Time to Sustained Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency with Telotristat Ethyl: Analyses of Phase III Studies in Carcinoid Syndrome
Dillon JS, Kulke MH, Hörsch D, Anthony LB, Warner RRP, Bergsland E, Welin S, O’Dorisio T, Kunz PL, McKee C, Lapuerta P, Banks P, Pavel M. Time to Sustained Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency with Telotristat Ethyl: Analyses of Phase III Studies in Carcinoid Syndrome. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2020, 52: 212-221. PMID: 32146619, PMCID: PMC7714089, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-020-00375-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarcinoid syndrome diarrheaBM frequencyPhase III studyTelotristat ethylBowel movementsCarcinoid syndromeIII studySomatostatin analoguesDouble-blind treatment periodBowel movement frequencyMajority of patientsLog-rank testCox regression modelTime of onsetPlacebo TIDHazard ratioPrespecified analysisMedian timeSustained responseTreatment periodSustained reductionPatientsConsecutive weeksTELESTARSurvival analysis methods