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A Phase II trial to assess the efficacy and safety of pasireotide s.c. alone or in combination with cabergoline in patients with Cushing’s disease

Phase 1
Conditions
Cushing's disease
MedDRA version: 18.0Level: LLTClassification code 10011651Term: Cushing's diseaseSystem Organ Class: 100000004860
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19]
Registration Number
EUCTR2013-002170-49-HU
Lead Sponsor
ovartis Pharma Services AG
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria

1.Written informed consent obtained prior to any screening procedures.
2.Adult patients with confirmed diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s disease
3.Patients with de novo Cushing’s disease can be included only if they are not considered candidates for pituitary surgery
4.Male or female patients aged 18 years or greater
5.Karnofsky performance status = 60
6.Patients on medical treatment for Cushing’s disease following washout periods
7. Patients who meet any one of the following criteria:
• They are naïve to pasireotide
• They have received pasireotide in the past and have been discontinued because of lack of efficacy (2 weeks of washout prior to screening for patients treated with pasireotide subcutaneously and 12 weeks of washout prior to screening for patients treated with pasireotide LAR)
• Patients who are on maximal tolerated dose but have not achieved biochemical control
8.Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, if they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for 30 days after stopping study medication.
9.Male participants in the trial must agree to use a condom during intercourse, and not to father a child during the study and for the period of 30 days following stopping of the study treatment.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 64
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with compression of the optic chiasm causing any visual field defect that requires surgical intervention
2.Diabetic patients with poor glycemic control as evidenced by HbA1c >8%
3.Patients with risk factors for torsade de pointes, i.e. patients with a baseline QTcF >450 ms in males, and > 460 ms in females. hypokalemia, hypomagnesaemia, uncontrolled hypothyroidism, family history of long QT syndrome, or concomitant medications known to prolong QT interval
4.Patients with clinically significant valvular disease
5.Patients with Cushing’s syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion
6.Patients with hypercortisolism secondary to adrenal tumors or nodular (primary) bilateral adrenal hyperplasia
7.Patients who have a known inherited syndrome as the cause for hormone over-secretion (i.e. Carney Complex, McCune-Albright syndrome, MEN-1)
8.Patients who are hypothyroid and not on adequate replacement therapy
9.Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis
10.Patients who have congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV), unstable angina, sustained ventricular tachycardia, clinically significant bradycardia, advanced heart block, history of acute MI less than one year prior to study entry or clinically significant impairment in cardiovascular function
11.Patients with liver disease such as cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, or chronic persistent hepatitis, or patients with ALT/AST > 2 X ULN, serum bilirubin >2.0 X ULN
12.Patients with serum creatinine >2.0 X ULN
13.Patients with WBC <3 X 10e9/L; Hb 90% < LLN; PLT <100 X 10e9/L
14.Patients who have a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the 6 month period prior to receiving pasireotide
15.Patients who have participated in any clinical investigation with an investigational drug within 1 month prior to dosing
16.Patients with active malignant disease within the last five years (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
17.Patients with the presence of active or suspected acute or chronic uncontrolled infection
18.Patients with a history of non-compliance to medical regimens or who are considered potentially unreliable or will be unable to complete the entire study
19.Patients with presence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg)
20.Patients with presence of Hepatitis C antibody test (anti-HCV)
21.Patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child Pugh C) and hypersensitivity to pasireotide or cabergoline
22.Patients with lung, pericardial, and retroperitoneal fibrosis; gastro-duodenal ulcer or digestive haemorrhage, galactose intolerance, Parkinson’s disease, uncontrolled hypertension and Raynaud’s syndrome.
23.Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test (> 5 mIU/mL).
24.Patients with end-stage renal failure and/or hemodialysis

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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