E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Cushing's disease in patients in whom pituitary surgery has not been curative or in situations where it is contraindicated or refused by patient. |
Malattia di Cushing in pazienti in cui la chirurgia ipofisaria non sia stata curativa o nelle situazioni i cui sia controindicata o rifiutata dal paziente. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Cushing's disease |
Malattia di Cushing |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10011651 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cushing's disease |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004860 |
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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 |
Evaluate the effectiveness of cabergoline (initial dosage of 1.5 mg/week) and retinoic acid (initial dosage of 20 mg/day) monotherapies after 3 months and their combination 6 months from baseline |
Valutare l’efficacia della monoterapia con cabergolina (dosaggio iniziale di 1.5 mg/settimana) ed acido retinoico (dosaggio inziale di 20 mg/die), in monoterapia dopo 3 mesi di trattamento e della loro combinazione a 6 mesi dall’inizio dello studio |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. Evaluate the changes in urinary free cortisol with respect to baseline at each scheduled visit 2. Evaluate the effects on ACTH, serum cortisol and salivary in the two treatment groups compared to baseline 3. Assess the variation of continuous clinical variables in the two treatment arms compared to the baseline 4. To evaluate the effects on categorical clinical parameters in the two treatment groups at each visit 5. Evaluate the effects on quality of life in the two treatment groups 6. Evaluate the safety profile of each monotherapy treatment and their combination (CA + RA and RA + CA) |
1. Valutare le variazioni di cortisolo libero urinario rispetto al baseline ad ogni visita programmata 2. Valutare gli effetti su ACTH, cortisolo sierico e salivare nei due gruppi di trattamento rispetto al baseline 3. Valutare la variazione delle variabili cliniche di tipo continuo nei due bracci di trattamento rispetto al baseline 4. Valutare gli effetti su parametri clinici di tipo categoriale nei due gruppi di trattamento ad ogni visita 5. Valutare gli effetti sulla qualità di vita nei due gruppi di trattamento 6. Valutare il profilo di sicurezza di ciascun trattamento in monoterapia e della loro combinazione (CA+RA e RA+CA) |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Age> 18 years at the enrollment visit Diagnosis of Cushing's disease with at least one criterion between: · Immunohistochemistry positive for ACTH of the pituitary adenoma Center / periphery gradient> 3 for ACTH after CRH catheterization of the petrosal sinuses · At least two positive tests between CRH response (ACTH> 50% from baseline), suppression of cortisol after high doses of dexamethasone (> 80% from baseline), pituitary MRI with adenoma = 6mm; remission of hypercorticism after pituitary surgery . Biochemical hypercorticism before enrollment (mCLU> ULN) . Adequate performance status: ECOG = 2 . Verbal and written informed consent of the patient before any screening procedure · Patients who have already undergone transphenoidal surgery or patients who are not candidates for surgery . Failure of medical treatments currently available for Cushing's disease (failure to normalize urinary free cortisol values after at least 3 months of treatment with the maximum tolerated dose of the drug and / or persistence of signs and symptoms related to hypercortisolism) . Adequate contraception (see section 4.1.1) |
· età > 18 anni alla visita di arruolamento · Diagnosi di Malattia di Cushing con almeno un criterio tra: · Immunoistochimica positiva per ACTH dell’adenoma ipofisario · Gradiente centro/periferia >3 per ACTH dopo CRH al cateterismo dei seni petrosi · Almeno due test positivi tra risposta al CRH (ACTH >50% rispetto al basale), soppressione del cortisolo dopo alte dosi di desametasone (>80% rispetto al basale), RMN ipofisi con adenoma =6mm; remissione dell’ipercorticismo dopo chirurgia ipofisaria · Ipercorticismo biochimico prima dell’arruolamento (mCLU > ULN) · Performance status adeguato: ECOG =2 · Consenso informato verbale e scritto del paziente prima di qualunque procedura di screening. · Pazienti già sottoposti ad intervento chirurgico transfenoidale risultato non risolutivo o pazienti non candidabili a chirurgia · Fallimento dei trattamenti medici attualmente disponibili per la malattia di Cushing (mancata normalizzazione dei valori di cortisolo libero urinario dopo almeno 3 mesi di trattamento con la massima dose di farmaco tollerata e/o persistenza di segni e sintomi riferibili ad ipercortisolismo) · Adeguata contraccezione (vedi 4.1.1) |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome - Pituitary surgery in the last 2 months prior to enrollment - Radiotherapy in the previous 3 years - Genetic-related causes of Cushing's syndrome (Carney complex, McCune-Albright syndrome, MEN-1) - Major surgery in the month preceding the start of the study- Heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), unstable angina, severe arrhythmic syndrome, or clinically significant alteration of cardiovascular function - Heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), unstable angina, severe arrhythmic syndrome, or clinically significant alteration of cardiovascular function · Mitotane therapy in the year preceding the enrollment - Hepatopathy, such as cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis or chronic hepatitis, or AST / ALT levels> 2 x ULN, creatininemia> 2 x ULN, bilirubinemia> 2 x ULN - White blood cell (WBCs) <3 x 109 / L; platelets <100 x 109 / L - Any previous or current surgical or medical condition that may interfere with the conduct of the study or the evaluation of the results according to the Investigator's opinion - Patients with ECG abnormalities or risk of torsades de pointes (correct QT> 470 mSec, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, family history of long QT syndrome) - Pregnancy or lactation period - Alcohol abuse or drug abuse - Any other recent or active neoplastic disease (with