00929-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency (IAI) is the most common form of adrenal insufficiency in adult patients, although its overall exact prevalence remains unclear. IAI is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, including adrenal crisis, impaired quality of life and increased mortality; therefore, it is imperative that clinicians maintain a high index of suspicion in patients at risk of IAI to facilitate timely diagnosis and appropriate management. Herein, we review the major causes, clinical consequences, diagnosis and care of patients with IAI. The management of IAI, particularly glucocorticoid-induced (or tertiary) adrenal insufficiency, can be particularly challenging, and the provision of adequate glucocorticoid replacement must be balanced against minimizing the cardiometabolic effects of excess glucocorticoid exposure and optimizing recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. We review current treatment strategies and their limitations and discuss developments in optimizing treatment of IAI. This comprehensive Review aims to aid clinicians in identifying who is at risk of IAI, how to approach screening of at-risk populations and how to treat patients with IAI, with a focus on emergency management and prevention of an adrenal crisis.
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- Julie Martin-Grace
- Department of Endocrinology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
- Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Kidawara Y, Kakutani-Hatayama M, Fukuoka H, Koyama H. Prolonged Hypokalemia Following Metyrapone Treatment for Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Cortical Disease. JCEM CASE REPORTS 2024; 2:luae015. [PMID: 38304012 PMCID: PMC10833143 DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luae015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Surgical treatment is generally the standard therapeutic regimen used for primary bilateral macronodular adrenal cortical disease (PBMACD). However, in cases for which surgery is difficult or in which there is mild cortisol hypersecretion, metyrapone treatment can be selected. Although hypokalemia has been occasionally noted following metyrapone administration for Cushing syndrome associated with an adrenal adenoma, all such cases have been reported to be transient. Hypokalemia induced by metyrapone treatment is thought to occur due to excessive suppression of cortisol secretion, resulting in overproduction of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the pituitary gland, ultimately leading to excessive production of 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) in the adrenal cortex. A 52-year-old man diagnosed with PBMACD and started on metyrapone treatment subsequently presented with persistent hypokalemia. Interestingly, following initiation of metyrapone, blood test findings indicated marginal changes in serum cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels, even when DOC levels were already markedly elevated. In addition to the effects of metyrapone, the present findings suggest a unique DOC synthesis regulatory mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of PBMACD.
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- Yonekazu Kidawara
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Clinical Immunology, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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Divaris E, Kostopoulos G, Efstathiadou ZA. Current and Emerging Pharmacological Therapies for Cushing's Disease. Curr Pharm Des 2024; 30:757-777. [PMID: 38424426 DOI: 10.2174/0113816128290025240216110928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Cushing's Disease (CD), hypercortisolism due to pituitary ACTH secreting neuroendocrine neoplasm, is associated with increased morbidity and, if untreated, mortality in about half of the affected individuals. Consequently, the timely initiation of effective treatment is mandatory. Neurosurgery is the first line and the only potentially curative treatment; however, 30% of patients will have persistent disease post-surgery. Furthermore, a small percentage of those initially controlled will develop hypercortisolism during long-term follow- up. Therefore, patients with persistent or recurrent disease, as well as those considered non-eligible for surgery, will need a second-line therapeutic approach, i.e., pharmacotherapy. Radiation therapy is reserved as a third-line therapeutic option due to its slower onset of action and its unfavorable profile regarding complications. During the past few years, the understanding of molecular mechanisms implicated in the physiology of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis has evolved, and new therapeutic targets for CD have emerged. In the present review, currently available treatments, compounds currently tested in ongoing clinical trials, and interesting, potentially new targets emerging from unraveling molecular mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of Cushing's disease are discussed.
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- Efstathios Divaris
- Department of Endocrinology, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Castinetti F. Pharmacological Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:102908. [PMID: 37977919 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.102908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The 1st line treatment of Cushing's syndrome is surgery, whatever the aetiology. The role of pharmacological treatment is clear in cases where surgery fails or is impossible, in cases of metastases, or while awaiting the delayed effects of radiotherapy. However, certain situations remain controversial, in particular the possible role of pharmacological treatment as a preparation for surgery. This situation must be divided into 2 parts, severe hypercortisolism with immediate vital risk and non-severe hypercortisolism with diagnostic delay. The initiation and adjustment of treatment doses is also controversial, with the possibility of titration by gradual dose increase based on biological markers, or a more radical "block and replace" approach in which the ultimate goal is to achieve hypocortisolism, which can then be supplemented. Each of these approaches has its advantages and drawbacks and should probably be reserved for different patient profiles depending on the severity of hypercortisolism. In this review, we will focus specifically on these 2 points, namely the potential role of preoperative pharmacological treatment and, more generally, the optimal way to initiate and monitor drug treatment to ensure that eucortisolism or hypocortisolism is achieved. We will define for each part which profiles of patients should be the most adapted to try to give advice on the optimal management of patients with hypercortisolism.
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- Frederic Castinetti
- Aix Marseille Univ, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Marseille Medical Genetics, Laboratory of Molecular Biology Hospital La Conception, Marseille, France; Department of Endocrinology, La Conception Hospital, Marseille, France.
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Birtolo MF, Grossrubatscher EM, Antonini S, Loli P, Mazziotti G, Lania AG, Chiodini I. Preoperative management of patients with ectopic Cushing's syndrome caused by ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma: a case series and review of the literature. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:1983-1994. [PMID: 37195583 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02105-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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PURPOSE ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of ectopic Cushing's syndrome, posing a clinical challenge for the severity of its clinical presentation, the difficulty in the prevention and the management of surgical complications. Sparse data are currently available about the optimal preoperative management of the severe symptoms due to both hypercortisolism and catecholamine excess, especially regarding the role and timing of medical therapies. METHODS We present a series of three patients with ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma. A brief review of the available literature evidence on the preoperative management of this rare clinical condition is also conducted. DISCUSSION Patients with ACTH-secreting pheochromocytoma show peculiarities as compared to other forms of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, in terms of clinical presentation, preoperative management, and peri- and post-surgical short-term outcome. Pheochromocytoma should be ruled out in patient with ectopic CS of unknown origin because of the high anesthesiologic risk of proceeding to surgery with an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma. Proper preoperative recognition of complications of both hypercortisolism and catecholamines excess is the key to prevent the morbidity and mortality of an ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma. In these patients the absolute priority is to control excessive cortisol secretion since the rapid correction of the hypercortisolism is the most effective treatment of all the related comorbidities and it is mandatory to prevent severe complications during surgery, opting if necessary for a "block-and-replace" regimen. CONCLUSION Our additional cases and this literature review could provide a better understanding of the complications to be evaluated at diagnosis and some suggestions on their management during the preoperative period.
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- M F Birtolo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4 Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Milan, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56 Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Endocrine Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4 Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Milan, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56 Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Clinica San Carlo, Via Ospedale 21, 20037 Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4 Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Milan, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56 Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4 Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Milan, Italy.
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56 Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
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- Endocrine Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, 20162, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20122, Milan, Italy
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Fleseriu M, Varlamov EV, Hinojosa-Amaya JM, Langlois F, Melmed S. An individualized approach to the management of Cushing disease. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2023; 19:581-599. [PMID: 37537306 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-023-00868-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Cushing disease caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary corticotroph adenoma leads to hypercortisolaemia with high mortality due to metabolic, cardiovascular, immunological, neurocognitive, haematological and infectious conditions. The disorder is challenging to diagnose because of its common and heterogenous presenting features and the biochemical pitfalls of testing levels of hormones in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Several late-night salivary cortisol and 24-h urinary free cortisol tests are usually required as well as serum levels of cortisol after a dexamethasone suppression test. MRI might only identify an adenoma in 60-75% of patients and many adenomas are small. Therefore, inferior petrosal sinus sampling remains the gold standard for confirmation of ACTH secretion from a pituitary source. Initial treatment is usually transsphenoidal adenoma resection, but preoperative medical therapy is increasingly being used in some countries and regions. Other management approaches are required if Cushing disease persists or recurs following surgery, including medications to modulate ACTH or block cortisol secretion or actions, pituitary radiation, and/or bilateral adrenalectomy. All patients require lifelong surveillance for persistent comorbidities, clinical and biochemical recurrence, and treatment-related adverse effects (including development of treatment-associated hypopituitarism). In this Review, we discuss challenges in the management of Cushing disease in adults and provide information to guide clinicians when planning an integrated and individualized approach for each patient.
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- Maria Fleseriu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
- Pituitary Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Pituitary Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Drost L, Finke JB, Behrje A, Rebeck D, Domes G, Schächinger H. Optimal timing of oral metyrapone intake for the suppression of cold-pressor stress-induced cortisol release. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 156:106328. [PMID: 37393800 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacological manipulation of cortisol levels is instrumental in elucidating mechanisms underlying acute stress effects and for distinguishing the physiological and behavioral effects of cortisol from those of the adrenergic system. Administration (oral or IV) of hydrocortisone is a direct and efficient method to elevate cortisol, and thus, frequently used in psychobiological stress research. However, lowering of cortisol (i.e. blockade of stress cortisol) requires a more sophisticated approach, such as the administration of the corticostatic compound metyrapone (MET). However, there is insufficient knowledge about the temporal dynamics of MET for the blocking of stress-induced cortisol reactivity. Thus, the present study aimed to build up an experimental protocol suitable to suppress acute behavioral stress-induced cortisol secretion by MET. METHODS 50 healthy young men were randomly assigned to one of five treatment groups. They received 750 mg oral MET either 30 (n = 9), 45 (n = 11), or 60 (n = 10) minutes before exposure to a combined cold pressor and mental arithmetic test (stress induction), or were subjected to two different control treatments (placebo 60 min before stress (n = 10) or MET 30 min before non-stressful warm-water condition (n = 10)). Salivary cortisol concentration, hemodynamics, and subjective ratings were assessed. RESULTS Suppression of cold stress-induced cortisol release was strongest when MET intake was scheduled 30 min prior to stress onset. Cardiovascular stress-responses and subjective ratings remained unaffected by MET. CONCLUSION In healthy young males, 750 mg of MET efficiently block cold stress-induced cortisol release when oral administration is scheduled 30 min prior to stress onset. This finding may guide future research in improving timing of suppression of stress-induced cortisol secretion.
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- Lisa Drost
- Department of Clinical Psychophysiology, University of Trier, Johanniterufer 15, 54290 Trier, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychophysiology, University of Trier, Johanniterufer 15, 54290 Trier, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychophysiology, University of Trier, Johanniterufer 15, 54290 Trier, Germany
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- Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology, University of Trier, Johanniterufer 15, 54290 Trier, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychophysiology, University of Trier, Johanniterufer 15, 54290 Trier, Germany
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Guarnotta V, Emanuele F, Salzillo R, Bonsangue M, Amato C, Mineo MI, Giordano C. Practical therapeutic approach in the management of diabetes mellitus secondary to Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumours. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1248985. [PMID: 37842314 PMCID: PMC10569460 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1248985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly and neuroendocrine disorders are characterized by an excess of counterregulatory hormones, able to induce insulin resistance and glucose metabolism disorders at variable degrees and requiring immediate treatment, until patients are ready to undergo surgery. This review focuses on the management of diabetes mellitus in endocrine disorders related to an excess of counterregulatory hormones. Currently, the landscape of approved agents for treatment of diabetes is dynamic and is mainly patient-centred and not glycaemia-centred. In addition, personalized medicine is more and more required to provide a precise approach to the patient's disease. For this reason, we aimed to define a practical therapeutic algorithm for management of diabetes mellitus in patients with glucagonoma, pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome and acromegaly, based on our practical experience and on the physiopathology of the specific endocrine disease taken into account. This document is addressed to all specialists who approach patients with diabetes mellitus secondary to endocrine disorders characterized by an excess of counterregulatory hormones, in order to take better care of these patients. Care and control of diabetes mellitus should be one of the primary goals in patients with an excess of counterregulatory hormones requiring immediate and aggressive treatment.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Endocrinology, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche 2, Palermo, Italy
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van der Sluis RJ, van den Aardweg T, Sijsenaar TJP, Van Eck M, Hoekstra M. Metyrapone Treatment Protects Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Knockout Mice against Hypercorticosteronemia Development without Changing Atherosclerosis Susceptibility. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1287. [PMID: 37759687 PMCID: PMC10526766 DOI: 10.3390/biom13091287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The steroid 11beta-hydroxylase inhibitor metyrapone is able to effectively reverse the hypercortisolemia detected in human Cushing's Syndrome patients. In this current preclinical study, we investigated whether metyrapone monotherapy can also reverse the hypercortisolemia-associated increase in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk. In this instance, female low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice fed a cholic acid-containing high cholesterol/high fat diet to induce the development of hypercorticosteronemia and atherosclerotic lesions were treated twice daily with 100 mg/kg metyrapone for 4 weeks. Metyrapone effectively protected against hypercorticosteronemia development with endpoint plasma corticosterone levels remaining 43% lower than in controls (p < 0.01). Gene expression analysis in livers and adrenals validated that glucocorticoid receptor signaling was also reduced. Importantly, metyrapone treatment did not impact plasma cholesterol levels or alter atherosclerotic plaque areas or lesional collagen contents. However, metyrapone induced significant systemic lymphocytopenia as evident from marked decreases in splenic white pulp contents and thymus weights (-48% and -41%, respectively; p < 0.001). In conclusion, we have shown that treatment with metyrapone diminishes hypercorticosteronemia without affecting atherosclerosis susceptibility in cholic acid-containing high cholesterol/high fat diet-fed low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice. These preclinical findings highlight that restoring plasma glucocorticoid levels to normal is not necessarily sufficient to overcome the cardiovascular co-morbidities associated with human Cushing's disease.
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- Ronald J. van der Sluis
- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.J.v.d.S.); (M.V.E.)
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.J.v.d.S.); (M.V.E.)
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.J.v.d.S.); (M.V.E.)
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.J.v.d.S.); (M.V.E.)
- Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands
- Pharmacy Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands; (R.J.v.d.S.); (M.V.E.)
- Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333CC Leiden, The Netherlands
- Pharmacy Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Importance Pituitary adenomas are neoplasms of the pituitary adenohypophyseal cell lineage and include functioning tumors, characterized by the secretion of pituitary hormones, and nonfunctioning tumors. Clinically evident pituitary adenomas occur in approximately 1 in 1100 persons. Observations Pituitary adenomas are classified as either macroadenomas (≥10 mm) (48% of tumors) or microadenomas (<10 mm). Macroadenomas may cause mass effect, such as visual field defects, headache, and/or hypopituitarism, which occur in about 18% to 78%, 17% to 75%, and 34% to 89% of patients, respectively. Thirty percent of pituitary adenomas are nonfunctioning adenomas, which do not produce hormones. Functioning tumors are those that produce an excess of normally produced hormones and include prolactinomas, somatotropinomas, corticotropinomas, and thyrotropinomas, which produce prolactin, growth hormone, corticotropin, and thyrotropin, respectively. Approximately 53% of pituitary adenomas are prolactinomas, which can cause hypogonadism, infertility, and/or galactorrhea. Twelve percent are somatotropinomas, which cause acromegaly in adults and gigantism in children, and 4% are corticotropinomas, which secrete corticotropin autonomously, resulting in hypercortisolemia and Cushing disease. All patients with pituitary tumors require endocrine evaluation for hormone hypersecretion. Patients with macroadenomas additionally require evaluation for hypopituitarism, and patients with tumors compressing the optic chiasm should be referred to an ophthalmologist for formal visual field testing. For those requiring treatment, first-line therapy is usually transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, except for prolactinomas, for which medical therapy, either bromocriptine or cabergoline, is usually first line. Conclusions and Relevance Clinically manifest pituitary adenomas affect approximately 1 in 1100 people and can be complicated by syndromes of hormone excess as well as visual field defects and hypopituitarism from mass effect in larger tumors. First-line therapy for prolactinomas consists of bromocriptine or cabergoline, and transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is first-line therapy for other pituitary adenomas requiring treatment.
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- Nicholas A Tritos
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Pivonello R, Scaroni C, Polistena B, Migliore A, Giustina A. Unmet needs on the current medical management of Cushing's syndrome: results from a Delphi panel of Italian endocrinologists. J Endocrinol Invest 2023:10.1007/s40618-023-02058-8. [PMID: 37076758 PMCID: PMC10115381 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare clinical condition caused by excessive cortisol secretion from adrenal glands. CS is associated with increased mortality and morbidity; therefore, a prompt diagnosis and an effective therapeutic approach are strongly necessary to improve the patient's clinical management. The first-line treatment for CS is surgery, while medical treatment has historically played a minor role. However, thanks to the availability of novel compounds, the possibility of improving hypercortisolism control using different drug combinations emerged. PURPOSE No absolute recommendations are available to guide the therapeutic choice for patients with CS and, consequently, the awareness of unmet needs in CS management is growing. Although new data from clinical trials are needed to better define the most appropriate management of CS, an expert consensus approach can help define unmet needs and optimize the current CS management and treatment. METHODS Twenty-seven endocrinologists from 12 Italian regions, working among the main Italian referral centers for hospital endocrinology where they take care of CS patients, were involved in a consensus process and used the Delphi method to reach an agreement on 24 statements about managing CS patients. RESULTS In total, 18 statements reached a consensus. Some relevant unmet needs in the management of CS were reported, mainly related to the lack of a pharmacological treatment successful for the majority of patients. CONCLUSION While acknowledging the difficulty in achieving complete disease control, a significant change in CS management requires the availability of medical treatment with improved efficacy and safety over available therapeutic options at the time of the current study.
