Pasireotide
Pasireotide, sold under the brand name Signifor, is an orphan drug approved in the United States[1] and the European Union[2][3] for the treatment of Cushing's disease in patients who fail or are ineligible for surgical therapy.[4][5][6] It was developed by Novartis. Pasireotide is a somatostatin analog with a 40-fold increased affinity to somatostatin receptor 5 compared to other somatostatin analogs.
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| Trade names | Signifor, Signifor LAR |
| Other names | SOM230 |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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| Routes of administration | Subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.211.883 |
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| Formula | C58H66N10O9 |
| Molar mass | 1047.227 g·mol−1 |
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The most common side effects include hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels), diabetes, diarrhoea, abdominal pain (stomach ache), nausea (feeling sick), cholelithiasis (gallstones), injection site reactions, and tiredness.[2][7][8]
Pasireotide was approved for Cushing's disease by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in April 2012[2][9] and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2012.[1][10]
Pasireotide LAR (the long-acting-release formulation) was approved by the FDA for treatment of acromegaly in December 2014,[11] and had been approved for this indication by the EMA in September 2014.[2][12]
References
- "Drug Approval Package: Signifor (pasireotide) Injection NDA #200677". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 24 December 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Signifor EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 13 May 2020. Text was copied from this source which is © European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
- "Summary of Product Characteristics: Signifor" (PDF). European Medicines Agency.
- "Pasireotide Orphan Drug Designation and Approval". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 24 December 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "EU/3/09/671". European Medicines Agency. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020. Text was copied from this source which is © European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
- Mancini T, Porcelli T, Giustina A (October 2010). "Treatment of Cushing disease: overview and recent findings". Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 6: 505–16. doi:10.2147/TCRM.S12952. PMC 2963160. PMID 21063461.
- "Signifor- pasireotide injection". DailyMed. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Signifor LAR- pasireotide kit". DailyMed. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- EMEA Approval for Pasireotide
- "FDA Approves Pasireotide for Cushing's Disease".
- "Signifor LAR (pasireotide) for injectable suspension". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Tucker ME (17 December 2014). "FDA Approves Pasireotide for Treating Acromegaly". Medscape. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
