2018
Changes in Weight Associated With Telotristat Ethyl in the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome
Weickert MO, Kaltsas G, Hörsch D, Lapuerta P, Pavel M, Valle JW, Caplin ME, Bergsland E, Kunz PL, Anthony LB, Grande E, Öberg K, Welin S, Lombard-Bohas C, Ramage JK, Kittur A, Yang QM, Kulke MH. Changes in Weight Associated With Telotristat Ethyl in the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome. Clinical Therapeutics 2018, 40: 952-962.e2. PMID: 29724499, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBody WeightDiarrheaDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMalignant Carcinoid SyndromeMiddle AgedPhenylalaninePyrimidinesTreatment OutcomeTryptophan HydroxylaseConceptsMetastatic neuroendocrine tumorsTelotristat ethylCarcinoid syndromePlacebo TIDWeek 12Neuroendocrine tumorsMetabolic parametersNutritional statusDouble-blind treatment periodWeight gainWeight lossUncontrolled carcinoid syndromeSomatostatin analogue therapyBowel movement frequencyStatistical analysis planOverall nutritional statusAnalogue therapyDiarrhea severityTreatment periodPatientsSyndromeWeight changeAnalysis planMovement frequencyTumors
2016
Telotristat Ethyl, a Tryptophan Hydroxylase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome
Kulke MH, Hörsch D, Caplin ME, Anthony LB, Bergsland E, Öberg K, Welin S, Warner RR, Lombard-Bohas C, Kunz PL, Grande E, Valle JW, Fleming D, Lapuerta P, Banks P, Jackson S, Zambrowicz B, Sands AT, Pavel M. Telotristat Ethyl, a Tryptophan Hydroxylase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 35: 14-23. PMID: 27918724, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.2780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalDefecationDiarrheaDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGastrointestinal AgentsHumansHydroxyindoleacetic AcidMaleMalignant Carcinoid SyndromeMiddle AgedNauseaOctreotidePeptides, CyclicPhenylalaninePyrimidinesSomatostatinTryptophan HydroxylaseConceptsDouble-blind treatment periodOpen-label extensionTelotristat ethylTryptophan hydroxylase inhibitorBM frequencyCarcinoid syndromeWeek 12Treatment periodHydroxylase inhibitorPlacebo-controlled phase III studyPrimary end pointSomatostatin analogue therapyBowel movement frequencyNew safety signalsPhase III studyGamma-glutamyl transferaseAsymptomatic increaseMild nauseaAnalogue therapyIII studyMethods PatientsSomatostatin analoguesSafety signalsPlaceboPatients