Canadian Pegvisomant Compassionate Study In Acromegalic Patients

April 22, 2008 updated by: Pfizer

A Multi-Center, Open-Label Study For The Compassionate Use Of Pegvisomant In Acromegalic Patients Refractory To Conventional Therapy and For Patients Who Received The Product During The Clinical Development Program.

The purposes of this study are: 1) to provide SOMAVERT for compassionate use to patients with acromegaly or who have completed clinical trials and were responsive, and 2) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of SOMAVERT.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

30

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alberta
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2S2
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 2W5
        • Pfizer Investigational Site

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must have participated and completed the previous Pegvisomant studies or have shown to be unresponsive to other conventional therapies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ALT/AST>3 times the ULN or have hepatic disease
  • have severe visual field loss, cranial nerve palsies or intracranial HTN that requires surgery to decompress the tumor
  • unwilling to self-administer the medication.

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
Patient's IGF-1 levels normalize signs and symptoms of acromegaly normalize

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Pegvisomant demonstrates continued safety and efficacy

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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

November 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 9, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 24, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2008

Last Verified

April 1, 2008

More Information

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