E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Adult patients 18 to 80 years of age with diagnosed acromegaly eligible for treatment with a somatostatin analogue and not on previous pharmacological treatment for acromegaly. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Acromegalyis a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. It most commonly affects adults in middle age. Acromegaly is often associated with gigantism. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To assess the efficacy of pasireotide Long Acting Release (LAR )on Left Ventricle M measured with CMR at 6 months. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the efficacy of pasireotide LAR on LVM after 3 months. Cardiac geometry, systolic function including ejection fraction and end-systolic volume measured with CMR after 3 and 6 months and diastolic function, including diastolic transmitral peak velocities, the E/A ratio, the isovolumic relaxation time, and mitral deceleration time measured with echocardiography after 3 and 6 months. Quantitative diastolic data will be derived from tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) analysis. Lipid profile, mean of 5 serum GH samples collected within 2 hours after one hour resting, serum IGF-I, serum IGFBP-3, glucose/insulin ratio and blood pressure measured after 3 months and after 6 months. We propose that CMR data will be assessed centrally and that IGF-I and GH will be analysed in a central lab. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Male or female patients aged between 18 and 80 years.
• Patients with active acromegaly demonstrated by
• a lack of suppression of GH nadir to < 1 g/L after an oral tolerance test with 75 g of glucose (OGTT)
• an elevated circulating IGF-1 concentration > 1.3 ULN (age and sex adjusted)
• Patients who are medical treatment naïve after first surgery, or
• de-novo patients who present with a visual adenoma on MRI and who refuse pituitary surgery or for whom pituitary surgery is not indicated
• Patients with a known history of impaired glucose metabolism may be included, however blood glucose and anti-diabetic treatment must be monitored closely throughout the trial and adjusted as necessary
• Patients for whom written informed consent to participate in the study has been obtained prior to any study related activity
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Previous pharmacological treatment for acromegaly
• Uncontrolled hypertension, treated or not treated, with a diastolic blood pressure >105 mm Hg.
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as evidenced by HbA1c>8%
• Severe liver disease (ASAT/ALAT three times upper limit of normal range laboratory values
• Severely reduced renal function (S-creatinine >250µmol/L) or suspected renal artery stenosis.
• QTcF at screening > 450 msec.
• History of syncope or family history of idiopathic sudden death.
• Sustained or clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias.
• Risk factors for Torsades de Pointes such as hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, cardiac failure, clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia, or high-grade AV block.
• Concomitant disease(s) that could prolong QT such as autonomic neuropathy (caused by diabetes, or Parkinson's disease), HIV, cirrhosis, uncontrolled hypothyroidism or cardiac failure
• Concomitant medication(s) known to increase the QT interval.
• Uncontrolled endocrine disorders
• Pregnancy or lactation or females of childbearing potential taking inadequate measures to prevent pregnancy
• History of or ongoing malignancy
• Patients in a catabolic state
• Known drug and/or alcohol abuse
• Inability to cooperate or administer study drug
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The effect of pasireotide on LVM after 6 months measured with CMR at 6 months. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.13 | Others | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 2 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of study is defined as the time at which the last subject completes the end of study visit. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |