Endocrine Abstracts

Somatostatin analogues (SSAs) approved to treat acromegaly tend to suppress postprandial insulin/glucagon secretion and can worsen glucose tolerance. COR-005, a novel SSA, is under investigation for treatment of acromegaly. In rodents, COR-005 effectively inhibits GH secretion with 10,000-fold greater potency compared with insulin release suppression. We sought to determine for the first time the effects of COR-005 on postprandial glucose in humans.The p...

Octreotide is first-line medical therapy for patients with acromegaly. Up to 80% of patients are not satisfactorily controlled on octreotide alone and up to 20% have no response. COR-005 (previously DG3173) is a novel somatostatin analogue under investigation for treatment of acromegaly. COR-005 has high affinity for human somatostatin receptor subtypes 2, 4 and 5.The study was designed to assess pharmacokinetics of escalating doses COR-005 sc tid and co...

Background: The phase 3, open-label SONICS study of levoketoconazole demonstrated sustained reduction in mean urinary free cortisol (mUFC) in adults with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS). The extended evaluation phase (Ext) of SONICS reported here further assessed long-term safety, tolerability, and benefit/risk of this treatment.Methods: SONICS consisted of dose-titration (150 – 600 mg BID to attain maximally tolerated dose for mUFC normal...