Safety and Efficacy of Octreotide Long Acting Release (LAR) in Treatment Naïve Acromegalic Patients

April 27, 2012 updated by: Novartis

Safety and Efficacy of Octreotide LAR in Treatment Naïve Acromegalic Patients

Currently, the first line treatment for acromegaly is surgery, in order to remove the adenoma causing overproduction of growth hormone which leads to acromegaly. Octreotide LAR is approved for treatment of acromegaly after surgery if the disease is not controlled. This study was aimed to test the safety and efficacy of octreotide LAR in acromegalic patients who did not have any previous treatment for acromegaly.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

100

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Newly diagnosed or previously untreated acromegalic patients
  • Lack of suppression of growth hormone (GH) nadir to <1.0 µg/L, after oral administration of 75g of glucose (oral glucose tolerance test [OGTT])
  • Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels above the upper limits of normal, i.e. 97th percentile (adjusted for age and gender)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Requires surgery for recent significant deterioration in visual fields or other neurological signs, which are related to the pituitary tumor mass
  • No evidence of pituitary adenoma on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Symptomatic cholelithiasis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Mean GH and IGF-I at baseline, week 12, 24 and 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Tumor volume at baseline, week 24 and 48
Signs and symptoms of acromegaly at baseline, week 12, 24 and 48
Safety and tolerability at any time on treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Novartis

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephan Petersenn, MD, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

August 9, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2012

Last Verified

April 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CSMS995B2401

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