International Real-world study on osilodrostat efficacy and safety in adrenal Cushing syndrome.

Araujo-Castro, Marta; Bancos, Irina; Detomas, Mario; Reincke, Martin; Mahdi, Salehi; Lu, Haibo; Altieri, Barbara; Kroiss, Markus et al. · J Clin Endocrinol Metab · 2026

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Abstract

To assess the efficacy and safety of osilodrostat in adrenal Cushing syndrome (CS). International study of patients with adrenal CS: patients treated with osilodrostat at any time were enrolled in the safety evaluation and those treated for longer than 4 weeks, in the efficacy evaluation. Patients were classified as responders if they experienced a reduction in urinary free cortisol (UFC) > 50% (complete responders when UFC levels were below the upper limit of normal (ULN) and partial responders if there was a reduction >50% but not normalization). Twenty-eight patients with adrenal CS were enrolled: 16 with adrenocortical carcinoma and 12 with benign disease. Osilodrostat was used in monotherapy in 22 patients and in combination with metyrapone in 6 cases. In those patients treated for longer than 4 weeks (n = 21), 66.7% were classified as responders (28.6% with complete response and 38.1% with partial response) and for those treated for longer than 12 weeks, the rate of response increased to 87.5% The use of osilodrostat as a non-first-line therapy (Odds ratio [OR] 15.0, P = 0.010) was a predictor of response. Osilodrostat led to a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure and body weight (P < 0.05). Nine patients developed one or more adverse events and in 56% (n = 5) led to osilodrostat discontinuation. Osilodrostat controls hypercortisolism in 66.7% of patients with adrenal CS treated for longer than 4 weeks and in 87.5% of cases treated for longer than 12 weeks, with a positive impact on blood pressure and body weight. Patients who received osilodrostat after other previous steroidogenesis inhibitors have a higher probability of response.