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Clinical Trial: Canadian Pegvisomant Compassionate Study In Acromegalic Patients

This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by Pfizer September 2005

Sponsored by: Pfizer
Information provided by: Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00151437

Purpose

The purposes of this study are: 1) to provide SOMAVERT for compassionate use to patients with acromegaly or who have completed clinical trials and were responsive, and 2) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of SOMAVERT.
Condition Intervention Phase
Acromegaly
 Drug: Pegvisomant treatment
 Procedure: Medical History, demographics
 Procedure: Sign and symptoms: questionnaire
 Procedure: Blood tests: IGF-1, AST/ALT/ALP/TBIL, GTT
 Procedure: MRI
Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics:  Bone Diseases;   Pituitary Disorders

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title: A Multi-Center, Open-Label Study For The Compassionate Use Of Pegvisomant In Acromegalic Patients Refractory To Conventional Therapy and For Patients Who Received The Product During The Clinical Program.

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: Patient''''s IGF-1 levels normalize signs and symptoms of acromegaly normalize
Secondary Outcomes: Pegvisomant demonstrates continued safety and efficacy
Expected Total Enrollment:  30

Study start: November 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must have participated and completed the previous Pegvisomant studies or have shown to be unresponsive to other conventional therapies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ALT/AST>3 times the ULN or have hepatic disease
  • have severe visual field loss, cranial nerve palsies or intracranial HTN that requires surgery to decompress the tumor
  • unwilling to self-administer the medication.

Location and Contact Information

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00151437

Kalliopi Dimos      514-693-4576    kalliopi.dimos@pfizer.com

Canada, Nova Scotia
      Pfizer Investigational Site, Halifax,  Nova Scotia,  B3H 2Y9,  Canada; Recruiting

Canada, Ontario
      Pfizer Investigational Site, Toronto,  Ontario,  M5G 1X5,  Canada; Recruiting

Canada, Quebec
      Pfizer Investigational Site, Montreal,  Quebec,  H2L 2W5,  Canada; Recruiting

Study chairs or principal investigators

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center,  Study Director,  Pfizer   

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  A6291017
Last Updated:  September 8, 2005
Record first received:  September 7, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00151437
Health Authority: Canada: Health Canada
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13


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