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  • 1
    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 7, No. Supplement_1 ( 2023-10-05)
    Abstract: Disclosure: S. Chiloiro: None. A. Giampietro: None. M. Gessi: None. L. Lauretti: None. M. Pier Paolo: None. A. Carlino: None. A. Olivi: None. G. RIndi: None. A. Pontecorvi: None. L. De Marinis: None. F. Doglietto: None. A. Bianchi: None. Introduction: Somatotropinomas are benign neoplasia, with a heterogenous clinical behavior. The acromegaly control is reached in 25%-65% of patients (pts) treated with first generation somatostatin ligands (fg-SRLs). Tumor microenvironment reflects the interaction between tumor cells and the host immune system, potentially regulating tumor behavior and therapy outcome. We aim to develop a score that includes clinical, pathological and immune markers to early identify fg-SRLs resistant acromegaly pts, that require second line treatments. Patients: 43 consecutive acromegaly pts were included according the following criteria (1) first line treatment with surgery, (2) post-surgical fg-SRLs therapy (3) availability of tumor samples for experiments. Pts not-naïve to acromegaly therapies before surgery, with history of radiotherapy of head and neck within 10 years before pituitary surgery, with immune-related disease were ruled out. Results: Eighteen pts (41.9%) were fg-SRLs resistant: 14 were females (77.8%), with a median age of 36.5 (IQR:13) and with cavernous sinus invasion in 12 cases (66.7%). At histological examination, Ki-67 was & lt;1.5% in 17 cases (39.5%). The SSTR2A Volante scores were 0-1 in 5 cases (11.6%) and 2-3 in 38 cases (88.4%). Tumor-infiltering CD4+ lymphocytes was 4.9/HFP (IQR: 8), CD8+ lymphocytes was 11/HFP (IQR:14) and CD68+ cells was 60/HFP (IQR:69). The ratio CD68+/CD8+ cells was 5.2 (IQR: 5). We analysed 18 clinical, pathological and immune features as possible predictors of fg-SRLs response. Fg-SRLs resistance was associated to age at acromegaly diagnosis & lt;37 years (AUC: 0.72 OR: 2 95%IC: 1.1-4 p=0.04), cavernous sinus invasion (OR: 9.3 95%IC:1.4-61 p & lt;0.001), Ki-67 & gt;1.5% (OR: 3.2 95%IC:1.2-13.1 p=0.04), score 0-1 of SSTR2A (OR: 2.7 95%IC: 1.7-4.1 p=0.03), ratio CD68+/CD8+ cells & lt;5.7/HPF (AUC: 0.709 OR: 4.9 95%IC:1.2-19.2 p=0.03) and persistence of post-surgery residual tumor (OR: 2.5 95%IC:1.3-4.7 p=0.004). These variables were analysed in a logistic regression model, yielding a beta coefficient of 3.7 for age & gt;37 years; of -3 for cavernous sinus invasion; of -0.2 for Ki-67 & gt;1.5%; of 20 for SSTR2A score 2-3; of -0.9 for CD68+/CD8+cells ratio & gt;5.7/HFP; and of -0.9 for persistence of post-surgery residual. We assigned a score to each covariate proportional to its beta coefficient, yielding a cumulative score for each pts. The score values ranged from 18.5 to 24 in cases responsive to fg-SRLS and from -5.5 to 21.5 in fg-SRLs resistant cases. A score & lt;19 was chosen as cut-point to identify fg-SRLs resistance (AUC: 0.059 p & lt;0.001 95%IC: 0.0-0.126). A score & lt;19 was associated to fg-SRLs resistance in 84.6% of cases (p & lt;0.001 OR: 3.7 95%IC:1.7-6.7). Conclusions: This new score integrates clinical, pathological, immunological data and may predict fg-SRLs resistance and the need of second line therapies. This study was supported by 2022 Arrigo Recordati International Prize Presentation: Thursday, June 15, 2023
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    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 3, No. Supplement_1 ( 2019-04-15)
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    ISSN: 2472-1972
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    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 4, No. Supplement_1 ( 2020-05-08)