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- R Pivonello
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università Federico II di Napoli, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, DIMED, Hospital-University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University and IRCCS Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Martino M, Aboud N, Lucchetti B, Salvio G, Arnaldi G. An evaluation of pharmacological options for Cushing's disease: what are the state-of-the-art options? Expert Opin Pharmacother 2023; 24:557-576. [PMID: 36927238 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2192349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Untreated Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Cortisol normalization is a key goal to treatment. Pituitary surgery remains the first-line approach for Cushing's disease, but sometimes it is impracticable, unsuccessful, or complicated by recurrence. Medical therapy has been historically considered a palliative. However, in the latest years, interest on this topic has grown due to both the availability of new drugs and the reevaluation of the old, commonly used drugs in clinical practice. AREAS COVERED In this article, we will discuss the current options and future directions of medical therapy for CS, aiming at fitting best patients' features. An extensive literature search regarding already approved and investigational principles was conducted (PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov. Available drugs include inhibitors of ACTH secretion, steroidogenesis inhibitors, and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists; drugs acting at different levels can be also combined in uncontrolled patients. EXPERT OPINION Since there is still no standardized pharmacological approach and the superiority of one drug over another has not been established yet in the absence of comparative studies, each time clinicians' choices should be patient-tailored. Age, gender, tumor features, severity of hypercortisolism, comorbidities/complications, rapidity of action, side effects, drug-drug interactions, contraindications, availability, patients' preferences, and costs should be all considered.
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- Marianna Martino
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO). Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO). Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO). Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO). Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO). Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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Balakirouchenane D, Vasseur A, Bonnet-Serrano F, Choi M, Khoudour N, Puszkiel A, Groussin L, Vidal M, Declèves X, Bertherat J, Blanchet B. LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantification of osilodrostat and metyrapone in human plasma from patients treated for Cushing's Syndrome. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 228:115316. [PMID: 36868030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Steroidogenesis inhibitors such as metyrapone (MTP) and osilodrostat (ODT) have a key role in the medical treatment of endogenous Cushing's Syndrome (ECS). Both drugs are characterized by a high inter-individual variability of response and require a dose-titration period to achieve optimal control of cortisol excess. However, PK/PD data remain scarce for both molecules and a pharmacokinetically guided approach could help reaching eucortisolism more rapidly. We aimed to develop and validate a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous quantification of ODT and MTP in human plasma. After addition of isotopically labeled internal standard (IS), plasma pretreatment consisted in protein precipitation with acetonitrile including 1% formic acid (v/v). Chromatographic separation was performed on Kinetex® HILIC (4.6 × 50 mm; 2.6 µm) analytical column with an isocratic elution during the 2.0-min run time. The method was linear from 0.5 to 250 ng/mL for ODT and from 2.5 to 1250 ng/mL for MTP. Intra- and inter-assay precisions were < 7.2%, with an accuracy ranging from 95.9% to 114.9%. The IS-normalized matrix effect ranged from 106.0% to 123.0% (ODT) and from 107.0% to 123.0% (MTP) and the range of the IS-normalized extraction recovery was 84.0-101.0% for ODT and 87.0-101.0% for MTP. The LC-MS/MS method was successfully applied in patients' plasma samples (n = 36), trough concentration of ODT and MTP ranged from 2.7 ng/mL to 8.2 ng/mL and from 10.8 ng/mL to 27.8 ng/mL, respectively. Incurred sample reanalysis exhibits less than 14% difference between the first and the second analysis for both drugs. This accurate and precise method, meeting all validation criteria, can therefore be used for plasma drug monitoring of ODT and MTP within the dose-titration period.
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- David Balakirouchenane
- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, UMR8038 CNRS, U1268 INSERM, Faculty of Pharmacy, CARPEM, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Hormonal Biology Laboratory, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1144, Faculty of Pharmacy, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, 75006 Paris, France; Department of Endocrinology, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, UMR8038 CNRS, U1268 INSERM, Faculty of Pharmacy, CARPEM, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1144, Faculty of Pharmacy, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, 75006 Paris, France; Department of Endocrinology, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, CARPEM, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, UMR8038 CNRS, U1268 INSERM, Faculty of Pharmacy, CARPEM, 75006 Paris, France
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Advances in Molecular Pathophysiology and Targeted Therapy for Cushing's Disease. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15020496. [PMID: 36672445 PMCID: PMC9857185 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cushing's disease is caused by autonomous secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors. As a result, excess cortisol production leads to the overt manifestation of the clinical features of Cushing's syndrome. Severe complications have been reported in patients with Cushing's disease, including hypertension, menstrual disorders, hyperglycemia, osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, infections, and mental disorders. Cushing's disease presents with a variety of clinical features, ranging from overt to subtle. In this review, we explain recent advances in molecular insights and targeted therapy for Cushing's disease. The pathophysiological characteristics of hormone production and pituitary tumor cells are also explained. Therapies to treat the tumor growth in the pituitary gland and the autonomous hypersecretion of ACTH are discussed. Drugs that target corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors have been effective, including cabergoline, a dopamine receptor type 2 agonist, and pasireotide, a multi-receptor-targeted somatostatin analog. Some of the drugs that target adrenal hormones have shown potential therapeutic benefits. Advances in potential novel therapies for Cushing's disease are also introduced.
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Vokoun CW, Murphy MC, Reynolds KL, Haines MS. Case 1-2023: A 49-Year-Old Man with Hypokalemia and Paranoia. N Engl J Med 2023; 388:165-175. [PMID: 36630625 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc2211366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Chad W Vokoun
- From the Department of Hospital Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (C.W.V.); and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Hospital Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (C.W.V.); and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Hospital Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (C.W.V.); and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Department of Hospital Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (C.W.V.); and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (M.C.M.) and Medicine (K.L.R., M.S.H.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Mehlich A, Bolanowski M, Mehlich D, Witek P. Medical treatment of Cushing's disease with concurrent diabetes mellitus. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1174119. [PMID: 37139336 PMCID: PMC10150952 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1174119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Cushing's disease (CD) is a severe endocrine disorder characterized by chronic hypercortisolaemia secondary to an overproduction of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by a pituitary adenoma. Cortisol excess impairs normal glucose homeostasis through many pathophysiological mechanisms. The varying degrees of glucose intolerance, including impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are commonly observed in patients with CD and contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. Although definitive surgical treatment of ACTH-secreting tumors remains the most effective therapy to control both cortisol levels and glucose metabolism, nearly one-third of patients present with persistent or recurrent disease and require additional treatments. In recent years, several medical therapies demonstrated prominent clinical efficacy in the management of patients with CD for whom surgery was non-curative or for those who are ineligible to undergo surgical treatment. Cortisol-lowering medications may have different effects on glucose metabolism, partially independent of their role in normalizing hypercortisolaemia. The expanding therapeutic landscape offers new opportunities for the tailored therapy of patients with CD who present with glucose intolerance or DM, however, additional clinical studies are needed to determine the optimal management strategies. In this article, we discuss the pathophysiology of impaired glucose metabolism caused by cortisol excess and review the clinical efficacy of medical therapies of CD, with particular emphasis on their effects on glucose homeostasis.
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- Anna Mehlich
- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Treatment, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular OncoSignalling, International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines (IMol) Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Doctoral School of Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- *Correspondence: Przemysław Witek,
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Wong TW. Long-term Treatment With Metyrapone in a Man With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome. JCEM CASE REPORTS 2023; 1:luac008. [PMID: 37908265 PMCID: PMC10578376 DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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This is a unique case of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting mediastinal neuroendocrine tumor, presumably thymic in origin, with suspected lung metastasis in a 61-year-old man who was successfully managed with long-term metyrapone alone. He presented with severe hypokalemia and hypertension, complicated with psychosis and vertebral collapse. He survived through a complicated course of pulseless ventricular tachycardia arrest and a severe Cushing storm due to drug nonadherence. For 3 years since diagnosis, he remained stable on metyrapone, and was able to achieve biochemical eucortisolism, with normalization of ACTH and cortisol levels. In addition, his tumor was reduced in size and the suspicious lung metastasis regressed.
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- Tin Wai Wong
- Department of Medicine & Geriatrics, Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Wan Chai 999077, Hong Kong
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Kasabe B, Ahire G, Patil P, Punekar M, Davuluri KS, Kakade M, Alagarasu K, Parashar D, Cherian S. Drug repurposing approach against chikungunya virus: an in vitro and in silico study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1132538. [PMID: 37180434 PMCID: PMC10174255 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1132538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. There are no licenced antivirals or vaccines for treatment or prevention. Drug repurposing approach has emerged as a novel concept to find alternative uses of therapeutics to battle pathogens. In the present study, anti CHIKV activity of fourteen FDA-approved drugs was investigated by in vitro and in silico approaches. Focus-forming unit assay, immunofluorescence test, and quantitative RT-PCR assay were used to assess the in vitro inhibitory effect of these drugs against CHIKV in Vero CCL-81 cells. The findings showed that nine compounds, viz., temsirolimus, 2-fluoroadenine, doxorubicin, felbinac, emetine, lomibuvir, enalaprilat, metyrapone and resveratrol exhibit anti chikungunya activity. Furthermore, in silico molecular docking studies performed by targeting CHIKV structural and non-structural proteins revealed that these drugs can bind to structural protein targets such as envelope protein, and capsid, and non-structural proteins NSP2, NSP3 and NSP4 (RdRp). Findings from in vitro and in silico studies reveal that these drugs can suppress the infection and replication of CHIKV and further in vivo studies followed by clinical trials are warranted.
