More Positive Data For Recordati Cushing's Drug

Isturisa Could Become A Big Earner

With Isturisa, licensed last year from Novartis, it seems as though the Italian drugmaker has got hold of a therapy that could become lucrative, as well as highly effective for Cushing's disease.

Cushings Syndrome
Cushing’s affects approximately one to two patients per million per year • Source: Shutterstock

Three months after US approval and a couple of weeks after the European launch, Recordati Industria Chimica & Farmaceutica SPA has announced positive results from a major late-stage study confirming the effectiveness of its Cushing's disease therapy, Isturisa.

The Italian group has reported top-line data from the Phase III LINC-4 study evaluating Isturisa (osilodrostat) in 73 patients with...

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