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Testing Cabozantinib in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Tumors

A Phase 3 interventional study of Biospecimen Collection and Cabozantinib S-malate in Functioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Intermediate Grade Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm and Locally Advanced Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Active, not recruiting at 432 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-26.

Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
298
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

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

Among 59 studies in Adenoma, Islet Cell with a site in United States — 13 open to participants now, 21 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Adenoma, Islet Cell · United States.

Enrollment
5th of 51
298 · median 39
Started
2018
with 1 other
Phase 3
3 of 59
1 open now
Primary completion
2023-08
later than 0 of 20 live
Registered
36th of 59
by date
Lead sponsor
3 of 59
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Among the 59 studies in Adenoma, Islet Cell with a site in United States, this one is the 5th largest by enrollment of the 51 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 2 that started in 2018, is one of 3 in phase 3, reaches primary completion later than 0 of the 20 other live ones, and was the 36th registered.

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Study summary

This phase III trial studies cabozantinib to see how well it works compared with placebo in treating patients with neuroendocrine or carcinoid tumors that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Cabozantinib is a chemotherapy drug known as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and it targets specific tyrosine kinase receptors, that when blocked, may slow tumor growth.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether cabozantinib (cabozantinib S-malate) can significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) compared to placebo in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET) whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

II. To determine whether cabozantinib can significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) compared to placebo in patients with advanced carcinoid tumors whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether cabozantinib can significantly improve overall survival (OS) compared to placebo in patients with advanced pancreatic NET whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

II. To determine whether cabozantinib can significantly improve overall survival (OS) compared to placebo in patients with advanced carcinoid tumors whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

III. To evaluate safety and tolerability of cabozantinib versus placebo in patients with advanced pancreatic NET using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).

IV. To evaluate safety and tolerability of cabozantinib versus placebo in patients with advanced carcinoid tumors using CTCAE and PRO-CTCAE.

V. To evaluate the overall radiographic response rate of cabozantinib versus placebo in patients with advanced pancreatic NET whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

VI. To evaluate the overall radiographic response rate of cabozantinib versus placebo in patients with advanced carcinoid tumors whose disease has progressed after prior therapy.

OTHER OBJECTIVE:

I. Results of the primary analysis will be examined for consistency, while taking into account the stratification factors and/or covariates of baseline quality of life (QOL) and fatigue.

QUALITY OF LIFE SUBSTUDY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare overall quality of life, disease-related symptoms, and other domains between the two treatment groups (cabozantinib versus [vs.] placebo) within each cohort of patients (pancreatic NET vs. carcinoid tumor). (Quality of Life Substudy Objective - A021602-HO1)

POPULATION PHARMACOKINETICS SUBSTUDY OBJECTIVE:

I. To describe the population pharmacokinetic and exposure-response relationships of cabozantinib in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors. (Population Pharmacokinetics Substudy Objective - A021602-PP1)

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive cabozantinib S-malate orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and urine sample collection, and computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or x-ray imaging during screening and on study.

ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and urine sample collection, and CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging during screening and on study. Patients may crossover to receive cabozantinib S-malate at the time of disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks until disease progression or start of new anticancer therapy, and then every 6 months until 8 years after registration.

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Conditions studied

  • Functioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Intermediate Grade Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Locally Advanced Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Locally Advanced Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G1
  • Locally Advanced Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Locally Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Locally Advanced Unresectable Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Low Grade Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor G2
  • Metastatic Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Metastatic Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G1
  • Metastatic Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Metastatic Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Metastatic Thymus Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor G2
  • Non-Functioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Pancreatic Serotonin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Thymus Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Unresectable Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Unresectable Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G1
  • Unresectable Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Unresectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
  • Unresectable Thymus Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Documentation of Disease:

    • Histologic Documentation: Well- or moderately-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic and non-pancreatic (i.e. carcinoid) origin by local pathology

      • The pathology report must state ONE of the following: 1) well- or moderately-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor, 2) low- or intermediate-grade neuroendocrine tumor, or 3) carcinoid tumor or atypical carcinoid tumor; documentation of histology from a primary or site is allowed
      • Patients with poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma without specification of differentiation status, adenocarcinoid tumor, or goblet cell carcinoid tumor are not eligible. Patients with well-differentiated grade 3 neuroendocrine tumor are eligible
    • Stage: Locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic disease
    • Tumor Site: Histological documentation of neuroendocrine tumor of pancreatic, gastrointestinal (GI), lung, thymus, other, or unknown primary site; GI, lung, thymus, other, and unknown primary NETs will enroll in the carcinoid tumor cohort of the study

