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Diabetes and Metabolic Hormones


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

    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.

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

    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.

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