An observational study in Acromegaly, sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele. Recruiting at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-19.
Sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele · Observational
This is an observational, retrospective, national multicenter study aimed to evaluate the impact and efficacy of Time To Switch (TTS) from first-line to second-line medical therapy in Acromegaly.
The study will retrospectively collect clinical, laboratory and anamnestic data of approximately 100 patients evaluated at the UOs involved in the study in last 5 years and 6 months.
Acromegalic patients which neurosurgical intervention was not completely effective or contraindicated or rejected by the patient and for which first-line medical therapy with first-generation somatostatin analogues (octreotide LAR or lanreotide) did not result in disease control and switched to second-line medical therapy will be enrolled. The TTS is the time defined in days and months from the observation that disease is no longer biochemically controlled, defined by the presence of GH levels ≥1 μg/L and IGF-1>1.3×ULN (upper limit of normal), during 1st line therapy, and the start of 2nd line therapy line.
202 studies on the registry are indexed under Acromegaly; 19 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 100 is close to the median of 100 across 81 observational studies indexed under Acromegaly.
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Patients with acromegaly treated with second-line medical therapy.
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Exclusion Criteria:
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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.
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.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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.
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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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Evaluate the impact of TTS on disease control in acromegalic patients defined by IGF-1 levels <1.3xULN
Retrospective data on biochemical and clinical outcomes of patients affected by acromegaly treated with second-line medical therapy will be collected and analyzed. The patients will be stratified based on the therapeutic switch time (Time To Switch, TTS) \< 6 months, between 6 and 12 months and \> 12 months, from 1st generation SSA to the different second-line medical approaches (Pasireotide; Pegvisomant alone; Pegvisomant + first generation SSA combination). The impact of TTS on the biochemical and clinical control of illness will be analyzed.
Time frame: 12 months
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