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Pegvisomant And Sandostatin LAR Combination Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068029
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 5, 2003
Last Update Posted : April 7, 2008
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Pfizer

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Brief Summary:
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.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Acromegaly Drug: Pegvisomant/ Sandostatin LAR Drug: Sandostatin LAR Drug: Pegvisomant Phase 4

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 75 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official 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
Study Start Date : October 2003
Actual Study Completion Date : May 2006

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

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  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

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

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
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068029     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PEGA-0435-005
A6291006
First Posted: September 5, 2003    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 7, 2008
Last Verified: April 2008

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acromegaly
Bone Diseases, Endocrine
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Hyperpituitarism
Pituitary Diseases
Hypothalamic Diseases
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Octreotide
Gastrointestinal Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents