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CompletedNCT00088608Updated Nov 7, 2016

A Study to Assess SOM230 in Patients With Pituitary Cushing's Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of SOM230 s.c. in Cushing's Syndrome, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-07.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals (part of Novartis) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
26
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 58 studies in Cushing Syndrome with a site in United States — 14 open to participants now, 17 under way, none of them phase 3. Cushing Syndrome · United States.

Enrollment
22nd of 34
26 · median 35
Started
2004
the only one that year
Phase 2
17 of 58
7 open now
Registered
15th of 58
by date

Among the 58 studies in Cushing Syndrome with a site in United States, this one is the 22nd largest by enrollment of the 34 interventional ones, is the only one that started in 2004, is one of 17 in phase 2, and was the 15th registered.

By phase

58 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Observational24 · 4 open
Phase 2this study17 · 7 open
Phase 38 · 0 open
Phase 1/23 · 1 open
Phase 43 · 1 open
Phase 12 · 0 open
No phase1 · 1 open

By the year they started

First in 1982; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2004.

Size and results

Median enrollment 35 across the 34 interventional studies, 206 across the 23 observational. Of the 38 that completed or were terminated, 15 (39%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The study treatment period is 15 days in length and includes patients with pituitary Cushing's disease who are candidates for surgical intervention as well as and patients who have recurrent Cushing's post operatively.

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Conditions studied

  • Cushing's Syndrome

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with pituitary Cushing's disease within the two months prior to study entry
  • Patients for whom written to participate in the study has been obtained
  • Female patients of child bearing potential who have not undergone clinically documented total hysterectomy and/or ovariectomy, or tubal ligation must agree to use barrier throughout the course of the study, and for one month after the study has ended

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female patients who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patients who have been previously treated with certain medications may be required to be without certain medications prior to entering the study
  • Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus as indicated by the presence of ketoacidosis or HgbA1C > 10
  • Patients who have congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia or history of acute MI less than one year prior to the study entry or impairment in cardiovascular function (e.g. blood pressure of 190/100mmHg or greater)
  • Patients with chronic liver disease
  • Patients with clotting disorders or abnormal blood counts
  • History of immuno-compromise, including a positive test result
  • Patients with active gall bladder disease
  • Patients who have participated in any clinical investigation with an drug within 1 month prior to dosing
  • Patients with active malignant disease (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix)
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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Contraception

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Clinically significant

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HIV

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Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
26 participants (actual)

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Urinary Free Cortisol after 15 days of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Serum cortisol

  2. ACTH

  3. Clinical manifestations

  4. Pharmacokinetics

  5. Safety

  6. Tolerability

  7. Development of biomarkers

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Cedars-Sinai Pituitary Center
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital NE Unit
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Midwest Endocrinology Associates
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Boscaro M, Ludlam WH, Atkinson B, Glusman JE, Petersenn S, Reincke M, Snyder P, Tabarin A, Biller BM, Findling J, Melmed S, Darby CH, Hu K, Wang Y, Freda PU, Grossman AB, Frohman LA, Bertherat J. Treatment of pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease with the multireceptor ligand somatostatin analog pasireotide (SOM230): a multicenter, phase II trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):115-22. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-1008. Epub 2008 Oct 28. PubMed 18957506 ↗
  • Trementino L, Cardinaletti M, Concettoni C, Marcelli G, Polenta B, Spinello M, Boscaro M, Arnaldi G. Salivary cortisol is a useful tool to assess the early response to pasireotide in patients with Cushing's disease. Pituitary. 2015 Feb;18(1):60-7. doi: 10.1007/s11102-014-0557-x. PubMed 24482099 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Apr 2004 and a primary completion of Jun 2006. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Jul 30, 2004
First posted
Aug 2, 2004
Start
Apr 2004
Primary completionActual
Jun 2006
Last update
Nov 7, 2016
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 7, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00088608
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 2, 2004
Start date
Apr 2004
Primary completion
Jun 2006
Last update
Nov 7, 2016

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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