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Efficacy and Safety Study of Varying Doses of Lanreotide Autogel in Patients With Acromegaly

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Acromegaly
Registration Number
NCT00234572
Lead Sponsor
Ipsen
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of lanreotide autogel to placebo after a single injection. Effectiveness and safety were then also assessed following four fixed-dose injections and after one year of treatment given at titrated doses.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria
  • documentation of a diagnosis of active acromegaly based on either of the following definitions:

    1. the patient has never received somatostatin analog nor dopaminergic agonist or had previously received this medication but had stopped more than 3 months before visit 1 and had a mean growth hormone (GH)level >5ng/mL at visit 1; or
    2. the patient was receiving treatment with a somatostatin analog (other than lanreotide autogel) or a dopaminergic agonist at visit 1, had a mean GH >3ng/mL at visit 2 (or visit 2a) and had at least a 100% increase in mean GH levels between visit 1 and visit 2 (or visit 2a)
Exclusion Criteria
  • receipt of radiotherapy for acromegaly within 3 years
  • pituitary surgery within 3 months prior to visit 1
  • prior receipt of lanreotide autogel or GH antagonist
  • anticipated need for pituitary surgery (adenomectomy) or radiotherapy during the study period
  • known hypersensitivity to any of the test materials or related compounds
  • clinically significant renal or hepatic abnormalities

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean serum GH levels determined from serial measurements at screening, weeks 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 32 & 52, and in the event of early withdrawal
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum IGF-1 levels determined at screening, at weeks 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 32 & 52, and in the event of early withdrawal

Trial Locations

Locations (29)

Baptist Health System Inc

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Pituitary Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Northwestern Medical Facility

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Michigan Medical Center

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

New York University Medical Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

University of Cincinnati

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Oregon Health Sciences University

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Pennsylvania

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Baptist Health System Inc
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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