      • Functional (i.e., associated with symptoms or clinical syndrome related to hormone secretion by tumor) or nonfunctional tumors are allowed
    • Radiologic Evaluation: Target lesions must have shown evidence of disease progression by (RECIST) version (v)1.1 criteria in the 12 months prior to registration; the radiologic images, imaging reports, and clinic notes indicating growth of existing lesions, development of new lesions, or treatment changes must be submitted
    • Patients must have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 by computer tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    • Lesions must be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >= 1 cm with CT or MRI (or >= 1.5 cm for lymph nodes); non-measurable disease includes disease smaller than these dimensions or lesions considered truly non-measurable including: , ascites, pleural or pericardial effusion, lymphangitic involvement of skin or lung
  • Prior Treatment

    • Patient must have experienced disease progression after receiving or intolerance leading to treatment discontinuation of at least one Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved (except somatostatin analogs); prior lines of therapy must include one of the following: everolimus, sunitinib, or lutetium Lu 177 dotatate in patients with pancreatic NET; everolimus in patients with lung NET; everolimus or lutetium Lu 177 dotatate in patients with gastrointestinal NET
    • Prior treatment (except somatostatin analogs) with biologic therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, agent for , and/or radiation must be completed at least 28 days prior to registration
    • Prior treatment with somatostatin analogs is allowed, and continuation of treatment with somatostatin analogs while on cabozantinib/placebo is allowed provided that the patient has been on a stable dose for at least two months
    • Prior systemic treatment with radionuclide therapy must be completed at least 6 weeks prior to registration
    • Prior treatment with hepatic artery embolization (including bland embolization, chemoembolization, and selective internal radiation therapy) or ablative therapies is allowed if measurable disease remains outside of the treated area or if there is documented disease progression in a treated site; prior liver-directed or other ablative treatment must be completed at least 28 days prior to registration
    • Prior treatment with cabozantinib is not allowed
    • Patients should have resolution of any toxic effects of prior therapy (except alopecia and fatigue) to National Cancer Institute (NCI) , version 5.0, grade 1 or less
    • Patients must have completed any major surgery at least 12 weeks prior to registration and any minor surgery (including uncomplicated tooth extractions) at least 28 days prior to registration; complete wound healing from major surgery must have occurred at least 28 days prior to registration, and complete wound healing from minor surgery must have occurred at least 10 days prior to registration
  • Patient History

    • No class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF) within 6 months of registration
    • No cardiac arrhythmia within 6 months of registration
    • No unstable angina or myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months of registration
    • No thromboembolic events within 6 months of registration (including [incl.] stroke, [TIA], deep vein thrombosis [DVT], \& pulmonary embolism [PE])
    • No known history of congenital long syndrome
    • No uncontrolled hypertension within 14 days of registration (defined as systolic blood pressure [SBP] >= 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] >= 90 mmHg despite optimal medical management)
    • No clinically significant GI bleeding within 6 months of registration
    • No clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities that may increase the risk for gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months of registration including, but not limited to: active peptic ulcer, known endoluminal metastatic lesion(s) with history of bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, or other gastrointestinal conditions with increased risk of perforation
    • No GI perforation within 6 months of registration
    • No known tumor with invasion into the GI tract from the outside causing increased risk of perforation or bleeding within 28 days of registration
    • No radiologic or clinical evidence of pancreatitis
    • No known cavitary lung lesions
    • No known endobronchial lesions involving the main or lobar bronchi and/or lesions infiltrating major pulmonary vessels that increase the risk of pulmonary hemorrhage; (CT with contrast is recommended to evaluate such lesions)
    • No hemoptysis greater than 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) or any other signs of pulmonary hemorrhage within the 3 months prior to registration
    • No known tumor invading or encasing any major blood vessels
    • No history of non-healing wounds or ulcers within 28 days of registration
    • No history of fracture within 28 days of registration
    • No or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated, stable, and off support for at least 4 weeks prior to registration
    • No known medical condition causing an inability to swallow oral formulations of agents
    • No history of allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to cabozantinib/placebo
    • No "currently active" second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers or cervical carcinoma in situ; patients are not considered to have a "currently active" malignancy if they have completed therapy and are free of disease for >= 3 years
  • Concomitant Medications

