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NCT Number: NCT00068029

Pegvisomant And Sandostatin LAR Combination Study

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and tolerability of combination therapy with Sandostatin LAR plus Pegvisomant to that of Sandostatin LAR alone or Pegvisomant alone.

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Key information

Conditions

Acromegaly Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Endocrine Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Hyperpituitarism Hypothalamic Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Pituitary Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of acromegaly
  • Received previous radiation and/or surgical treatment for their GH (Growth Hormone) producing pituitary adenoma and have required medical therapy due to failure to normalize GH (Growth Hormone) and/or IGF-I as a result of their primary treatment
  • Patients that been receiving Sandostatin LAR for a minimum of 6 months prior to enrollment

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of other conditions that may result in abnormal GH (Growth Hormone) and/or IGF-I concentrations
  • Patients on current medical therapy other than Sandostatin LAR
  • AST/ALT >= 3xULN (upper limits of normal)
  • Pituitary adenoma within 3mm of optic chiasm confirmed by recent MRI
  • Visual field defects (except post-surgical stable residual defects)
  • Unable to self administer drug
  • Radiotherapy within 12 months of entering the study

Treatment and study plan

Pegvisomant/ Sandostatin LAR

Drug

Sandostatin LAR

Drug

Pegvisomant

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of subjects experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events across the duration fo the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with normalization of IGF-I, at Week 40, in the two randomized groups (Sandostatin LAR plus pegvisomant and pegvisomant alone). Normal IGF-I is defined as a value within the normal reference range for age for the study specific

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

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Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Parallel Group, Three-Arm Study To Evaluate Treatment With A Combination Of Pegvisomant Plus Sandostatin Lar, Pegvisomant (Alone), And Sandostatin Lar (Alone) In Patients With Acromegaly

Important dates

Study start
2003
Study completion
2006
First posted
Sep 5, 2003
Registry last updated
Apr 7, 2008

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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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