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NCT Number: NCT00658879

Long Term Use of Somavert (Pegvisomant) For A Regulatory Post Marketing Commitment Plan

The objective of this surveillance is to collect information about 1) adverse drug reaction not expected from the LPD (unknown adverse drug reaction), 2) the incidence of adverse drug reactions in this surveillance, and 3)factors considered to affect the safety and/or efficacy of this drug.

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Key information

About this study

All the patients whom an investigator prescribes the first Somavert (Pegvisomant) should be registered consecutively until the number of subjects reaches target number in order to extract patients enrolled into the investigation at random.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients need to be administered Somavert (Pegvisomant) in order to be enrolled in the surveillance.

Exclusion criteria

Patients not administered Somavert (Pegvisomant).

Treatment and study plan

Somavert (Pegvisomant)

Drug

Somavert (Pegvisomant) 10, 15 or 20mg powder and solvent for solution for injection.

Dosage, Frequency : According to Japanese LPD.

Duration : According to the protocol of A6291023, the duration of the investigation for findings regarding safety and efficacy of a patient is from the first drug administration to the 5 years after the first administration.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. A treatment-related serious adverse event was a treatment-related adverse event resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician.

  2. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events Unexpected From Japanese Package Insert

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Expectedness of the adverse event was determined according to the Japanese package insert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician.

  3. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events by Gender

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician. Participants with treatment-related adverse events were counted by gender to assess whether it was a risk factor for the occurrence of treatment-related adverse events.

  4. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events by Age

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician. Participants with treatment-related adverse events were counted by age to assess whether it was a risk factor for the occurrence of treatment-related adverse events.

  5. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events for Participants With Hepatic Function Disorder

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician. Participants with treatment-related adverse events were counted by hepatic function disorder to assess whether it was a risk factor for the occurrence of treatment-related adverse events.

  6. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events for Participants With Renal Impairment

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician. Participants with treatment-related adverse events were counted by renal impairment to assess whether it was a risk factor for the occurrence of treatment-related adverse events.

  7. Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events for Participants With Diabetes Mellitus (Concurrent Disease)

    Time frame: 5 years

    A treatment-related adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence attributed to Somavert in a participant who received Somavert. Relatedness to Somavert was assessed by the physician. Participants with treatment-related adverse events were counted by diabetes mellitus (concurrent disease) to assess whether it was a risk factor for the occurrence of treatment-related adverse events.

  8. Clinical Effectiveness Rate

    Time frame: 5 years

    Clinical effectiveness rate, which was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved clinical effectiveness over the total number of assessable effectiveness analysis population, was presented. Clinical effectiveness of Somavert was assessed as "effective," "ineffective" or "unassessable" by the physician. Overall effectiveness of Somavert was determined by the physician based on clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and other examinations such as ring size.

  9. Clinical Effectiveness Rate by Gender

    Time frame: 5 years

    Clinical effectiveness rate, which was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved clinical effectiveness over the total number of assessable effectiveness analysis population, was presented. Clinical effectiveness of Somavert was assessed as "effective," "ineffective" or "unassessable" by the physician. Overall effectiveness of Somavert was determined by the physician based on clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and other examinations such as ring size. Participants achieved clinical effectiveness by gender were counted to assess whether it contributes to the clinical effectiveness.

  10. Clinical Effectiveness Rate by Age

    Time frame: 5 years

    Clinical effectiveness rate, which was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved clinical effectiveness over the total number of assessable effectiveness analysis population, was presented. Clinical effectiveness of Somavert was assessed as "effective," "ineffective" or "unassessable" by the physician. Overall effectiveness of Somavert was determined by the physician based on clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and other examinations such as ring size. Participants achieved clinical effectiveness by age were counted to assess whether it contributes to the clinical effectiveness.

  11. Clinical Effectiveness Rate in Participants With Hepatic Function Disorder

    Time frame: 5 years

    Clinical effectiveness rate, which was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved clinical effectiveness over the total number of assessable effectiveness analysis population, was presented. Clinical effectiveness of Somavert was assessed as "effective," "ineffective" or "unassessable" by the physician. Overall effectiveness of Somavert was determined by the physician based on clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and other examinations such as ring size. Participants achieved clinical effectiveness by hepatic function disorder were counted to assess whether it contributes to the clinical effectiveness.

  12. Clinical Effectiveness Rate in Participants With Diabetes Mellitus (Concurrent Disease)

    Time frame: 5 years

    Clinical effectiveness rate, which was defined as the percentage of participants who achieved clinical effectiveness over the total number of assessable effectiveness analysis population, was presented. Clinical effectiveness of Somavert was assessed as "effective," "ineffective" or "unassessable" by the physician. Overall effectiveness of Somavert was determined by the physician based on clinical symptoms, laboratory values, and other examinations such as ring size. Participants achieved clinical effectiveness by diabetes mellitus (concurrent disease) were counted to assess whether it contributes to the clinical effectiveness.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF SOMAVERT -LONG TERM USE-

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 15, 2008
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2023

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