    • Other planned concurrent investigational agents or other tumor directed therapies (chemotherapy, radiation) are not allowed while on this study
    • Concurrent use of somatostatin analogs while on cabozantinib/placebo is allowed provided that the patient has been on a stable dose for at least two months
    • Full dose oral anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy is not permitted; low dose aspirin =\< 81 mg/day is allowed; anticoagulation with therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is allowed in patients who are on a stable dose of LMWH for at least 6 weeks prior to registration; treatment with warfarin is not allowed; anticoagulation in patients with brain metastases is not permitted
    • Chronic concomitant treatment with strong inhibitors of is not allowed; patients must discontinue the drug at least 14 days prior to registration on the study
    • Chronic concomitant treatment with strong CYP3A4 inducers is not allowed; patients must discontinue the drug at least 14 days prior to registration on the study
  • Not pregnant and not nursing

    • Women of must have a negative pregnancy test done =\< 14 days prior to registration
    • A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female who: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e. has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)
  • Age >= 18 years
  • (ECOG) performance status: 0-2
  • (ANC) >= 1,500/mm\^3
  • >= 9 g/dL
  • count >= 100,000/mm\^3
  • (PT)/ international normalized ratio (INR), partial thromboplastin time (PTT) \< 1.3 x (ULN)
  • (AST)/ alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x ULN
  • Total =\< 1.5 x ULN

    • Except in the case of Gilbert disease, in which case total bilirubin must be =\< 3 x ULN
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL OR >= 45 mL/min
  • Albumin >= 2.8 g/dL
  • Potassium within normal limits (WNL)

    • Supplementation is acceptable to achieve a value WNL; in patients with low albumin levels, a corrected calcium value WNL is acceptable; in patients with abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), if free T4 is normal and patient is clinically euthyroid, patient is eligible
  • Phosphorus WNL

    • Supplementation is acceptable to achieve a value WNL; in patients with low albumin levels, a corrected calcium value WNL is acceptable; in patients with abnormal TSH, if free T4 is normal and patient is clinically euthyroid, patient is eligible
  • Calcium WNL

    • Supplementation is acceptable to achieve a value WNL; in patients with low albumin levels, a corrected calcium value WNL is acceptable; in patients with abnormal TSH, if free T4 is normal and patient is clinically euthyroid, patient is eligible
  • Magnesium WNL

    • Supplementation is acceptable to achieve a value WNL; in patients with low albumin levels, a corrected calcium value WNL is acceptable; in patients with abnormal TSH, if free T4 is normal and patient is clinically euthyroid, patient is eligible
  • Urine protein to creatinine (UPC) ratio =\< 1
  • QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) =\< 500 msec
  • TSH WNL

    • Supplementation is acceptable to achieve a value WNL; in patients with low albumin levels, a corrected calcium value WNL is acceptable; in patients with abnormal TSH, if free T4 is normal and patient is clinically euthyroid, patient is eligible
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(25)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

Leptomeningeal disease

Cancer that has spread to the leptomeninges, the thin layers covering the brain and spinal cord, and the fluid between them. It is not the same as brain metastases.

Criteria often treat it separately, and many studies leave it out even where treated brain metastases are allowed.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

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.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

CTCAE grade

The US National Cancer Institute’s scale of how severe an adverse event is — any unwanted medical event during a study, such as a symptom, an illness or an abnormal test result, whether or not a treatment caused it. Whether it did is judged separately.

1
Mild.
2
Moderate.
3
Severe.
4
Life-threatening.
5
Death due to the event.

“Side effects of earlier treatment resolved to grade 1 or less” means they have settled to mild or gone.

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.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

Brain metastases

Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).

Studies differ: some leave out any brain metastases, some accept ones treated and stable for some weeks. Check what this study allows.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

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

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

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).

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
298 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm I (cabozantinib S-malate)

    Patients receive cabozantinib S-malate PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and urine sample collection, and CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging during screening and on study.