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- Bhagyashri Kasabe
- Bioinformatics Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Dengue & Chikungunya Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- *Correspondence: Deepti Parashar, ; Sarah Cherian,
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- Bioinformatics Group, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- *Correspondence: Deepti Parashar, ; Sarah Cherian,
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Bertherat J, Bourdeau I, Bouys L, Chasseloup F, Kamenicky P, Lacroix A. Clinical, pathophysiologic, genetic and therapeutic progress in Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia. Endocr Rev 2022:6957368. [PMID: 36548967 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnac034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Patients with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) usually present bilateral benign adrenocortical macronodules at imaging and variable levels of cortisol excess. PBMAH is a rare cause of primary overt Cushing's syndrome, but may represent up to one third of bilateral adrenal incidentalomas with evidence of cortisol excess. The increased steroidogenesis in PBMAH is often regulated by various G-protein coupled receptors aberrantly expressed in PBMAH tissues; some receptor ligands are ectopically produced in PBMAH tissues creating aberrant autocrine/paracrine regulation of steroidogenesis. The bilateral nature of PBMAH and familial aggregation, led to the identification of germline heterozygous inactivating mutations of the ARMC5 gene, in 20-25% of the apparent sporadic cases and more frequently in familial cases; ARMC5 mutations/pathogenic variants can be associated with meningiomas. More recently, combined germline mutations/pathogenic variants and somatic events inactivating the KDM1A gene were specifically identified in patients affected by GIP-dependent PBMAH. Functional studies demonstrated that inactivation of KDM1A leads to GIP-receptor (GIPR) overexpression and over or down-regulation of other GPCRs. Genetic analysis is now available for early detection of family members of index cases with PBMAH carrying identified germline pathogenic variants. Detailed biochemical, imaging, and co-morbidities assessment of the nature and severity of PBMAH is essential for its management. Treatment is reserved for patients with overt or mild cortisol/aldosterone or other steroid excesses taking in account co-morbidities. It previously relied on bilateral adrenalectomy; however recent studies tend to favor unilateral adrenalectomy, or less frequently, medical treatment with cortisol synthesis inhibitors or specific blockers of aberrant GPCR.
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- Jerôme Bertherat
- Department of Endocrinology and National Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 24 rue du Fg St Jacques, Paris 75014, France
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Research Center, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Endocrinology and National Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Disorders, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 24 rue du Fg St Jacques, Paris 75014, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Physiologie et Physiopathologie Endocriniennes, Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Research Center, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Dormoy A, Haissaguerre M, Vitellius G, Do Cao C, Geslot A, Drui D, Lasolle H, Vieira-Pinto O, Salenave S, François M, Puerto M, Du Boullay H, Mayer A, Rod A, Laurent C, Chanson P, Reznik Y, Castinetti F, Chabre O, Baudin E, Raverot G, Tabarin A, Young J. Efficacy and safety of osilodrostat in paraneoplastic Cushing's syndrome: a real-world multicenter study in France. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 108:1475-1487. [PMID: 36470583 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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CONTEXT Prospective studies have demonstrated the efficacy of osilodrostat in Cushing's disease. No study has evaluated osilodrostat in a series of patients with paraneoplastic Cushing's syndrome/ectopic ACTH syndrome (PNCS/EAS). OBJECTIVE Evaluate in France the real-world efficacy and safety of osilodrostat in PNCS/EAS. PATIENTS 33 patients with PNCS/EAS with intense/severe hypercortisolism. METHODS Retrospective multicenter real-world study. Patients received osilodrostat between May 2019 and March 2022. Median initial dose (range) 4 mg/day (1-60); maximum dose, 20 mg/day (4-100), first, under patient- then cohort- temporary authorizations and after marketing authorization. Regimens used: titration (n = 6), block and replace (n = 16), or titration followed by block and replace (n = 11). RESULTS In 11 patients receiving osilodrostat as first-line monotherapy, median 24h- urinary free cortisol (24h-UFC) decreased dramatically (from 26xULN [2.9-659] to 0.11xULN [0.08-14.9]; p < 0.001). In 9 of them, 24h-UFC normalization was achieved in 2 weeks (median). Thirteen additional patients were previously treated with classic steroidogenesis inhibitors but 10/13 were not controlled. In these patients, osilodrostat monotherapy, used in second line, induced a significantly decreased of 24h-UFC (from 2.6xULN [1.1-144] to 0.22xULN [0.12-0.66]; p < 0.01). Nine additional patients received osilodrostat in combination with another anticortisolic drug decreasing 24h-UFC from 11.8xULN (0.3-247) to 0.43xULN (0.33-2.4) (p < 0.01).In parallel, major clinical symptoms/comorbidities improved dramatically with improvement in blood pressure, hyperglycemia and hypokalemia, allowing the discontinuation or dose reduction of their treatments. Adrenal insufficiency (grade 3-4) was reported in 8/33 patients. CONCLUSIONS Osilodrostat is a rapidly efficient therapy for PNCS/EAS with severe/intense hypercortisolism. Osilodrostat was generally well tolerated; Adrenal insufficiency was the main side effect.
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- Alexandre Dormoy
- Paris-Saclay University; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Endocrinology, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Bordeaux University, Department of Endocrinology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Robert Debré University Hospital, F- 51100, Reims, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, F- 59037, Lille, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and metabolic diseases, Larrey University Hospital, F- 31059, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, institut du Thorax, CHU de Nantes, and Nantes Université, Hôpital Nord, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Endocrinology Department, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, "Groupement Hospitalier Est" Hospices Civils de Lyon, F-69500 Bron, France
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- Paris-Saclay University; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Endocrinology, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Paris-Saclay University; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Endocrinology, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Robert Debré University Hospital, F- 51100, Reims, France
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- Bordeaux University, Department of Endocrinology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Savoie CHMS Hospital, F-73000 Chambéry, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Savoie CHMS Hospital, F-73000 Chambéry, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, CH de Niort, F-79000, Niort, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, CH de Niort, F-79000, Niort, France
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- Paris-Saclay University; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Endocrinology, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
- Paris-Saclay Neuroendocrine tumors working group, F-94800 Villejuif, France
- INSERM UMR_S 1185, Paris-Saclay Medical School, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, CHU Côte de Nacre, F-14033 Caen cedex, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, French Reference Center for Rare Pituitary Diseases, Endo-European Reference Network and EURACAN European Expert Center on Rare Pituitary Tumors, La Conception Hospital, Aix Marseille University, F-13385, Marseille, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, UMR 1292 INSERM-CEA-UGA, Endocrinologie CHU Grenoble Alpes, F-38000 GrenobleFrance
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- Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute; Paris-Saclay University, Endocrine Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, F-94800 Villejuif, France
- Paris-Saclay Neuroendocrine tumors working group, F-94800 Villejuif, France
- INSERM UMR_S 1185, Paris-Saclay Medical School, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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- Endocrinology Department, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, "Groupement Hospitalier Est" Hospices Civils de Lyon, F-69500 Bron, France
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- Bordeaux University, Department of Endocrinology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Paris-Saclay University; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Endocrinology, Reference Centre for Rare Pituitary Diseases HYPO, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
- Paris-Saclay Neuroendocrine tumors working group, F-94800 Villejuif, France
- INSERM UMR_S 1185, Paris-Saclay Medical School, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94275, France
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Castinetti F. How best to monitor the specific side effects of medical treatments of Cushing's disease. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 36:101718. [PMID: 36435719 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2022.101718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The first-line treatment of Cushing's disease is transsphenoidal surgery. Medical treatment of Cushing's disease can be considered in several situations: as a presurgical treatment in patients with severe comorbidities, when surgery fails, or while waiting for the maximal efficacy of radiation techniques. Several modalities of medical treatment are possible, from adrenal-targeting drugs (steroidogenesis inhibitors) to pituitary-targeting drugs (somatostatin receptor ligand pasireotide or the dopamine agonist cabergoline), or even drugs that antagonize the glucocorticoid receptor (mifepristone). Given the morbidities associated with hypercortisolism, and the fact that medical treatment can be delivered on a long-term basis, it is important to obtain eucortisolism and to monitor the drug effectively. The efficacy of these drugs will not be detailed in this review, nor their roles in the therapeutic algorithm of Cushing's disease. This review will rather focus specifically on adverse events associated with these drugs (ketoconazole, levoketoconazole, metyrapone, osilodrostat, pasireotide, cabergoline and mifepristone), and the way in which to monitor and treat them, based on retrospective studies and the most recently published prospective studies.
