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CompletedNCT05307328RESCUEUpdated Oct 8, 2025

SPI-62 as a Treatment for Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-dependent Cushing's Syndrome

A Phase 2 interventional study of SPI-62 and Placebo in Cushing's Syndrome I, Cushing Disease Due to Increased ACTH Secretion and Cortisol Excess, sponsored by Sparrow Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 12 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-08.

Sponsored by Sparrow Pharmaceuticals · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2025, 1 year 3 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
26
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, study of SPI-62 in subjects with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome caused by a non-adrenal tumor. Subjects will receive each of the following 2 treatments for 24 weeks: SPI-62 and matching placebo with the option of long-term extension.

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This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 study to evaluate the pharmacologic effect, efficacy, and safety of SPI-62 in subjects with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Each subject who provides consent and meets all inclusion and exclusion criteria will participate in a screening period (Days -35 to -8), a baseline period (Days -7 to -1), and a treatment period (Day 1 of Week 1 to Day 168 ± 3 days of Week 24) and, the option of long-term extension. Subjects have the option to continue with the study on active study drug and return to the site every 3 months for blood tests and study drug dispensing. The visits may be conducted remotely if testing can be arranged.

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Conditions studied

  • Cushing's Syndrome I
  • Cushing Disease Due to Increased ACTH Secretion
  • Cortisol Excess
  • Cortisol; Hypersecretion
  • Cortisol Overproduction
  • Ectopic ACTH Secretion

Keywords

  • Cushing's Syndrome
  • ACTH Secretion
  • Cushing's Disease
  • Excessive Cortisol secretion
  • Cortisol
  • ectopic CRH secretion
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In context

Cushing Syndrome

123 studies on the registry are indexed under Cushing Syndrome; 42 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 26 is below the median of 44 across 58 interventional studies indexed under Cushing Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male or non-menstruating female
  • 18 years or older
  • Active and consistent cortisol excess
  • Documented diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome including Cushing's disease, ectopic ACTH secretion, and ectopic CRH secretion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent (within 6 weeks) surgery for Cushing's or surgery planned within 24 weeks of randomization.
  • History of any fractionated radiation therapy for Cushing's within the past 2 years or conventional radiation therapy within 4 years.
  • History of bilateral adrenalectomy or exogenous, pseudo, cyclic, or non-ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (including certain inherited conditions).
  • High risk of acute morbidity from corticotroph adenoma growth (similar to that which occurs with Nelson's syndrome) defined as current evidence of macroadenoma at risk of impingement of vital structures.
  • Any current or prior medical condition, medical or surgical therapies, or clinical trial participation expected to interfere with the conduct of the study or the evaluation of its results, including but not limited to poor venous access or recent receipt or donation of blood products.
  • Women who are currently pregnant, lactating or planning fertility and unwilling to adhere to approved or abstinence.
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Contraception

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
26 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SPI-62

    Active drug by mouth each morning for up to 12 weeks

    Drug: SPI-62 · Drug: Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo by mouth each morning for up to 12 weeks

    Drug: SPI-62 · Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugSPI-62

    11β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD-1) inhibitor

  • DrugPlacebo

    Inactive tablets identical to SPI-62 tablets

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in urinary HSD-1 ratio

    The urinary HSD-1 ratio (tetrahydrocortisol + allotetrahydrocortisol ) / tetrahydrocortisone will be used as a biomarker of HSD-1 activity in liver. The primary analysis will include only subjects with Cushing's disease.

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment emergent adverse events

    Adverse events including clinically significant abnormal values on clinical laboratory evaluations, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), 12-lead ECGs, vital signs measurements (including orthostatic vital sign measurements), physical examinations, and HPA and HPG axis biomarkers

    Time frame: Baseline through 24 weeks of treatment

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Study locations

12 sites
  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) - Pituitary Center
    Phoenix, Arizona 85013, United States
  • Southwest General Healthcare Center
    Fort Myers, Florida 33907, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (MCCC) - Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine - Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM)
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Comprehensive and Interventional Pain Management Llp
    Henderson, Nevada 89052, United States
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Northwest Pituitary Center
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  • Medical University of Plovdiv
    Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
  • Clinical Center of Endocrinology and Gerontology, University Hospital of Endocrinology, Medical University Sofia (USHATE)
    Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
  • Medical University of Sofia
    Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
  • Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
    Bucharest, 050474, Romania
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Sep 2022 to primary completion in Aug 2025, 35 months.

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

Registered
Mar 23, 2022
First posted
Apr 1, 2022
StartActual
Sep 1, 2022
Primary completionActual
Aug 1, 2025
CompletionActual
Aug 1, 2025
Last update
Oct 8, 2025
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.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 8, 2025, 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
NCT05307328
Lead sponsor
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 1, 2022
Start date
Sep 1, 2022
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2025
Completion
Aug 1, 2025
Last update
Oct 8, 2025

Study contacts

Frank Czerwiec, MD
study director · Sparrow Pharmaceuticals (info@sparrowpharma.com)

Oversight

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