Drug updated on 9/4/2024
Dosage Form | Tablet (oral; 1 mg, 5 mg) |
Drug Class | Cortisol synthesis inhibitors |
Ongoing and Completed Studies | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Indication
- Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing’s disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative.
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Summary
- Isturisa (osilodrostat) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Cushing's disease for whom pituitary surgery is not an option or has not been curative.
- This summary is based on the review of one systematic review(s)/meta-analysis(es). [1]
- Osilodrostat (Isturisa) achieved a Cushing's disease (CD) control rate of 66.4% (95% CI: 57.9-74.3) in a study involving 97 participants.
- Other drugs demonstrated lower CD control rates, with cabergoline at 35% (95% CI: 27-43%, 141 participants), pasireotide at 44% (95% CI: 25-35%, 522 participants), ketoconazole at 41% (95% CI: 36-46%, 450 participants), and metyrapone at 66% (95% CI: 46-87%, 66 participants).
- Osilodrostat's CD control rate was higher compared to cabergoline, pasireotide, and ketoconazole, and comparable to metyrapone.
- There is no safety information available in the reviewed studies regarding osilodrostat (Isturisa).
- Most frequent adverse events for other drugs: Pasireotide - hyperglycemia; Cabergoline - dizziness and nausea; Metyrapone - dizziness and nausea; Ketoconazole - elevated transaminases.
- There is no population types or subgroups information available in the reviewed studies.
Product Monograph / Prescribing Information
Document Title | Year | Source |
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Isturisa (osilodrostat) Prescribing Information. | 2023 | Recordati Rare Disease, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ |
Systematic Reviews / Meta-Analyses
Document Title | Year | Source |
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Effectiveness of medical treatment of Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | 2021 | Frontiers in Endocrinology |