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- Frederic Castinetti
- Aix Marseille University, Marseille Medical Genetics, INSERM U1251, MarMaRa Institute, Department of endocrinology, La Conception Hospital, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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Fleseriu M, Biller BMK. Treatment of Cushing's syndrome with osilodrostat: practical applications of recent studies with case examples. Pituitary 2022; 25:795-809. [PMID: 36002784 PMCID: PMC9401199 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-022-01268-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare endocrine condition frequently caused by a tumor resulting in elevated cortisol levels. Cushing's disease (CD) caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma is the most common form of endogenous CS. Medical therapy for CD is mostly used as second-line treatment after failed surgery or recurrence and comprises several pituitary-directed drugs, adrenal steroidogenesis inhibitors, and a glucocorticoid receptor blocker, some of which are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for this condition. The recent Pituitary Society consensus guidelines for diagnosis and management of CD described osilodrostat, an oral inhibitor of 11β-hydroxylase, as an effective, FDA-approved medical therapy for CD. Because clinical experience outside clinical trials is limited, we provide here a review of published data about osilodrostat and offer example case studies demonstrating practical considerations on the use of this medication. Recommendations regarding osilodrostat are provided for the following situations: specific assessments needed before treatment initiation; monitoring for adrenal insufficiency, hypokalemia, and changes in QTc; the potential value of a slow up-titration in patients with mild disease; managing temporary treatment cessation for patients with CD who have acquired coronavirus disease 2019; monitoring for increased testosterone levels in women; exercising caution with concomitant medication use; considering whether a higher dose at nighttime might be beneficial; and managing cortisol excess in ectopic and adrenal CS. This review highlights key clinical situations that physicians may encounter when using osilodrostat and provides practical recommendations for optimal patient care when treating CS, with a focus on CD.
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- Maria Fleseriu
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
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Fleseriu M, Auchus RJ, Greenman Y, Zacharieva S, Geer EB, Salvatori R, Pivonello R, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Kennedy L, Buchfelder M, Biller BMK, Cohen F, Heaney AP. Levoketoconazole treatment in endogenous Cushing's syndrome: extended evaluation of clinical, biochemical, and radiologic outcomes. Eur J Endocrinol 2022; 187:859-871. [PMID: 36251618 PMCID: PMC9716395 DOI: 10.1530/eje-22-0506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This extended evaluation (EE) of the SONICS study assessed the effects of levoketoconazole for an additional 6 months following open-label, 6-month maintenance treatment in endogenous Cushing's syndrome. DESIGN/METHODS SONICS included dose-titration (150-600 mg BID), 6-month maintenance, and 6-month EE phases. Exploratory efficacy assessments were performed at months 9 and 12 (relative to the start of maintenance). For pituitary MRI in patients with Cushing's disease, a threshold of ≥2 mm denoted change from baseline in the largest tumor diameter. RESULTS Sixty patients entered EE at month 6; 61% (33/54 with data) exhibited normal mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC). At months 9 and 12, respectively, 55% (27/49) and 41% (18/44) of patients with data had normal mUFC. Mean fasting glucose, total and LDL-cholesterol, body weight, BMI, abdominal girth, hirsutism, CushingQoL, and Beck Depression Inventory-II scores improved from the study baseline at months 9 and 12. Forty-six patients completed month 12; four (6.7%) discontinued during EE due to adverse events. The most common adverse events in EE were arthralgia, headache, hypokalemia, and QT prolongation (6.7% each). No patient experienced alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase >3× upper limit of normal, Fridericia-corrected QT interval >460 ms, or adrenal insufficiency during EE. Of 31 patients with tumor measurements at baseline and month 12 or follow-up, the largest tumor diameter was stable in 27 (87%) patients, decreased in one, and increased in three (largest increase 4 mm). CONCLUSION In the first long-term levoketoconazole study, continued treatment through a 12-month maintenance period sustained the early clinical and biochemical benefits in most patients completing EE, without new adverse effects.
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- Maria Fleseriu
- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Correspondence should be addressed to M Fleseriu;
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma: From Symptoms Control to Palliative Care. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14235901. [PMID: 36497381 PMCID: PMC9739560 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14235901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The prognosis of patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is often poor: in the case of metastatic disease, five-year survival is reduced. Advanced disease is not a non-curable disease and, in referral centers, the multidisciplinary approach is the standard of care: if a shared decision regarding several treatments is available, including the correct timing for the performance of each one, overall survival is increased. However, many patients with advanced ACC experience severe psychological and physical symptoms secondary to the disease and the cancer treatments. These symptoms, combined with existential issues, debase the quality of the remaining life. Recent strong evidence from cancer research supports the early integration of palliative care principles and skills into the advanced cancer patient's trajectory, even when asymptomatic. A patient with ACC risks quickly suffering from symptoms/effects alongside the disease; therefore, early palliative care, in some cases concurrent with oncological treatment (simultaneous care), is suggested. The aims of this paper are to review current, advanced ACC approaches, highlight appropriate forms of ACC symptom management and suggest when and how palliative care can be incorporated into the ACC standard of care.
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Fallo F, Di Dalmazi G, Beuschlein F, Biermasz NR, Castinetti F, Elenkova A, Fassnacht M, Isidori AM, Kastelan D, Korbonits M, Newell-Price J, Parati G, Petersenn S, Pivonello R, Ragnarsson O, Tabarin A, Theodoropoulou M, Tsagarakis S, Valassi E, Witek P, Reincke M. Diagnosis and management of hypertension in patients with Cushing's syndrome: a position statement and consensus of the Working Group on Endocrine Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension. J Hypertens 2022; 40:2085-2101. [PMID: 35950979 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Endogenous/exogenous Cushing's syndrome is characterized by a cluster of systemic manifestations of hypercortisolism, which cause increased cardiovascular risk. Its biological basis is glucocorticoid excess, acting on various pathogenic processes inducing cardiovascular damage. Hypertension is a common feature in Cushing's syndrome and may persist after normalizing hormone excess and discontinuing steroid therapy. In endogenous Cushing's syndrome, the earlier the diagnosis the sooner management can be employed to offset the deleterious effects of excess cortisol. Such management includes combined treatments directed against the underlying cause and tailored antihypertensive drugs aimed at controlling the consequences of glucocorticoid excess. Experts on endocrine hypertension and members of the Working Group on Endocrine Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) prepared this Consensus document, which summarizes the current knowledge in epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension in Cushing's syndrome.
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- Francesco Fallo
- Clinica Medica 3, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Leiden University Medical Center and European Reference Center for Rare Endocrine Conditions (Endo-ERN), Leiden, Netherlands
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- Aix Marseille Université, Marseille Medical Genetics, INSERM
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
- Department of Endocrinology, La Conception Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Endocrinology (USHATE) "Acad. Ivan Penchev", Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Medical School, University of Sheffield
- Department of Endocrinology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ENDOC Center for Endocrine Tumors, Hamburg, Germany and University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università Federico II di Napoli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Unità di Andrologia e Medicina della Riproduzione e Sessualità Maschile e Femminile (FERTISEXCARES), Università Federico II di Napoli
- Unesco Chair for Health Education and Sustainable Development, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg
- Department of Endocrinology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona
- Research Center for Pituitary Diseases (CIBERER Unit 747), Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Mazovian Bródno Hospital, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Ekladios C, Khoury J, Mehr S, Feghali K. Osilodrostat-induced adrenal insufficiency in a patient with Cushing's disease. Clin Case Rep 2022; 10:e6607. [PMID: 36415717 PMCID: PMC9675382 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Cushing's disease is a rare condition caused by a benign pituitary tumor underlying adrenocorticotropic hormone excess. Medical treatment is implemented when surgical resection is not curative. We present a case of Cushing's disease with recurrence of macroadenoma who developed iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in the setting of Osilodrostat treatment.