    Abstract: Introduction: Acromegaly (Acro) is a systemic disease characterized by high growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I), insulin resistance, glucose intolerance (IGT) and higher diabetes mellitus (DM) risk in 15% - 38% of patients (pts). Moreover, different medical therapies of Acro are reported to have variable effects on glucose metabolism. An association between blood glucose (BG) and serum IGF-I levels in patients with DM and Acro has been suggested, while IGF-I levels and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) correlation is still controversial because of the multifactorial influence.Study aim: to investigate glucose metabolism in pts with Acro resistant to 1st gen somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) treated with Pegvisomant (Peg) or Pasireotide LAR (Pasi). Patients and Methods: Retrospective, international, multicenter study; consecutive pts enrolled according to following inclusion criteria for at least 6 consecutive months: (1) resistant to 1st gen SRLs, (2) treated with Pasi or Peg for active Acro. Patients with concomitant treatments with known action on glucose metabolism were excluded, with the exception of glucocorticoid replacement for central hypoadrenalism. Results: 72 pts with active Acro, mean age at study entry 37 ±15 yrs, 47 females (65.3%). 28 (38.9%) pts were treated with Pasi and 44 pts with Peg (61.1%). Peg was monotherapy in 18 pts (40.9%) and in combo with first generation SRLs for 26 pts (59.1%). The number of pts with IGT and DM2 was superimposable between the 2 groups (Pasi and Peg). In Pasi group, 19 pts had Acro control (67.9%); glucose metabolism worsened in 16 pts (57.1%). Worsening of glucose metabolism occurred most frequently in pts with persistently active Acro (62.5%) and in pts with higher BG and HbA1c values at study start. Similarly, HbA1c was higher in pts with active Acro, although HbA1c worsened during Pasi treatment both in euglycemic and IGT at study entry, regardless of Acro control. In Peg group, 31 pts reached Acro control (73%); glucose metabolism worsened in 12 (27.3%) but improved in 5 pts (11.4%). All pts who experienced glucose metabolism improvement had controlled Acro, regardless of the use of a combo with first generation SRL. Among the 13 pts with active Acro after Peg, BG worsened in 5 cases (38.4%). Moreover, we found that pts with worsening BG control had higher HbA1c (p=0.03) and required higher Peg doses (mean ±SD 25 ±10 mg/day; p=0.04). Patients with higher HbA1c had higher IGF-I, both at study entry and at study end and were treated with higher Peg dose (mean 25 mg/day). Conclusion: Impaired glucose metabolism was more frequent after Pasireotide treatment and in patients of both Pasireotide and Pegvisomant groups with altered pre-treatment glucose and persistently active disease. Therefore, in such acromegaly patients close monitoring of glucose status is recommended during treatment.
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    In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 104, No. 11 ( 2019-11-01), p. 5478-5482
    Abstract: The treatment of acromegaly resistant to first- and second-line therapies can be extremely challenging. Design We have described six patients who were successfully treated with a combination therapy of pasireotide and pegvisomant and compared them with a control group of patients resistant to conventional somatostatin analogs (SSAs), whose disease was controlled with other treatment, such as pasireotide (as monotherapy) or pegvisomant (as monotherapy or combined with conventional SSAs). Results In these six patients, acromegaly was controlled with combined pasireotide and pegvisomant treatment after failure of all other treatments. Compared with the 49 patients in the control group, these six patients had giant and invasive pituitary adenomas (at both the cavernous sinus and other structures). Although not statistically significant, higher growth hormone levels, more elevated Ki-67 expression, greater somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtype 5 expression, and lower SSTR subtype 2 expression at the diagnosis of acromegaly were detected in patients receiving combination treatment with pasireotide and pegvisomant compared with the control group. Conclusion Our data have reinforced the importance of personalized treatment of patients with acromegaly according to the clinical, biochemical, molecular, and morphological disease markers and suggest that combined treatment with pasireotide and pegvisomant can induce disease control in tumors with low SSTR2 expression, resistant to conventional SSAs (alone or combined with pegvisomant) and to new-generation SSAs alone (pasireotide).
