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NCT Number: NCT03621280

Open-label Treatment in Cushing's Syndrome

This is a long-term, open-label extension study of levoketoconazole in participants with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Sveti Georgy University Hospital Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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About this study

This is a long-term, open-label extension (OLE) study of levoketoconazole in participants with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome (CS) who have completed one or both parent studies or otherwise potentially qualify for this study, as defined in the eligibility criteria.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Completed the Extended Evaluation Phase of Study COR-2012-01 (i.e. M12)
  • Completed the Restoration Phase of Study COR-2017-01 (i.e. RES2)

NOTE: Participants meeting criteria 1 or 2 above who have had a break in therapy may be eligible only after discussion with the Medical Monitor. If eligible, such participants may require re-establishment of the Therapeutic Dose via titration. All participants who have had a break in therapy should be discussed with the Medical Monitor to determine the starting dose of levoketoconazole. Prior to resuming treatment with levoketoconazole, other therapies for Cushing's Syndrome must undergo an appropriate washout period, with minimum durations as follows:

  • Ketoconazole or metyrapone: 2 weeks;
  • Dopamine agonists: bromocriptine (2 weeks), cabergoline (8 weeks);
  • Octreotide acetate LAR, lanreotide Autogel, pasireotide LAR: 12 weeks;
  • Lanreotide SR: 8 weeks;
  • Octreotide acetate (immediate release) or short-acting pasireotide: 1 week;
  • Mifepristone (RU 486, KORLYM): 4 weeks;
  • Megestrol acetate or medroxyprogesterone acetate (and selected other synthetic progestins): 6 weeks.
  • Currently in a named patient program or other Expanded Access Program receiving levoketoconazole
  • Were levoketoconazole-naïve prior to entry and received early rescue therapy with open-label levoketoconazole in Study COR-2017-01.
  • Achieved a clinically meaningful partial response (with reduction of UFC) in Study COR-2017-01 at dose level 7 or at a maximally tolerated dose of levoketoconazole but did not meet the randomization criteria for Study COR-2017-01 at the end of the Dose Titration and Maintenance Phase when randomization was open.
  • Were levoketoconazole-naïve prior to entry and were enrolled in Study COR-2017-01 in the Dose Titration and Maintenance Phase when randomization was closed. (NOTE: Such subjects must receive at least 1 dose of levoketoconazole before transitioning to this study.)

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Discontinued levoketoconazole while participating in Study COR-2012-01 or Study COR-2017-01 or a named patient program or other Expanded Access program, due to safety or tolerability concerns or lack of efficacy.
  • Scheduled for surgery for treatment of CS or received surgery for treatment of CS within the 6 weeks prior to Screening.
  • Treated with mitotane within 6 months prior to enrollment.
  • History of malignancy, including adrenal or pituitary carcinomas (other than low-risk, well-differentiated carcinomas of thyroid, breast or prostate that are very unlikely to require further treatment in the opinion of the treating physician, or squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin).

Treatment and study plan

levoketoconazole

Drug

Levoketoconazole up to 1200 mg daily

Other names: COR-003

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)

    Time frame: From parent study Baseline to final study visit or up to a maximum of 3 years, whichever comes first.

    Proportions of participants with mUFC: 1) Less or equal to the ULN of the reference range, 2) Above the ULN to 1.5x the ULN, and 3) Above 1.5x the ULN.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cortendo AB

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-label Extension Study of Levoketoconazole (2S,4R-ketoconazole) in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome

Acronym: OPTICS

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 8, 2018
Registry last updated
Jun 19, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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