2020
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
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 ResearchConceptsMetastatic 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 frequencyTumorsTelotristat ethyl in carcinoid syndrome: safety and efficacy in the TELECAST phase 3 trial
Pavel M, Gross DJ, Benavent M, Perros P, Srirajaskanthan R, Warner RRP, Kulke MH, Anthony LB, Kunz PL, Hörsch D, Weickert MO, Lapuerta P, Jiang W, Kassler-Taub K, Wason S, Fleming R, Fleming D, Garcia-Carbonero R. Telotristat ethyl in carcinoid syndrome: safety and efficacy in the TELECAST phase 3 trial. Endocrine Related Cancer 2018, 25: 309-322. PMID: 29330194, PMCID: PMC5811631, DOI: 10.1530/erc-17-0455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsOpen-label extensionCarcinoid syndromeTelotristat ethylSomatostatin analoguesWeek 12Rates of TEAEsDouble-blind treatment periodPhase 3 trialTryptophan hydroxylase inhibitorMedian treatment differencesCS diarrheaBowel movementsEfficacy endpointAdverse eventsPrimary safetyTreatment periodHydroxylase inhibitorPatientsSerious eventsPercent changeTreatment differencesPlaceboEfficacySignificant reduction
2017
Understanding the Patient Experience with Carcinoid Syndrome: Exit Interviews from a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of Telotristat Ethyl
Anthony L, Ervin C, Lapuerta P, Kulke MH, Kunz P, Bergsland E, Hörsch D, Metz DC, Pasieka J, Pavlakis N, Pavel M, Caplin M, Öberg K, Ramage J, Evans E, Yang QM, Jackson S, Arnold K, Law L, DiBenedetti DB. Understanding the Patient Experience with Carcinoid Syndrome: Exit Interviews from a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of Telotristat Ethyl. Clinical Therapeutics 2017, 39: 2158-2168. PMID: 29074312, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelotristat ethylBM frequencyCarcinoid syndromeBowel movementsPatient experienceDouble-blind treatment periodCarcinoid syndrome symptomsPrimary end pointSomatostatin analogue therapyPhase III studyClinical trial experienceTryptophan hydroxylase inhibitorEligible patientsStudy drugAnalogue therapyIII studyPatient interviewsResponder analysisTreatment periodPatient reportsSyndrome symptomsTreatment responsePrespecified criteriaHydroxylase inhibitorPatients
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
2012
Neoadjuvant imatinib for borderline resectable GIST.
Koontz MZ, Visser BM, Kunz PL. Neoadjuvant imatinib for borderline resectable GIST. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2012, 10: 1477-82; quiz 1482. PMID: 23221786, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsNeoadjuvant imatinibNeoadjuvant tyrosine kinase-inhibitor therapyResectable gastrointestinal stromal tumorsTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyBorderline resectable tumorsCommon bile ductSuperior mesenteric veinKinase inhibitor therapyOptimal imaging modalityViable treatment strategySpindle cell neoplasmResectable tumorsRed blood cellsUpper endoscopyBlack stoolInhibitor therapyBile ductMedical oncologyStromal tumorsEmergency departmentCase reportMesenteric veinCell neoplasmsTreatment strategies