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Drug: Cabozantinib S-malate · Procedure: Computed Tomography · Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Procedure: X-Ray Imaging

  • Placebo comparator
    Arm II (placebo)

    Patients receive placebo PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood and urine sample collection, and CT, MRI, and/or x-ray imaging during screening and on study. Patients may crossover to receive cabozantinib S-malate at the time of disease progression.

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Procedure: Computed Tomography · Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging · Other: Placebo Administration · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Procedure: X-Ray Imaging

Interventions

  • ProcedureBiospecimen Collection

    Undergo blood and urine sample collection

    Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection

  • Given PO

    Also known as: BMS-907351, Cabometyx, Cometriq, XL 184, XL-184, XL184

  • ProcedureComputed Tomography

    Undergo CT

    Also known as: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, CT, CT Scan, Diagnostic CAT Scan, Diagnostic CAT Scan Service Type, tomography

  • ProcedureMagnetic Resonance Imaging

    Undergo MRI

    Also known as: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MR, MR Imaging, MRI, MRI Scan, MRIs, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, sMRI, Structural MRI

  • OtherPlacebo Administration

    Given PO

  • OtherQuality-of-Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

    Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment

  • ProcedureX-Ray Imaging

    Undergo x-ray

    Also known as: Conventional X-Ray, Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Imaging, X-Ray, Plain film radiographs, Radiographic Imaging, Radiographic imaging procedure (procedure), Radiography, RG, Static X-Ray, X-Ray

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    Will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 determined by retrospective independent central review. Will be compared between treatment arms using the stratified log rank test at one-sided level 0.025. The stratification factors will be used for the analysis. The hazard ratio (HR) for PFS will be estimated using a stratified Cox proportional hazards model, and the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the HR will be provided. Results from an unstratified analysis will also be provided. Kaplan-Meier methodology will be used to estimate the median PFS for each treatment arm, and Kaplan-Meier curves will be produced. Brookmeyer Crowley methodology will be used to construct the 95% CI for the median PFS for each treatment arm.

    Time frame: 36 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    The analyses for OS will follow intent-to-treat (ITT) principle and will be conducted separately within each cohort (pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor \[NET\] and carcinoid tumor). The distribution of OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. The median OS, along with the 95% CI, will be estimated by the two treatment groups. Overall survival will be compared between treatment arms using the stratified log-rank test at a one-sided cumulative 2.5% level of significance. The stratified Cox regression will be used to estimate the HR of OS, along with the 95% CI. A hierarchical approach will be used to control for family-wise type-I error rate, therefore OS will be formally statistically tested only if the primary efficacy endpoint, PFS, is statistically significantly different between the two treatment groups.

    Time frame: 60 months

  2. Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

    For CTCAE data, the frequency tables will be reviewed to determine the patterns. The overall adverse event rates will be compared between treatment groups using Chi-square test (or Fisher's exact test if the data in contingency table is sparse). PRO-CTCAE data will, at minimum, be analyzed similarly to CTCAE data. The initial analysis of each PRO-CTCAE item will use all available scores in an analysis which mirrors the approach used for the CTCAE data. Supplemental analysis will use model-based multiple imputation incorporating baseline patient characteristics and physician-rated performance status. CTCAE data may be incorporated as auxiliary data into multiple imputation models for AEs which are captured by both PRO-CTCAE and CTCAE. Results from supplemental analysis will be descriptively compared to the results of the initial analysis to assess the robustness of results to missing data. Additional analyses of PRO-CTCAE data beyond those specified above may be undertaken.

    Time frame: 60 months

  3. Radiographic Response Rate

    Will be defined as the proportion of patients in each arm whose best response is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). Radiographic response rate for both cohorts: the analyses for confirmed radiographic response rate will follow the ITT principle and will be conducted separately within each cohort (pancreatic NET and carcinoid tumor). The proportion of patients with either confirmed CR or confirmed PR as their best response will be estimated using point estimates and 95% confidence intervals. Radiographic response rate will be compared between treatment arms using the 2-sample z-test to compare sample proportion at a one-sided 2.5% level of significance.

