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NCT Number: NCT05804669

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and PK of CRN04894 for the Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome

A Phase 1b/2a, first-in-disease, open-label, multiple-ascending dose exploratory study to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamic biomarker responses associated with CRN04894 (an adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH] receptor antagonist) in participants with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (Cushing's disease or Ectopic ACTH Syndrome [EAS])

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Lynnette K Nieman, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

301-496-8935

Lynnette K Nieman, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

This is a Phase 1b/2a, first-in-disease, open-label, multiple-ascending dose exploratory study to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamic biomarker responses associated with atumelnant (also known as CRN04894) (an adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH] receptor antagonist) over a 10-day or 14-day treatment period in participants with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (Cushing's disease or Ectopic ACTH Syndrome [EAS]). Participants will receive oral atumelnant once daily for 10 days followed by monitoring during 4 'wash-out' days, or for 14 days.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult male or female, aged 18 years or more
  • Evidence of chronic 'active' ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome
  • Evidence of acutely 'active' ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome within 10 days of Day 1
  • Participants with documented ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome taking short-acting steroidogenesis inhibitors (ketoconazole, levoketoconazole, osilodrostat, or metyrapone) may participate after a washout period of at least 5 days, if they meet other study inclusion criteria, relative to Investigator's judgment. Participants with documented ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome taking cabergoline may participate after a washout period of at least 14 days, if they meet other study inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

  • Women who are pregnant or lactating
  • History of bilateral adrenalectomy
  • Previous pituitary MRI findings of a putative ACTH-secreting lesion within 3 mm of the optic chiasm
  • Presence of any known malignancy
  • Use of mitotane
  • Previous unsuccessful surgery for Cushing's syndrome within 6 weeks

Treatment and study plan

Atumelnant

Drug

Atumelnant is an orally active investigational agent which antagonizes the action of ACTH at its receptor administered as oral tablets.

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participants with treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

  2. Proportion of participants with adrenal insufficiency

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

  3. Proportion of participants with safety findings determined by laboratory testing

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

  4. Assessment of the maximum observed plasma concentration of CRN04894

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

  5. Assessment of the time to achieve maximum observed plasma concentration of CRN04894

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

  6. Assessment of the plasma area under the curve of CRN04894

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in early morning serum cortisol

    Time frame: Up to Day 15

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Crinetics Clinical Trials

CONTACT

[email protected]

833-827-9741

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1b/2a Open-label Multiple-ascending Dose Exploratory Study of CRN04894 in ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome (Cushing's Disease or Ectopic ACTH Syndrome)

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 7, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2026

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