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- Roger Williams Medical CenterProvidenceRhode IslandUSA
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Cushing's disease (CD), caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumor, is the most common form of Cushing's syndrome (CS), accounting for approximately 70% of cases. CD requires a prompt diagnosis, an adequate treatment selection, and long-term management to limit hypercortisolism duration and long-term complications and improve patient outcomes. Pituitary surgery is the first-line option, which is non-curative in one third of patients, therefore requiring additional treatments. Medical therapy has recently acquired an emerging role, with the availability of several drugs with different therapeutic targets, efficacy and safety profiles. The current review focuses on efficacy and safety of steroidogenesis inhibitors, and particularly the historical drugs, ketoconazole and metyrapone, and the novel drugs levoketoconazole and osilodrostat, which seem to offer a rapid, sustained, and effective disease control. Ketoconazole should be preferred in females and in patients without severe liver disease; levoketoconazole may offer an alternative to classical ketoconazole, appearing characterized by a higher potency and potential lower hepatotoxicity compared to ketoconazole. Metyrapone should be preferred in males and in patients without severe or uncontrolled hypokalemia. Both ketoconazole and metyrapone may be preferred for short-term more than for long-term treatment. Osilodrostat may represent the best choice for long-term treatment, in patients with poor compliance to the multiple daily administration schedule, and in patients without severe or uncontrolled hypokalemia. Steroidogenesis inhibitors may be used alone or in combination, and associated with pituitary directed drugs, to improve the efficacy of the single drugs, allowing a potential use of lower doses for each drug, and hypothetically reducing the rate of adverse events associated with the single drugs. Clinicians may tailor medical therapy on the specific clinical scenario, considering disease history together with patients' characteristics and hypercortisolism's degree, addressing the needs of each patient in order to improve the therapeutic outcome and to reduce the burden of illness, particularly in patients with persistent or recurrent CD.
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- Rosario Pivonello
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
- Unesco Chair for Health Education and Sustainable Development, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Naples, Italy
- Unesco Chair for Health Education and Sustainable Development, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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Fleseriu M, Newell-Price J, Pivonello R, Shimatsu A, Auchus RJ, Scaroni C, Belaya Z, Feelders RA, Vila G, Houde G, Walia R, Izquierdo M, Roughton M, Pedroncelli AM, Biller BMK. Long-term outcomes of osilodrostat in Cushing's disease: LINC 3 study extension. Eur J Endocrinol 2022; 187:531-541. [PMID: 35980235 PMCID: PMC9513654 DOI: 10.1530/eje-22-0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the long-term efficacy and tolerability of osilodrostat, a potent oral 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor, for treating Cushing's disease (CD). DESIGN/METHODS A total of 137 adults with CD and mean 24-h urinary free cortisol (mUFC) > 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) received osilodrostat (starting dose 2 mg bid; maximum 30 mg bid) during the prospective, Phase III, 48-week LINC 3 (NCT02180217) core study. Patients benefiting from osilodrostat at week 48 could enter the optional extension (ending when all patients had received ≥ 72 weeks of treatment or discontinued). Efficacy and safety were assessed for all enrolled patients from the core study baseline. RESULTS Median osilodrostat exposure from the core study baseline to study end was 130 weeks (range 1-245) and median average dose was 7.4 mg/day (range 0.8-46.6). The reduction in mean mUFC achieved during the core was maintained during the extension and remained ≤ ULN. Of 106 patients, 86 (81%) patients who entered the extension had mUFC ≤ ULN at week 72. Improvements in cardiovascular/metabolic-related parameters, physical manifestations of hypercortisolism (fat pads, central obesity, rubor, striae, and hirsutism in females), and quality of life in the core study were also maintained or improved further during the extension. No new safety signals were reported; 15/137 (10.9%) and 12/106 (11.3%) patients discontinued for adverse events during the core and extension, respectively. Mean testosterone in females decreased towards baseline levels during the extension. CONCLUSIONS Data from this large, multicentre trial show that long-term treatment with osilodrostat sustains cortisol normalisation alongside clinical benefits in most patients with CD and is well tolerated.
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- Maria Fleseriu
- Pituitary Center, Departments of Medicine and Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Correspondence should be addressed to M Fleseriu or J Newell-Price; or
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Correspondence should be addressed to M Fleseriu or J Newell-Price; or
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Advanced Medical Care Center, Omi Medical Center, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroendocrinology and Bone Disease, Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
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- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Honegger J, Nasi-Kordhishti I. Surgery and perioperative management of patients with Cushing's disease. J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13177. [PMID: 35980172 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is the initial treatment modality of first choice in Cushing's disease (CD). With microscopic TSS and endoscopic TSS, two operative techniques with equally favourable remission rates and operative morbidity are available. On average, remission is achieved with primary TSS in 80% of patients with microadenomas and 60% of patients with macroadenomas. The current literature indicates that remission rates in repeat TSS for microadenomas can also exceed 70%. Experience with TSS in CD plays an important role in the success rate and centralization in Pituitary Centres of Excellence has been proposed. Microadenoma stage, imaging-visible adenoma, confirmation of ACTH-positive adenoma on histopathology and noninvasiveness are positive predictors for postoperative remission. In postoperative management, a steroid-sparing protocol with early postoperative assessment of remission status is recommended. Convincing evidence suggests that prolonged postoperative prophylactic antithrombotic measures can significantly reduce the risk of postoperative thromboembolic events in CD. Prevention or successful treatment of cortisol withdrawal syndrome remains an unsolved issue that should be a focus of future research. The further development and broad availability of functional imaging hold promise for improved preoperative detection of microadenomas. Intraoperative identification of microadenomas by specific fluorescent targeting could be a promising future avenue for the treatment of patients with negative imaging.
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- Juergen Honegger
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Hamblin R, Coulden A, Fountas A, Karavitaki N. The diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy. J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13118. [PMID: 35491087 PMCID: PMC9541401 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is rarely encountered during pregnancy. Clinical and biochemical changes in healthy pregnancy overlap with those seen in pregnancy complicated by CS; the diagnosis is therefore challenging and can be delayed. During normal gestation, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, cortisol, and urinary free cortisol levels rise. Dexamethasone administration fails to fully suppress cortisol in pregnant women without CS. Localisation may be hindered by non-suppressed adrenocorticotrophic hormone levels in a large proportion of those with adrenal CS; smaller corticotroph adenomas may go undetected as a result of a lack of contrast administration or the presence of pituitary hyperplasia; and inferior petrosal sinus sampling is not recommended given the risk of radiation and thrombosis. Yet, diagnosis is essential; active disease is associated with multiple insults to both maternal and foetal health, and those cured may normalise the risk of maternal-foetal complications. The published literature consists mostly of case reports or small case series affected by publication bias, heterogeneous definitions of maternal or foetal outcomes or lack of detail on severity of hypercortisolism. Consequently, conclusive recommendations, or a standardised management approach for all, cannot be made. Management is highly individualised: the decision for surgery, medical control of hypercortisolism or adoption of a conservative approach is dependent on the timing of diagnosis (respective to stage of gestation), the ability to localise the tumour, severity of CS, pre-existing maternal comorbidity, and, ultimately, patient choice. Close communication is a necessity with the patient placed at the centre of all decisions, with risks, benefits, and uncertainties around any investigation and management carefully discussed. Care should be delivered by an experienced, multidisciplinary team, with the resources and expertise available to manage such a rare and challenging condition during pregnancy.
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- Ross Hamblin
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBirmingham Health PartnersBirminghamUK
- Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth HospitalUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBirmingham Health PartnersBirminghamUK
- Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth HospitalUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBirmingham Health PartnersBirminghamUK
- Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth HospitalUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBirmingham Health PartnersBirminghamUK
- Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth HospitalUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirminghamUK
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Castinetti F. Medical management of Cushing's disease: When and how? J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13120. [PMID: 35348261 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Transsphenoidal surgery is the first-line treatment of Cushing's disease. However, medical treatment can be given in a high proportion of patients with this rare condition. This is especially the case in severe hypercortisolism for which medical treatment will be given for a short period of time to prepare the patient for surgery, or on a long-term basis after failed transsphenoidal surgery, or when waiting for the maximal beneficial effect of radiation techniques. These different situations all require that hypercortisolism be perfectly controlled. Severe hypercortisolism is frequently treated by a block and replace approach during which a substitutive treatment is given after the induction of adrenal insufficiency. Mild hypercortisolism, the most frequent situation, is usually treated with a titration approach with a progressive dose increase. This approach requires certainty of eucortisolism because patients may be treated for a prolonged period. This review details the main situations during which medical treatment should be considered, as well as the way in which to monitor them to avoid the long-term consequences of mild hypo- or hypercortisolism.