    Time frame: 36 months

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Results

Posted Oct 16, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Started134696431
Initiated treatment132676331
Completed217142
Not completed113625029
Withdrew: Adverse event349100
Withdrew: Death6300
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject7454
Withdrew: Progressive disease55412924
Withdrew: Alternative treatment6110
Withdrew: Other disease1130
Withdrew: Withdrawal prior to initiation2210
Withdrew: Physician decision1111
Withdrew: Non-compliance1000

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression-free Survival (PFS)

Will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 determined by retrospective independent central review. Will be compared between treatment arms using the stratified log rank test at one-sided level 0.025. The stratification factors will be used for the analysis. The hazard ratio (HR) for PFS will be estimated using a stratified Cox proportional hazards model, and the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the HR will be provided. Results from an unstratified analysis will also be provided. Kaplan-Meier methodology will be used to estimate the median PFS for each treatment arm, and Kaplan-Meier curves will be produced. Brookmeyer Crowley methodology will be used to construct the 95% CI for the median PFS for each treatment arm.

Time frame:
36 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
monthsArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Progression-free Survival (PFS)8.4 (7.6 to 12.7)3.9 (3.0 to 5.7)13.8 (9.2 to 18.5)4.4 (3.0 to 5.9)
Statistical analysis
  • Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) vs Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) · One-sided unstratified log-rank · p = <0.0001
  • Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) vs Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) · One-sided unstratified log-rank · p = <0.0001
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

The analyses for OS will follow intent-to-treat (ITT) principle and will be conducted separately within each cohort (pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor \[NET\] and carcinoid tumor). The distribution of OS will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. The median OS, along with the 95% CI, will be estimated by the two treatment groups. Overall survival will be compared between treatment arms using the stratified log-rank test at a one-sided cumulative 2.5% level of significance. The stratified Cox regression will be used to estimate the HR of OS, along with the 95% CI. A hierarchical approach will be used to control for family-wise type-I error rate, therefore OS will be formally statistically tested only if the primary efficacy endpoint, PFS, is statistically significantly different between the two treatment groups.

Time frame:
60 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Overall Survival (OS)21.9 (18.8 to 30.4)19.7 (14.2 to 30.0)40.0 (31.3 to NA)31.1 (23.4 to NA)
Statistical analysis
  • Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) vs Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) · One-sided stratified log-rank · p = 0.2438
  • Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) vs Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) · One-sided stratified log-rank · p = 0.4426
SecondaryNumber of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

For CTCAE data, the frequency tables will be reviewed to determine the patterns. The overall adverse event rates will be compared between treatment groups using Chi-square test (or Fisher's exact test if the data in contingency table is sparse). PRO-CTCAE data will, at minimum, be analyzed similarly to CTCAE data. The initial analysis of each PRO-CTCAE item will use all available scores in an analysis which mirrors the approach used for the CTCAE data. Supplemental analysis will use model-based multiple imputation incorporating baseline patient characteristics and physician-rated performance status. CTCAE data may be incorporated as auxiliary data into multiple imputation models for AEs which are captured by both PRO-CTCAE and CTCAE. Results from supplemental analysis will be descriptively compared to the results of the initial analysis to assess the robustness of results to missing data. Additional analyses of PRO-CTCAE data beyond those specified above may be undertaken.

Time frame:
60 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)
ParticipantsArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Number of Patients Experiencing Grade 3+ Adverse Events (AEs) Graded According to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)104474922
SecondaryRadiographic Response Rate

Will be defined as the proportion of patients in each arm whose best response is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). Radiographic response rate for both cohorts: the analyses for confirmed radiographic response rate will follow the ITT principle and will be conducted separately within each cohort (pancreatic NET and carcinoid tumor). The proportion of patients with either confirmed CR or confirmed PR as their best response will be estimated using point estimates and 95% confidence intervals. Radiographic response rate will be compared between treatment arms using the 2-sample z-test to compare sample proportion at a one-sided 2.5% level of significance.

