A Study to Assess SOM230 in Patients With Pituitary Cushing's Disease

NCT ID: NCT00088608

Last Updated: 2016-11-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-04-30

Brief Summary

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The study treatment period is 15 days in length and includes patients with pituitary Cushing's disease who are candidates for surgical intervention as well as and patients who have recurrent Cushing's post operatively.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cushing's Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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SOM230 s.c.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with pituitary Cushing's disease within the two months prior to study entry
* Patients for whom written informed consent to participate in the study has been obtained
* Female patients of child bearing potential who have not undergone clinically documented total hysterectomy and/or ovariectomy, or tubal ligation must agree to use barrier contraception throughout the course of the study, and for one month after the study has ended

Exclusion Criteria

* Female patients who are pregnant or lactating
* Patients who have been previously treated with certain medications may be required to be without certain medications prior to entering the study
* Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus as indicated by the presence of ketoacidosis or HgbA1C \> 10
* Patients who have congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia or history of acute MI less than one year prior to the study entry or clinically significant impairment in cardiovascular function (e.g. blood pressure of 190/100mmHg or greater)
* Patients with chronic liver disease
* Patients with clotting disorders or abnormal blood counts
* History of immuno-compromise, including a positive HIV test result
* Patients with active gall bladder disease
* Patients who have participated in any clinical investigation with an investigational drug within 1 month prior to dosing
* Patients with active malignant disease (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Cedars-Sinai Pituitary Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital NE Unit

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Midwest Endocrinology Associates

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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France Italy United Kingdom United States

References

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Boscaro M, Ludlam WH, Atkinson B, Glusman JE, Petersenn S, Reincke M, Snyder P, Tabarin A, Biller BM, Findling J, Melmed S, Darby CH, Hu K, Wang Y, Freda PU, Grossman AB, Frohman LA, Bertherat J. Treatment of pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease with the multireceptor ligand somatostatin analog pasireotide (SOM230): a multicenter, phase II trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):115-22. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-1008. Epub 2008 Oct 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18957506 (View on PubMed)

Trementino L, Cardinaletti M, Concettoni C, Marcelli G, Polenta B, Spinello M, Boscaro M, Arnaldi G. Salivary cortisol is a useful tool to assess the early response to pasireotide in patients with Cushing's disease. Pituitary. 2015 Feb;18(1):60-7. doi: 10.1007/s11102-014-0557-x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24482099 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CSOM230B2208

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id