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- Frederic Castinetti
- Department of Endocrinology, Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, INSERM, Marseille Medical Genetics, Marmara Institute, French Reference Center for Rare Pituitary Diseases, Endo-European Reference Network and EURACAN European Expert Center on Rare Pituitary Tumors, La Conception Hospital, Marseille, France
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Bonnet-Serrano F, Poirier J, Vaczlavik A, Laguillier-Morizot C, Blanchet B, Baron S, Guignat L, Bessiene L, Bricaire L, Groussin L, Assié G, Guibourdenche J, Bertherat J. Differences in the spectrum of steroidogenic enzyme inhibition between Osilodrostat and Metyrapone in ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome patients. Eur J Endocrinol 2022; 187:315-322. [PMID: 35699971 DOI: 10.1530/eje-22-0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Osilodrostat is a new 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor with a mode of action analogous to Metyrapone. The objective of this study was to compare steroidogenic profiles in patients treated with either Osilodrostat or Metyrapone for adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). METHODS Patients followed up at Cochin hospital Endocrinology department between March 2019 and December 2021 for an ACTH-dependent CS, controlled by either Osilodrostat or Metyrapone, were included. A serum profile of five steroids (cortisol, 11-deoxycortisol, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione and testosterone) was determined using UPLC- tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). RESULTS Nineteen patients treated with Osilodrostat, eight patients treated with Metyrapone and six patients treated with consecutive Metyrapone then Osilodrostat were included. Hypocortisolism (basal cortisol <100 nmol/L) was found in 48% of patients treated with Osilodrostat and 7% of patients treated with Metyrapone. 11-deoxycortisol and androstenedione levels were higher in patients treated with Metyrapone (80.9 (2.2-688.4) and 14.9 (2.5-54.3) nmol/L, respectively) than in patients treated with Osilodrostat (10.3 (0.5-71.9) and 4.0 (0.3-13.3) nmol/L) (P = 0.0009 and P = 0.0005). Testosterone level in women was also higher in Metyrapone group (3.3 (0.93-4.82) nmol/L vs 1.31(0.13-5.09) nmol/L, P = 0.0146). CYP11B1 activity (11-deoxycortisol/cortisol) was not significantly different between the two groups. CYP21A2 activity (17OHprogesterone/11-deoxycortisol) and CYP17A1 activity (17OHprogesterone/androstenedione) were significantly decreased in Osilodrostat group (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION In patients with ACTH-dependent CS, the use of CYP11B1 inhibitors in routine care suggests that Osilodrostat has a less specific effect on the inhibition of steroidogenic enzymes than Metyrapone. This might explain a smaller increase in 11-deoxycortisol and androgen levels in patients treated with Osilodrostat.
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- Fidéline Bonnet-Serrano
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, UF d'Hormonologie - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104-Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104-Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, UF d'Hormonologie - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
- Faculté de Pharmacie Paris Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacochemistry, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
- UMR8038 CNRS, U1268 INSERM, Faculty of Pharmacy, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Physiology, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104-Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104-Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, UF d'Hormonologie - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
- Faculté de Pharmacie Paris Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104-Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Centre, Paris, France
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Alba EL, Japp EA, Fernandez-Ranvier G, Badani K, Wilck E, Ghesani M, Wolf A, Wolin EM, Corbett V, Steinmetz D, Skamagas M, Levine AC. The Mount Sinai Clinical Pathway for the Diagnosis and Management of Hypercortisolism due to Ectopic ACTH Syndrome. J Endocr Soc 2022; 6:bvac073. [PMID: 35668997 PMCID: PMC9155620 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Neoplasms that secrete ectopic adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) may cause severe, life-threatening hypercortisolism. These tumors are often difficult to localize and treat, requiring a comprehensive and systematic management plan orchestrated by a multidisciplinary team. The Mount Sinai Adrenal Center hosted an interdisciplinary retreat of experts in adrenal disorders and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) with the aim of developing a clinical pathway for the management of Cushing syndrome due to ectopic ACTH production. The result was institutional recommendations for the diagnosis, localization, surgical approaches to intrathoracic tumors and bilateral adrenalectomy, and perioperative and postoperative medical management of hypercortisolism and its sequelae. Specific recommendations were made regarding the timing and selection of therapies based on the considerations of our team as well as a review of the current literature. Our clinical pathway can be applied by other institutions directly or serve as a guide for institution-specific management.
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- Eva L Alba
- The Adrenal Center, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York , NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine, and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Center for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors, Tisch Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine, and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Adrenal Center, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York , NY, USA
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- The Adrenal Center, Division of Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York , NY, USA
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Gadelha M, Bex M, Feelders RA, Heaney AP, Auchus RJ, Gilis-Januszewska A, Witek P, Belaya Z, Yu Y, Liao Z, Ku CHC, Carvalho D, Roughton M, Wojna J, Pedroncelli AM, Snyder PJ. Randomized Trial of Osilodrostat for the Treatment of Cushing Disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:e2882-e2895. [PMID: 35325149 PMCID: PMC9202723 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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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.
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- Mônica Gadelha
- Correspondence: Mônica Gadelha, Endocrine Unit, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 255, 9° floor - 9F - Sala de Pesquisa em Neuroendocrinologia, Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil, CEP: 21941-913
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam CA, The Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neuroendocrinology and Bone Disease, Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sabahi M, Shahbazi T, Maroufi SF, Vidal K, Recinos PF, Kshettry VR, Roser F, Adada B, Borghei-Razavi H. MRI-Negative Cushing's Disease: A Review on Therapeutic Management. World Neurosurg 2022; 162:126-137.e1. [PMID: 35338018 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.03.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we review the literature regarding patients with Cushing's disease (CD) with negative or inconclusive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS A quantitative systematic review was performed. Article selection was performed by searching MEDLINE (using PubMed), EMBASE, and Cochrane electronic bibliographic databases. RESULTS 28 articles described surgical management of inconclusive MRI or MRI-negative CD. A total of 858 patients underwent surgery for their Cushing adenoma. Different types of surgery, including endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) (190 cases) and microscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (METS) (488 cases), were performed on patients with MRI-negative CD. 7 studies, which included 164 patients, did not describe any surgery. EETS and METS are conducted to achieve selective adenomectomy (231 cases), partial adenomectomy (80 cases), total adenomectomy (13 cases), hemihypophysectomy (15 cases), or enlarged adenomectomy (48 cases). Based on available data on these studies, the remission rate, persistence rate, and recurrence rate after different types of surgeries on patients with MRI-negative CD were 72.97%, 27.03%, and 12.05%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between EETS and METS in the subanalysis regarding recurrence rate, remission rate, and persistence rate. However, the recurrence rate in the METS group is almost 3 times higher than in the EETS group. CONCLUSIONS Surgery has a good prognosis in patients with MRI-negative CD in terms of remission, and EETS has a lower rate of disease recurrence than METS; therefore, EETS seems to be the potential recommended treatment technique, while to confirm the therapeutic method of choice, further investigations should be done.
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- Mohammadmahdi Sabahi
- Neurosurgery Research Group (NRG), Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurosurgery Research Group (NRG), Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurological Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery and Rosa Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery and Rosa Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurological Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Pauline Braathen Neurological Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA.
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Hamberger D, Villalobos M. Challenging decision-making at the end of life in an SCLC patient with severe paraneoplasia and immune CPI-toxicity: A case report. PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2022.2052504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Daniel Hamberger
- Department of Pneumology, Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Heidelberg, Germany
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Non-surgical Interventions for Pituitary Lesions. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2022; 55:287-304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aydin B, Yildirim E, Erdogan O, Arga KY, Yilmaz BK, Bozkurt SU, Bayrakli F, Turanli B. Past, Present, and Future of Therapies for Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors: Need for Omics and Drug Repositioning Guidance. OMICS : A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2022; 26:115-129. [PMID: 35172108 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2021.0221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Innovation roadmaps are important, because they encourage the actors in an innovation ecosystem to creatively imagine multiple possible science future(s), while anticipating the prospects and challenges on the innovation trajectory. In this overarching context, this expert review highlights the present unmet need for therapeutic innovations for pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs), also known as pituitary adenomas. Although there are many drugs used in practice to treat PitNETs, many of these drugs can have negative side effects and show highly variable outcomes in terms of overall recovery. Building innovation roadmaps for PitNETs' treatments can allow incorporation of systems biology approaches to bring about insights at multiple levels of cell biology, from genes to proteins to metabolites. Using the systems biology techniques, it will then be possible to offer potential therapeutic strategies for the convergence of preventive approaches and patient-centered disease treatment. Here, we first provide a comprehensive overview of the molecular subtypes of PitNETs and therapeutics for these tumors from the past to the present. We then discuss examples of clinical trials and drug repositioning studies and how multi-omics studies can help in discovery and rational development of new therapeutics for PitNETs. Finally, this expert review offers new public health and personalized medicine approaches on cases that are refractory to conventional treatment or recur despite currently used surgical and/or drug therapy.