Time frame:
36 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Radiographic Response Rate
ParticipantsArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Radiographic Response Rate70120
Statistical analysis
  • Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) vs Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET]) · Chi-squared · p = 0.05
  • Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) vs Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET]) · Chi-squared · p = 0.01

Adverse events

Collected over 60 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])60/134 (44.8%)89/134 (66.4%)134/134 (100%)
Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])37/69 (53.6%)41/69 (59.4%)69/69 (100%)
Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])21/64 (32.8%)49/64 (76.6%)64/64 (100%)
Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])11/31 (35.5%)21/31 (67.7%)31/31 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
HypertensionVascular disorders30/1345/6916/648/31
FatigueGeneral disorders15/1347/6910/644/31
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders9/1345/694/644/31
Thromboembolic eventVascular disorders2/1342/698/640/31
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders15/1345/694/640/31
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations13/1341/692/640/31
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/1342/695/643/31
Small intestinal obstructionGastrointestinal disorders2/1341/691/643/31
Mucositis oralGastrointestinal disorders4/1341/695/640/31
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders3/1341/695/642/31
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventArm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations96/13417/6950/6415/31
FatigueGeneral disorders103/13442/6948/6417/31
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations89/13415/6949/6412/31
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders82/13431/6940/6410/31
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations74/1348/6924/646/31
HypertensionVascular disorders65/13427/6931/6411/31
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders50/13425/6926/6415/31
Mucositis oralGastrointestinal disorders48/1346/6926/642/31
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders53/13413/6921/648/31
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrmSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders47/1345/6924/645/31

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Total
Median66 (28 to 86)66 (30 to 82)59.5 (29 to 79)64 (39 to 79)66 (28 to 86)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Total
Female74312713145
Male60383718153
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Total
Hispanic or Latino892221
Not Hispanic or Latino125566126268
Unknown or Not Reported14139
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Total
American Indian or Alaska Native00101
Asian31408
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00101
Black or African American973322
White115555425249
More than one race00101
Unknown or Not Reported760316
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Arm Ia (Cabozantinib S-malate, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm IIa (Placebo, Extra-pancreatic NET Cohort [epNET])Arm Ib (Cabozantinib S-malate, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Arm IIb (Placebo, Pancreatic NET Cohort [pNET])Total
United States134696431298
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Study locations

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References and documents

Publications

  • Strosberg JR, Zemla T, Geyer S, Pulsipher S, Ou FS, Behr S, Raj N, Vijayvergia N, Dasari A, O'Reilly EM, Meyerhardt JA, Wolin EM, Halfdanarson TR, Chan JA. Cabozantinib for advanced grade 3 neuroendocrine tumors: subgroup analysis of the phase 3 CABINET trial (Alliance A021602). Endocr Relat Cancer. 2026 Jan 24;33(1):e250415. doi: 10.1530/ERC-25-0415. Print 2026 Jan 1. PubMed 41524552 ↗
  • Chan JA, Geyer S, Zemla T, Knopp MV, Behr S, Pulsipher S, Ou FS, Dueck AC, Acoba J, Shergill A, Wolin EM, Halfdanarson TR, Konda B, Trikalinos NA, Tawfik B, Raj N, Shaheen S, Vijayvergia N, Dasari A, Strosberg JR, Kohn EC, Kulke MH, O'Reilly EM, Meyerhardt JA. Phase 3 Trial of Cabozantinib to Treat Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors. N Engl J Med. 2025 Feb 13;392(7):653-665. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403991. Epub 2024 Sep 16. PubMed 39282913 ↗
  • Kunz PL. Angiogenesis inhibitors in neuroendocrine tumours: finally coming of age. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Nov;21(11):1395-1397. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30560-X. No abstract available. PubMed 33152282 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Oct 2018 to primary completion in Aug 2023, 57 months.

Results were first posted in Oct 2024, 1 year 1 month after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 15, 2017
First posted
Dec 18, 2017
StartActual
Oct 26, 2018
Primary completionActual
Aug 23, 2023
CompletionEst.
Sep 1, 2027
Results first posted
Oct 16, 2024
Last update
Oct 26, 2026
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.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
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.
Sites
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  • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group-Alice Gustafson Center · Pontiac, United States
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  • Newland Medical Associates-Pontiac · Pontiac, United States
Oct 26, 2026
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  1. Oct 26, 2026
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    • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group-Alice Gustafson Center · Pontiac, United States
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    • Newland Medical Associates-Pontiac · Pontiac, United States

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03375320
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 18, 2017
Start date
Oct 26, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 23, 2023
Completion
Sep 1, 2027 (estimated)
Results posted
Oct 16, 2024
Last update
Oct 26, 2026

Study contacts

Jennifer A Chan
principal investigator · Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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