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TerminatedNCT00612066Updated Aug 6, 2020Results posted

Rosiglitazone in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumor (Cushing Disease)

A Phase 2 interventional study of rosiglitazone maleate in Cushing's Disease, sponsored by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-06.

Sponsored by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Low accrual and funding term ended
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

RATIONALE: Rosiglitazone may help pituitary tumor cells become more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well rosiglitazone works in treating patients with newly diagnosed ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor (Cushing disease).

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To assess the effect of rosiglitazone on biochemical control in patients with newly diagnosed ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor (Cushing disease).

Secondary

  • To assess the effect of this drug on corticotrophin (CRH)-stimulated pituitary tumor ACTH secretion.
  • To assess the overall safety and tolerability of this drug in these patients.
  • To assess the overall quality of life of patients treated with this drug.
  • Percentage of Reduction in 24-hour Urinary-free Cortisol Levels

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral rosiglitazone once daily for 7 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Blood, urine, and saliva samples are collected periodically for laboratory studies. Inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 [IL-6], serum sialic acid, soluble intracellular and vascular adhesion molecules [sICAM-1, and sVCAM-1], and amyloid A) are measured at baseline and at the completion of study treatment; salivary cortisol and 24-hour urinary-free cortisol levels are measured at baseline and weekly during study treatment; dexamethasone suppression tests with serum cortisol and corticotrophin (CRH) stimulation test are performed at baseline and at the completion of study treatment; prolactin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), thyroid function, and sex steroid hormones are measured at baseline and at the completion of study treatment; and dynamic pituitary function testing (arginine/growth hormone-releasing hormone [GHRH] testing to measure growth hormone secretion) is performed at baseline.

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Conditions studied

  • Cushing's Disease

Keywords

  • ACTH-producing pituitary tumor
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In context

Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion

64 studies on the registry are indexed under Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion; 16 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2 is below the median of 44 across 40 interventional studies indexed under Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion.

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Lead sponsor

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 398 studies on the registry; 66 are open to participants now.

Of its 38 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (5%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Clinically demonstrable ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor

    • Pituitary tumor demonstrated on MRI with and without contrast AND/OR evidence of a central ACTH source following inferior petrosal sinus sampling
    • Newly diagnosed disease
  • Biochemically active disease that is not adequately controlled, as demonstrated by the following standard criteria:

    • Elevated 24-hour urinary-free cortisol levels on at least 2 separate 24-hour urine collections 1 week apart
    • Lack of suppression of serum cortisol to \< 1.8 μg/dL (at 8 am) following administration of 1 mg of dexamethasone at 11 pm the night before
    • Measurable plasma ACTH levels
  • Patient is hypercortisolemic and does not wish to receive alternate -lowering therapy, such as ketoconazole and/or metyrapone
  • Patients with evidence of optic nerve or chiasm compression on post-operative MRI must have a normal visual field evaluation by Goldman perimetry

    • No visual field abnormalities
  • Hypopituitarism* allowed, as evidenced by any or all of the following:

    • Subnormal growth hormone (GH) response to arginine/growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) testing (normal response is an increase of > 4 ng/mL)
    • Low age-and sex-matched insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels
    • Low thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels
    • Low free triiodothyronine (T3) and free thyroxine (T4) levels
    • Low estradiol levels
    • Low luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in female patients
    • Low testosterone, LH, and FSH levels in male patients NOTE: *Patients who are diagnosed with hypopituitarism will initiate thyroid hormone replacement therapy prior to pituitary surgery as part of routine care. Other hormone replacement, such as sex steroids or growth hormone, will not be initiated during the study.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective (if oral contraception is used, it must be used for ≥ 2 months prior to, during, and for 1 month after completion of study therapy)
  • No renal, hematologic, or hepatic abnormalities
  • No prior or concurrent medical condition that may interfere with the conduct of the study or the evaluation of its results, in the opinion of the investigator or the DSMB compliance officer
  • No history of immunocompromise, including positivity by ELISA and western blot
  • No alcohol or drug abuse within the past 6 months
  • No blood donation (≥ 400 mL) within the past 2 months
  • No other active malignant disease within the past 5 years except for basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No active or suspected acute or chronic uncontrolled infection
  • No severe osteoporosis, defined as bone mineral density T scores \< 2.5 standard deviations below age-matched controls
  • No history of noncompliance to medical regimens
  • Considered reliable
  • Able to complete the entire study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • More than 3 months since prior rosiglitazone or other thiazolidinedione
  • No prior or concurrent radiotherapy for pituitary tumor
  • More than 1 month since prior participation in any clinical investigation involving an drug
  • More than 30 days since prior unlicensed drugs
  • No concurrent pituitary surgery
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Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

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Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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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
2 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Rosiglitazone

    Drug: rosiglitazone maleate

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Responders

    Definition of Treatment Response * The primary outcome in Cushing's disease will the % responders, a responder is defined as a patient with 2 consecutive 24h urinary free cortisols within the normal reference range in association with no clinical signs of disease progression. * Secondary outcomes will include the % reduction in 24h UFC (derived by comparison of the mean of 2 baseline 24h UFC values with mean of the two lowest consecutive 24h UFC values while on study treatment in association with no clinical signs of disease progression).

    Time frame: 7 weeks

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Results

Posted Feb 17, 2016
Limitations and caveats
Recruitment was a major limitation. Patients were available but were not interested in the study due to possible side effects of the study drug.

Participant flow

Recruitment period May 2006-May 2009

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneRosiglitazone
Started2
Completed1
Not completed1
Withdrew: Adverse event1

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Responders

Definition of Treatment Response * The primary outcome in Cushing's disease will the % responders, a responder is defined as a patient with 2 consecutive 24h urinary free cortisols within the normal reference range in association with no clinical signs of disease progression. * Secondary outcomes will include the % reduction in 24h UFC (derived by comparison of the mean of 2 baseline 24h UFC values with mean of the two lowest consecutive 24h UFC values while on study treatment in association with no clinical signs of disease progression).

Time frame:
7 weeks
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Responders
participantsRosiglitazone
Number of Responders1

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Rosiglitazone—0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventRosiglitazone
edema in limbsGeneral disorders1/2

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Rosiglitazone
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years2
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Rosiglitazone
Female2
Male0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Rosiglitazone
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White1
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
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Study locations

1 site
  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1781, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 6, 2020, 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
NCT00612066
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 11, 2008
Start date
Apr 2007
Primary completion
Nov 2010
Completion
Nov 2010
Results posted
Feb 17, 2016
Last update
Aug 6, 2020

Study contacts

Anthony Heaney, MD
principal investigator · Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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