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- Busra Aydin
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Research and Investigation Center, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Research and Investigation Center, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Biochemistry and School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pathology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Institute of Neurological Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bostan H, Duger H, Akhanli P, Calapkulu M, Turkmenoglu TT, Erdol AK, Duru SA, Sencar ME, Kizilgul M, Ucan B, Ozbek M, Cakal E. Cushing's syndrome due to adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of unknown primary origin: a case report and literature review. Hormones (Athens) 2022; 21:147-154. [PMID: 34478059 PMCID: PMC8414022 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-021-00316-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this article, we present a case of neuroendocrine neoplasm of unknown primary origin (UPO NEN), which is a rare cause of ectopic Cushing's syndrome (ECS) presenting numerous challenges, together with a literature review. CASE REPORT A 43-year-old male patient presented with clinical features consistent with Cushing's syndrome (CS) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent hypercortisolemia. Despite a suspicious lesion on pituitary MRI, the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling results were not compatible with Cushing's disease. Bilateral non-homogeneous opacities were observed in the thorax CT of the patient, who also had a history of COVID-19 infection, but no tumoral lesion was detected. When 68Ga-SSTR PET/CT and 18FDG-PET/CT were performed, multiple metastatic foci were detected in mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes and the axial skeleton. Paratracheal-subcarinal lymph nodes were excised mediastinoscopically, and the diagnosis of NEN was made. Histopathological findings indicated that the possible origin was an atypical pulmonary carcinoid with a low Ki-67 labeling index. After controlling hypercortisolemia, a regimen of somatostatin analogs and capecitabine plus temozolomide was decided upon as treatment by a multidisciplinary council. CONCLUSION This is a challenging case of UPO NEN presenting with ECS and confounding factors, such as previous infection and incidental lesions, during the diagnosis process. The case in question highlighted the fact that atypical pulmonary carcinoid with a low proliferation index may cause visible metastases even when radiologically undetectable.
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- Hayri Bostan
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ziraat Mahallesi, Şht. Ömer Halisdemir Blv. No. 1, 6110, Ankara, Turkey
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Current and Emerging Medical Therapies in Pituitary Tumors. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11040955. [PMID: 35207228 PMCID: PMC8877616 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11040955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pituitary tumors (PT) represent in, the majority of cases, benign tumors for which surgical treatment still remains, except for prolactin-secreting PT, the first-line therapeutic option. Nonetheless, the role played by medical therapies for the management of such tumors, before or after surgery, has evolved considerably, due in part to the recent development of well-tolerated and highly efficient molecules. In this review, our aim was to present a state-of-the-art of the current medical therapies used in the field of PT and the benefits and caveats for each of them, and further specify their positioning in the therapeutic algorithm of each phenotype. Finally, we discuss the future of PT medical therapies, based on the most recent studies published in this field.
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Detomas M, Altieri B, Deutschbein T, Fassnacht M, Dischinger U. Metyrapone Versus Osilodrostat in the Short-Term Therapy of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome: Results From a Single Center Cohort Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:903545. [PMID: 35769081 PMCID: PMC9235400 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.903545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although surgery is considered the first-line treatment for patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS), medical therapy is often required to control severe hypercortisolism. Metyrapone and osilodrostat are both steroidogenic inhibitors targeting the 11β-hydroxylase, however, their therapeutic effectiveness has not yet been directly compared. This study aimed to evaluate metyrapone and osilodrostat in the short-term therapy of CS. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients with endogenous CS treated with metyrapone or osilodrostat as monotherapy for at least 4 weeks. Main outcome measures were serum cortisol and 24h urinary free cortisol (UFC) at baseline (T0) and after 2 (T1), 4 (T2), and 12 weeks (T3) of therapy. RESULTS 16 patients with endogenous CS were identified (pituitary n=7, adrenal n=4, ectopic CS n=5). Each 8 patients were treated with metyrapone and osilodrostat. Despite heterogeneity, both groups showed comparable mean UFC levels at T0 (metyrapone: 758 µg/24h vs osilodrostat: 817 µg/24h; p=0.93). From T0 to T1, the decrease of UFC was less pronounced under metyrapone than osilodrostat (-21.3% vs -68.4%; median daily drug dose: 1000 mg vs 4 mg). This tendency persisted at T2 (-37.3% vs -50.1%; median drug dose: 1250 mg vs 6 mg) while at T3 a decrease in UFC from T0 was more pronounced in the metyrapone group (-71.5% vs -51.5%; median dose 1250 mg vs 7 mg). Under osilodrostat, a QTc-interval prolongation was identified at T3 (mean 432 ms vs 455 ms). From T0 to T2, the number of antihypertensive drugs remained comparable under metyrapone and decreased under osilodrostat (n= -0.3 vs n= -1.0). CONCLUSION Although both drugs show comparable therapeutic efficacy, osilodrostat seems to reduce cortisol levels and to control blood pressure faster.
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- Mario Detomas
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Barbara Altieri,
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Medicover Oldenburg MVZ, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Gilis-Januszewska A, Bogusławska A, Rzepka E, Ziaja W, Hubalewska-Dydejczyk A. Individualized medical treatment options in Cushing disease. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1060884. [PMID: 36531477 PMCID: PMC9755355 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1060884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Cushing disease (CD) is caused by a pituitary tumor which oversecretes adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). It is a serious endocrine disease associated with increased mortality and impaired quality of life. The management of CD remains challenging. Although transsphenoidal surgery is the treatment of choice in most cases, in approximately half of CD patients, second or third-line treatment options are needed. Currently, new medical therapies are available which target adrenal steroidogenesis, pituitary somatostatin and dopamine receptors, and glucocorticoid receptors. Selection of which medication to use should be individualized and is determined by many factors including severity of the disease, possible side effects, patients preferences and local availability. The aim of this article is to describe currently available medical therapy to help clinicians individualize the treatment options in the context of recently updated Pituitary Society recommendations.
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Vega-Beyhart A, Laguna-Moreno J, Díaz-Catalán D, Boswell L, Mora M, Halperin I, Casals G, Hanzu FA. Ketoconazole- and Metyrapone-Induced Reductions on Urinary Steroid Metabolites Alter the Urinary Free Cortisol Immunoassay Reliability in Cushing Syndrome. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:833644. [PMID: 35282465 PMCID: PMC8905543 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.833644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Twenty-four-hour urinary free cortisol (24h-UFC) is the most used test for follow-up decision-making in patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) under medical treatment. However, 24h-UFC determinations by immunoassays (IA) are commonly overestimated because of steroid metabolites' cross-reaction. It is still uncertain how ketoconazole (KTZ)- and metyrapone (MTP)-induced changes on the urinary steroid metabolites can alter the 24h-UFC*IA determinations' reliability. METHODS 24h-UFC was analyzed by IA and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in 193 samples (81 before treatment, 73 during KTZ, and 39 during MTP) from 34 CS patients. In addition, urinary steroidome was analyzed by GC-MS on each patient before and during treatment. RESULTS Before treatment, 24h-UFC*IA determinations were overestimated by a factor of 1.75 (95% CI 1.60-1.94) compared to those by GC-MS. However, during KTZ treatment, 24h-UFC*IA results were similar (0.98:1) to those by GC-MS (95% CI, 0.83-1.20). In patients taking MTP, IA bias only decreased 0.55, resulting in persistence of an overestimation factor of 1.33:1 (95% CI, 1.09-1.76). High method agreement between GC-MS and IA before treatment (R2 = 0.954) declined in patients under KTZ (R2 = 0.632) but not in MTP (R2 = 0.917). Upper limit normal (ULN) reductions in patients taking KTZ were 27% larger when using 24h-UFC*IA compared to 24h-UFC*GC-MS, which resulted in higher false efficacy and misleading biochemical classification of 15% of patients. Urinary excretion changes of 22 urinary steroid metabolites explained 86% of the 24h-UFC*IA interference. Larger urinary excretion reductions of 6β-hydroxy-cortisol, 20α-dihydrocortisol, and 18-hydroxy-cortisol in patients with KTZ elucidated the higher 24h-UFC*IA bias decrement compared to MTP-treated patients. CONCLUSION KTZ and MTP alter the urinary excretion of IA cross-reactive steroid metabolites, thus decreasing the cross-reactive interference of 24h-UFC*IA determinations present before treatment. Consequently, this interference reduction in 24h-UFC*IA leads to loss of method agreement with GC-MS and high risk of overestimating the biochemical impact of KTZ and MTP in controlling CS because of poor reliability of reference ranges and ULN.
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- Arturo Vega-Beyhart
- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Diagnostics Center, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Endocrine Disorders, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Felicia A. Hanzu,
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Covantev S, Volkov SI, Samsonova KI. Alternative Management of Cushing's Syndrome During Covid-19 Pandemic. CORONAVIRUSES 2022; 3. [DOI: 10.2174/2666796702666210913095645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 07/26/2024]
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Cushing's syndrome results from prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids. Surgery is often
the first-line treatment for this condition, regardless of etiology. However, the COVID-19 pandemic
caused a decrease in surgical procedures due to the risk of infection transmission. There are
still emergency cases of Cushing’s syndrome that are admitted to the hospital and require urgent
management. The current treatment should be focused on medical management and endovascular
embolization in selective cases. Embolization can be performed in facilities where there aretrained
personnel with experience in adrenal embolization. Surgery, which traditionally is a first-line therapy,
can increase the risk of infection, therefore, it should be avoided. The current review provides a
brief description of the possible options for the management of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Serghei Covantev
- Department of Human Anatomy, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy N. Testemitanu, Moldova
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- Department
of Endocrinology, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of
Clinical Pharmacology, Multidisciplinary Medical Clinic of JSC “Medicine,” Moscow, Russia
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