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Published in: Pituitary 5/2016

Open Access 01-10-2016

Hyperglycemia induced by pasireotide in patients with Cushing’s disease or acromegaly

Author: Julie M. Silverstein

Published in: Pituitary | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

Cushing’s disease (CD) and acromegaly are characterized by excessive hormone secretion resulting in comorbidities such as impaired glucose metabolism, diabetes and hypertension. Pasireotide is a new-generation, multireceptor-targeted somatostatin receptor ligand approved for CD (subcutaneous [SC] injection formulation) and acromegaly (long-acting release [LAR] formulation). In clinical studies of pasireotide, hyperglycemia-related adverse events (AEs) were frequently observed. This review highlights differences in reported rates of hyperglycemia in pasireotide trials and discusses risk factors for and management of pasireotide-associated hyperglycemia.

Methods

Clinical trials evaluating pasireotide in patients with CD or acromegaly were reviewed.

Results

The frequency of hyperglycemia-related AEs was lower in patients with acromegaly treated with pasireotide LAR (57.3–67.0 %) than in patients with CD treated with pasireotide SC (68.4–73.0 %). Fewer patients with acromegaly treated with pasireotide LAR discontinued therapy because of hyperglycemia-related AEs (Colao et al. in J Clin Endocrinol Metab 99(3):791–799, 2014, 3.4 %; Gadelha et al. in Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2(11):875–884, 2014, 4.0 %) than did patients with CD treated with pasireotide SC (Boscaro et al. in Pituitary 17(4):320–326, 2014, 5.3 %; Colao et al. in N Engl J Med 366(10):914–924, 2012, 6.0 %). Hyperglycemia-related AEs occurred in 40.0 % of patients with acromegaly treated with pasireotide SC, and 10.0 % discontinued treatment because of hyperglycemia. Ongoing studies evaluating pasireotide LAR in patients with CD and management of pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia in patients with CD or acromegaly (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers NCT01374906 and NCT02060383, respectively) will address these key safety issues.

Conclusions

Disease pathophysiology, drug formulation, and physician experience potentially influence the differences in reported rates of pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia in CD and acromegaly. Hyperglycemic effects associated with pasireotide have a predictable pattern, can be managed with antidiabetic agents, and are reversible upon discontinuation.
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Metadata
Title
Hyperglycemia induced by pasireotide in patients with Cushing’s disease or acromegaly
Author
Julie M. Silverstein
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pituitary / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1386-341X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7403
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-016-0734-1

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