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ArticleEndocrine2022

Combination of pasireotide and octreotide: effects on GH and IGF-I secretion and glucose metabolism in healthy volunteers.

Libuse Tauchmanova, Astrid Breitschaft, Geoffrey Holder, Kevin Tianxiang Han, Somesh Choudhury, Christelle Darstein, Michaela Paul, Eric Drutinus, Germo Gericke, Herbert A Schmid and 1 more

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  1. Delving into Acromegaly.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Libuse TauchmanovaNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. libuseta@gmail.com.
Astrid BreitschaftPAREXEL International, Berlin, Germany.
Geoffrey HolderNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Kevin Tianxiang HanNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Somesh ChoudhuryNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Christelle DarsteinNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Michaela PaulNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Eric DrutinusNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Germo GerickeNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Herbert A SchmidNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Alberto M PedroncelliNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Novartis (Switzerland) · CHNovartis (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and tolerability of different doses of octreotide and pasireotide (subcutaneous [sc] and long-acting release [LAR]) when co-administered in healthy volunteers.

methodsThis was an exploratory, Phase I, single-centre study. Healthy adults were enrolled in a staggered approach into seven cohorts to receive octreotide and pasireotide (sc and LAR formulations), alone or in combination. Plasma drug concentrations, growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), and plasma glucose were assessed at baseline, immediately after sc treatment, and 21 and 28 days after LAR treatment.

resultsOf 88 enrolled subjects, 52 and 82 participated in sc and LAR dosing phases, respectively. There were no relevant pharmacokinetic interactions between octreotide and pasireotide. In combination, pasireotide sc (150 µg) and octreotide sc (100/300 µg) resulted in numerically greater reductions in insulin levels and a higher incidence of AEs than either single agent; the rapid (within 1 h) increase in plasma glucose after pasireotide was delayed with combination treatment. Octreotide sc and pasireotide sc, alone or in combination, reduced IGF-I levels and led to undetectable GH levels in most subjects. During the LAR phase, addition of a low dose of pasireotide (5 mg) to a standard dose of octreotide (20 mg) resulted in an ~2-fold reduction in median IGF-I versus octreotide 20 mg 21 days post-dose; this effect was numerically greater than seen for pasireotide 20 mg alone. Peak plasma glucose was substantially lower after LAR than sc dosing. Interestingly, glucose levels were also numerically lower in the pasireotide 5 mg plus octreotide 20 mg group than for 20 mg of octreotide or pasireotide alone. AEs were less frequent after LAR than sc dosing.

conclusionsCombined low doses of pasireotide LAR (5 mg) and octreotide LAR (10-30 mg) provided greater suppression of IGF-I than either single agent and did not increase blood glucose or incidence of AEs versus either agent alone.

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AcromegalyOctreotideAdultBlood GlucoseDelayed-Action PreparationsGrowth HormoneHealthy VolunteersHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor ISomatostatinBlood GlucoseDelayed-Action PreparationsGrowth HormoneInsulin-Like Growth Factor IOctreotidepasireotideSomatostatinCombinationGlucoseHyperglycaemiaOctreotidePasireotide

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PMID34741720
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