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  • 5
    In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 103, No. 10 ( 2018-10-01), p. 3877-3889
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  • 6
    In: JCEM Case Reports, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 1, No. Supplement_1 ( 2023-01-27)
    Abstract: PMs (pituitary metastases) are rare and only a few cases are reported in the literature. In half of the documented cases, PMs originate from breast and lung cancers, rarely from other sites. They can grow rapidly and present local invasiveness, leading to acute onset of neurological symptoms, such as headache, visual and oculomotor disturbances, or endocrinological signs, such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism. Their rarity and the lack of specific clinical and radiological features often impede their differentiation from other more common sellar area lesions, particularly when history of malignancy is absent. As PMs can be life-threatening, they must be recognized and treated promptly. Management of PMs may also be difficult because the prognosis depends on the course of the primary neoplasm. The case presented below is one of the few documented cases in the world of a pituitary metastasis from a primary gastrointestinal carcinoma. Clinical Case A 76-year-old woman, with no history of malignancy, presented with headache, dizziness and diplopia. Neurologic examination was remarkable for complete left ophthalmoplegia associated with sensitivity deficit in the left half face. Radiologic investigations documented a voluminous sellar and suprasellar formation, with extension in the ipsilateral cavernous sinus, compressing the optic chiasm and ipsilateral temporal lobe. The mass appeared heterogeneous as component of apoplectic infarction. Left cavernous sinus syndrome in apoplectic macroadenoma was diagnosed. Surgical removal of the lesion was performed through a transsphenoidal endoscopic endonasal approach. The histological exam disclosed a metastasis of adenocarcinoma with widespread necrotic-haemorrhagic elements. The immunohistochemical profile suggested an origin from a primary gastrointestinal carcinoma. Hormone replacement therapy and adjuvant therapy were instituted, although radiological investigations failed to identify the site of the primary gastrointestinal carcinoma. Postoperative MRI showed a parasellar residual tumor, which was radiologically stable at 6-month follow-up. The patient will undergo a radiotherapy and neurosurgical evaluation. Conclusions Clinicians should consider the possibility of PMs in patients with symptoms and signs that may suggest the presence of a pituitary mass. Since PMs can be cancer first manifestation, the recognition of PMs determines the referral to adequate oncological therapy. Prognosis is usually poor and it's difficult to estimate as it varies significantly depending on the systemic disease and the primary histology. Recognition and management of PMs remain complex and require a multidisciplinary team of endocrinologists, oncologists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists.
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    ISSN: 2755-1520
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    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 7
    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 7, No. Supplement_1 ( 2023-10-05)
    Abstract: Disclosure: S. Menotti: None. S. Chiloiro: None. A. Giampietro: None. A. Bianchi: None. F. Angelini: None. T. Tartaglione: None. G. Antonini Cappellini: None. F. De Galitiis: None. E. Rossi: None. G. Schinzari: None. A. Scoppola: None. A. Pontecorvi: None. L. De Marinis: None. M. Fleseriu: None. Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors hypophysitis (IIHs) represents an emerging problem in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical and molecular features, therapeutic management and outcome of a multicentre series of IIHs. Material and Methods: Demographic and clinical features were retrospectively collected for all cases. Patients with new onset of pituitary disfunction during ICI treatment underwent contrasted pituitary magnetic resonance images (MRI). IIH was diagnosed if presence of typical radiological finding of hypophysitis. The immunotherapy induced hypopituitarism was defined as patients without the radiological finding of hypophysitis. Anti-pituitary and anti-hypothalamus autoantibodies were also measured. Results: Nine patients were included; 7 with metastatic melanoma, 1 metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and 1 metastatic kidney adenocarcinoma. Six patients were treated with nivolumab and three with ipilimumab. All patients had new-onset asthenia. Secondary hypoadrenalism was diagnosed in all patients. Pituitary MRI showed pituitary enlargement in 2 cases and