Plain Language Summaries

Standalone, citable summaries published in the Future Science Group journals written to be understood by a lay audience

Diabetes and Metabolic Hormones

Osilodrostat for the treatment of Cushing’s disease: a plain language summary of the LINC 4 study

A new plain language summary of publication from Future Rare Diseases discusses the results of the LINC 4 study, which looked at how effective osilodrostat was in patients with Cushing’s disease and what the side effects were.

Read the summary here.

The original article on which this summary is based is called ‘Randomized Trial of Osilodrostat for the Treatment of Cushing Disease’ and was originally published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The original article can be read here.

Plain language summary of the MPOWERED trial comparing the effectiveness, safety, and patient experiences’ of monthly injections and oral medication used to treat acromegaly

The MPOWERED study looked oral octreotide as a treatment for patients with acromegaly. This plain language summary can help people understand the findings from this study.

Read the full article here.

Click here to read the original article on which this summary is based.