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Clinical Trials/NCT00068029
NCT00068029CompletedPhase 4

A Randomized, Parallel Group, Three-Arm Study To Evaluate Treatment With A Combination Of Pegvisomant Plus Sandostatin Lar, Pegvisomant (Alone), And Sandostatin Lar (Alone) In Patients With Acromegaly

Pfizer34 sites in 12 countries75 target enrollmentStarted: October 2003Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Pfizer
Enrollment
75
Locations
34
Primary Endpoint
Number of subjects experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events across the duration fo the study

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and tolerability of combination therapy with Sandostatin LAR plus Pegvisomant to that of Sandostatin LAR alone or Pegvisomant alone.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of acromegaly
  • Received previous radiation and/or surgical treatment for their GH (Growth Hormone) producing pituitary adenoma and have required medical therapy due to failure to normalize GH (Growth Hormone) and/or IGF-I as a result of their primary treatment
  • Patients that been receiving Sandostatin LAR for a minimum of 6 months prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of other conditions that may result in abnormal GH (Growth Hormone) and/or IGF-I concentrations
  • Patients on current medical therapy other than Sandostatin LAR
  • AST/ALT >= 3xULN (upper limits of normal)
  • Pituitary adenoma within 3mm of optic chiasm confirmed by recent MRI
  • Visual field defects (except post-surgical stable residual defects)
  • Unable to self administer drug
  • Radiotherapy within 12 months of entering the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of subjects experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events across the duration fo the study

Secondary Outcomes

  • Percentage of patients with normalization of IGF-I, at Week 40, in the two randomized groups (Sandostatin LAR plus pegvisomant and pegvisomant alone). Normal IGF-I is defined as a value within the normal reference range for age for the study specific

Investigators

Sponsor
Pfizer
Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (34)

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