the exception of cutaneous basal cancer and in situ carcinoma of the cervix or other malignant neoplasms without evidence of disease in the last 3 years) - Acute infection or chronic uncontrolled infection - Ongoing therapy with antifibrinolytic agents, such as tranexamic acid, aminocaproic acid or aprotinin - Hypersensitivity to tretinoin or other retinoids, to cabergoline, ergot alkaloids, to soy, peanuts, fructose or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1. of the RCP of the two IMPs - History of pulmonary, pericardial or retroperitoneal fibrosis, evidence of cardiac valvulopathy determined on the echocardiogram performed before treatment - Hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption - Raynaud's syndrome - History of peptic ulcer or previous gastrointestinal bleeding - History of serious mental disorders (especially if psychotic) - Patient judged to be potentially unreliable and/or uncooperative towards the procedures of the study or judged incapable of completing the entire study. |
· Sindrome di Cushing ACTH-indipendente · Chirurgia ipofisaria nei 2 mesi precedenti · Radioterapia nei 3 anni precedenti · Ipercortisolismo da Sindrome ereditaria (complesso di Carney, sindrome di McCune-Albright, MEN-1) · Intervento chirurgico maggiore nel mese precedente l’inizio dello studio · Scompenso cardiaco (classe NYHA III o IV), angina instabile, grave sindrome aritmica, o alterazione clinicamente significativa della funzione cardiovascolare · Terapia con mitotane nell’anno precedente l’arruolamento · Epatopatia, come cirrosi, epatite cronica attiva o epatite cronica persistente, o livelli di AST/ALT > 2 x ULN, creatininemia > 2 x ULN, bilirubinemia > 2 x ULN · Conta dei GB < 3 x 109 /L; piastrine < 100 x 109 /L · Qualsiasi condizione chirurgica o medica precedente o attuale che possa interferire con la condotta dello studio o con la valutazione dei risultati secondo l’opinione dello Sperimentatore · Pazienti con alterazioni ECG o rischio di torsioni di punta (QT coretto >470 mSec, ipopotassemia, ipomagnesemia, storia familiare di sindrome del QT lungo) · Pazienti in gravidanza o allattamento · Abuso di alcol o abuso di farmaci · Qualsiasi altra ulteriore patologia neoplastica recente o attiva (ad eccezione del basalioma cutaneo e del carcinoma in situ della cervice o altre neoplasie maligne senza evidenza di malattia negli ultimi 3 anni) · Infezione acuta o cronica non controllata · Terapia in atto con agenti antifibrinolitici, quali l’acido tranexamico, l’acido aminocaproico o l’aprotinina · Ipersensibilità alla tretinoina o altri retinoidi, alla cabergolina, agli alcaloidi dell’ergot, alla soia, alle arachidi, al fruttosio o ad uno qualsiasi degli eccipienti elencati al paragrafo 6.1. del RCP dei due IMP · Storia di fibrosi polmonare, pericardica o retroperitoneale, evidenza di valvulopatia cardiaca determinata all'ecocardiogramma eseguito prima del trattamento · Problemi ereditari di intolleranza al galattosio, da deficit di Lapp lattasi o da malassorbimento di glucosio-galattosio, · Sindrome di Raynaud, · Storia di ulcera peptica o pregresse emorragie gastrointestinali · Storia di gravi disturbi mentali (soprattutto se psicotici) · Paziente giudicato potenzialmente inaffidabile e/o non collaborante nei confronti delle procedure dello studio o giudicato incapace di completare l’intero studio. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Proportion of patients that urinary free cortisol values (mean of two values) evaluated after 3 months of treatment for monotherapy, and after 6 months of treatment for combined therapy. |
Proporzione di pazienti che normalizzano i valori di cortisolo libero urinario (media di due valori) valutati dopo 3 mesi di trattamento per la monoterapia e dopo 6 mesi di trattamento per la terapia combinata. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
after 3 and 6 months of treatment |
a 3 e 6 mesi di trattamento |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Absolute and percentage change in the mean CLU value with respect to baseline at each visit 2. Absolute and percentage changes in ACTH, serum cortisol and salivary at each visit compared to the baseline 3. Absolute and percentage variations of clinical (blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference) and biochemical (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, blood sugar, HbA1c, insulin) variables 4. Variation of clinical signs with respect to baseline: rubeosis, hirsutism, strie rubrae, muscle atrophy, supraclavicular fat 5. Change in Cushing QoL questionnaire score after 3 and 6 months of treatment 6. Toxicity will be assessed using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v.5) and by performing blood and instrumental tests (blood count, kidney and liver function, lipid and glycemic profile, echocardiogram) |
1. Variazione assoluta e percentuale della media del CLU rispetto al baseline ad ogni visita 2. Variazione assoluta e percentuale di ACTH, cortisolo sierico e salivare ad ogni visita rispetto al baseline 3. Variazione assoluta e percentuale delle variabili cliniche (pressione arteriosa, body mass index, waist circumference) e biochimiche (colesterolo totale, HDL, LDL, trigliceridi, glicemia, HbA1c, insulina) 4. Variazione rispetto al baseline dei segni clinici: rubeosi, irsutismo, strie rubrae, atrofia muscolare, grasso sovraclavicolare 5. Variazione rispetto al baseline del punteggio del questionario Cushing QoL dopo 3 e 6 mesi 6. La tossicità sarà valutata usando il National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v.5) e tramite esecuzione di esami ematochimici e strumentali (emocromo, funzione renale ed epatica, profilo lipidico e glicemico, ecocardiogramma). |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
after 6 and 12 months of treatment |
a 6 e 12 mesi di trattamento |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 5 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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 | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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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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 |