no abnormalities in the other 7 cases. APA were positive in 57.1% and AHA in 85.7% of cases. Multidisciplinary treatments were established by neuro-endocrinologist and oncologists: all patients were treated with hydrocortisone replacement; ICI was withdrawn in 2 cases, until the clinical stabilization of the hypoadrenalism. None of the patients were prescribed immunosuppressive high dose glucocorticoids (over 40 mg /day). At follow-up, hypoadrenalism persisted in all cases. Pituitary enlargement (hypophysitis per se) on MRI spontaneously recovered in the two affected patients. We found that the typical features of hypophysitis involved more frequently females in our study and in patients treated with ipilimumab. Conclusion: Although this study did not clarify if autoimmune secondary hypoadrenalism and ICI hypophysitis on brain imaging are two sides of the same disease, our preliminary data underline the need for molecular studies of IIHs and of autoimmune ICIs-related hypopituitarism, especially central hypoadrenalism. Presentation: Thursday, June 15, 2023
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    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 3, No. Supplement_1 ( 2019-04-15)
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    In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 105, No. 3 ( 2020-03-01), p. e100-e107
    Abstract: Osteopathy is an emerging complication of acromegaly. In somatostatin receptor ligands (SRL)-resistant patients, pegvisomant (PegV) and pasireotide LAR (Pasi) are used for acromegaly treatment, but their effect on skeletal health is still not defined. Methods In a longitudinal retrospective international study, we evaluated incidence of radiological vertebral fractures (VFs) in 55 patients with acromegaly resistant to first-generation SRL. Results At study entry, prevalent VFs occurred in 23 patients (41.8%). Biochemical acromegaly control was reached in 66.7% of patients on PegV and in 66.7% of patients on Pasi. During the follow-up, incident VFs (iVFs) were detected in 16 patients (29.1%). Occurrence of iVFs was associated with prevalent VFs (P = .002), persistence of active acromegaly (P = .01) and higher value of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) during follow-up (P = .03). Among patients with active disease at last visit, iVFs occurred less frequently in patients on treatment with Pasi (25%) compared to PegV (77.8% P = .04), independently of the IGF-1 values (P = .90). In patients who reached biochemical control, 22.7% on PegV and 12.5% on Pasi had iVFs (P = .40). Among both treatment groups, the presence of pre-existent VFs was the main determinant for iVFs. Conclusion Our data show for the first time that patients with biochemically active disease treated with Pasi had lower risk of iVFs versus those treated with PegV. It also confirms that the presence of pre-existent VFs was the main determinant for iVFs. Additional studies on larger populations and with longer follow-up are needed to confirm our data and disclose the mechanisms underlying our findings.
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  • 10
    In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 105, No. 9 ( 2020-09-01), p. e3285-e3292
    Abstract: Vertebral fractures (VFs) are a frequent complication of acromegaly, but no studies have been so far published on effectiveness of antiosteoporotic drugs in this clinical setting. Objective To evaluate whether in real-life clinical practice bone active drugs may reduce the risk of VFs in patients with active or controlled acromegaly. Study design Retrospective, longitudinal study including 9 tertiary care endocrine units. Patients and Methods Two hundred and forty-eight patients with acromegaly (104 males; mean age 56.00 ± 13.60 years) were evaluated for prevalent and incident VFs by quantitative morphometric approach. Bone active agents were used in 52 patients (20.97%) and the median period of follow-up was 48 months (range 12-132). Results During the follow-up, 65 patients (26.21%) developed incident VFs in relationship with pre-existing VFs (odds ratio [OR] 3.75; P  & lt; .001), duration of active acromegaly (OR 1.01; P = .04), active acromegaly at the study entry (OR 2.48; P = .007), and treated hypoadrenalism (OR 2.50; P = .005). In the entire population, treatment with bone active drugs did not have a significant effect on incident VFs (P = .82). However, in a sensitive analysis restricted to patients with active acromegaly at study entry (111 cases), treatment with bone active drugs was associated with a lower risk of incident VFs (OR 0.11; P = .004), independently of prevalent VFs (OR 7.65; P  & lt; .001) and treated hypoadrenalism (OR 3.86; P = .007). Conclusions Bone active drugs may prevent VFs in patients with active acromegaly.
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