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CompletedNCT01998607Updated Jan 9, 2018

Survey of XGEVA® Presrcibers in Europe to Evaluate Their Knowledge of the Summary of Product Characteristics Pertaining to Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

An observational study in Solid Tumours and Bone Metastasis, sponsored by Amgen. Completed. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-09.

Sponsored by Amgen · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
420
Sex
All
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Study summary

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) is an adverse effect of antiresorptive therapy that is well-recognized in patients with advanced cancer. Detailed information regarding this risk is specified in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). The statements in the SPC are the most important mechanism for minimizing the risk for ONJ. The study objective is to measure the knowledge of oncology practitioners prescribing XGEVA® regarding the content pertaining to ONJ in the SPC after commercial availability.

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This is a multiple cross-sectional survey study of practicing oncology practitioners prescribing XGEVA in Europe from across but not limited to the 5 largest European countries by population (including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.) and 4 Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden). The survey will be conducted in two rounds. The two survey rounds will be conducted 12 to 18 months and 24 to 30 months after XGEVA becomes commercially available in the participating countries. The initial contact and screening of potential participating oncology practitioners will continue until a total of 210 eligible and consenting oncology practitioners complete the survey per round. For the 5 largest European countries by population, it is intended that 30 oncology practitioners will be surveyed per country per survey round. If this sample size cannot be achieved, oncology practitioners from another country in that region will be surveyed to achieve a regional sample size of 150 per survey round. Oncology practitioners from the Nordic countries will be surveyed to achieve a regional sample size of 60 per survey round. For all countires, the number of surveys collected in each country in the second survey round will, where possible, equate to the number of surveys collected in each country in the first survey round.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumours
  • Bone Metastasis

Keywords

  • Solid tumours
  • Bone Metastasis
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In context

Neoplasm Metastasis

3,517 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis; 885 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 420 is above the median of 121 across 594 observational studies indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis.

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Lead sponsor

Amgen is the lead sponsor of 1,015 studies on the registry; 49 are open to participants now.

Of its 245 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 159 (65%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Oncology specialists treating adult patients with bone metastases from solid tumours

Eligibility criteria

Practicing oncology specialists who have treated at least 5 adult patients with bone metastases from solid tumours in the last quarter. Must have prescribed XGEVA® within the last 12 months. Must not have participated in a previous survey round

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
420 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • Round 1

    Survey of 210 oncologists 12 - 18 months after commercial availability of XGEVA® in the respective country

    Other: Physician Survey

  • Round 2

    Survey of 210 oncologists 24 - 30 months after commercial availability of XGEVA® in the respective country

    Other: Physician Survey

Interventions

  • OtherPhysician Survey

    Eligible physicians will be contacted to perform the physician survey. A standardised online questionnaire will be used to collect information about the physician's awareness of the Summary of Product characteristics (SPC) pertaining to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in the last 6-18 months.

    Also known as: This is an observational study.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participating oncology practitioners prescribing XGEVA® who are aware of the SPC statements pertaining to ONJ (each question pertaining to a SPC statement will be assessed seperately at the end of each survey round)

    Time frame: 12 and 24 months after commercial availability of XGEVA® in the respective country

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 9, 2018, 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
NCT01998607
Lead sponsor
Amgen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 2, 2013
Start date
Feb 4, 2013
Primary completion
May 15, 2015
Completion
May 15, 2015
Last update
Jan 9, 2018

Study contacts

MD
study director · Amgen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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