XERMELO (télotristat)
GASTRO-ENTEROLOGIE / CANCEROLOGIE - Nouveau médicament
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Mar 22 2019
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Low clinical benefit in the event of severe diarrhoea due to carcinoid syndrome but no demonstrated clinical added value in the therapeutic strategy
- XERMELO has a marketing authorisation in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome diarrhoea in combination with somatostatin analogue (SSA) therapy in adults inadequately controlled by SSA therapy.
- The efficacy/adverse effects ratio has not been adequately established: low effect size compared to placebo, and no clinical relevance for the reduction in average bowel movement frequency after 12 weeks, no effect on flushing and abdominal pain, and a safety profile determined in the short term and in a limited number of patients.
- Additional data suggest that a more clinically relevant reduction in the number of bowel movements may be possible in “responder” patients, without it being able to identify these patients in advance. It is essential that use of the treatment be reassessed after the first 12 weeks, at the latest.
- It is a second-line treatment in the event of severe diarrhoea resistant to SSA therapy.
Clinical Benefit
Low |
Le service médical rendu par XERMELO 250 mg, comprimé pelliculé est faible dans l’indication de l’AMM. |
Clinical Added Value
no clinical added value |
Compte-tenu :
XERMELO n’apporte pas d’amélioration du service médical rendu (ASMR V) dans le traitement de la diarrhée du syndrome carcinoïde en association avec un analogue de la somatostatine (ASS) chez l’adulte, en cas de contrôle insuffisant avec le traitement par ASS. |
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