Carcinoid Syndrome Efficacy Study Featuring an Oral Daily Paltusotine Regimen
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A Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Paltusotine in Adults With Carcinoid Syndrome Due to Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors
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interventional
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9 countries
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Brief Summary
A Phase 3, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of paltusotine treatment vs placebo as well as the long-term safety of paltusotine in adults with carcinoid syndrome due to well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. The purpose of this study is to continue the evaluation of the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of paltusotine in participants with carcinoid syndrome.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Nov 2025
Typical duration for phase_3
51 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 9, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 25, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 19, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2030
April 30, 2026
March 1, 2026
1.7 years
July 9, 2025
April 28, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Participants will record the number of flushing per day in a daily diary to assess the efficacy of paltusotine vs placebo in reducing flushing episodes.
Treatment group difference of change from baseline to Week 12 in flushing episodes/day averaged over the 14 days prior to Week 12.
Measured at Week 12
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Participants will record the number of bowel movements (BMs) per day in a daily diary to assess the efficacy of paltusotine vs placebo in reducing BMs/day.
Measured at Week 12
Study Arms (2)
Paltusotine 80 mg daily
EXPERIMENTALPlacebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Male or female ≥18 years of age, at the time of Screening.
- Willing and able to comply with the study procedures as specified in the protocol, including at least 70% compliance with the study diary for the 2-week period.
- Documented carcinoid syndrome requiring medical therapy. Participants must exhibit symptoms of flushing with or without frequent BMs as follows:
- For participants who are naïve/not currently treated with somatostatin receptors ligands (SRL), they must exhibit an average of \>1 flushing episode/day over a period of 14 days
- For participants who will wash out from SRL treatment, they must exhibit an increase in daily average flushing episodes and an average of \>1 flushing episode/day over a period of 14 days during the Washout Period.
- Evaluable documentation of locally advanced or metastatic histopathologically confirmed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor(s) \[NETs\].
- No significant disease progression as assessed by the Investigator within the last 6 months before randomization.
You may not qualify if:
- Diarrhea attributed to any condition(s) other than carcinoid syndrome.
- Uncontrolled/severe diarrhea associated with significant volume contraction, dehydration, or hypotension.
- Requires second line treatments (eg, telotristat) for control of carcinoid syndrome symptoms in the opinion of the Investigator.
- Treatment with specific NET therapy \<4 weeks before Screening (such as everolimus or sunitinib) or hepatic embolization, radiotherapy, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), and/or tumor debulking \<12 weeks before Screening.
- Major surgery within 8 weeks before Screening.
- History of another primary malignancy \<3 years prior to the date of randomization, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cancer of the breast or cervix in situ, previously treated malignancy, if all treatment for that malignancy was completed at least 3 years prior to first dose of study treatment, and no current evidence of disease, concurrent malignancy determined to be clinically stable and not requiring treatment.
- Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin for less than 6 weeks prior to the study entry.
- Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus defined as having a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8.5%
- Unable to administer short-acting (SA) octreotide (octreotide acetate injection), or prior nonresponse documented with somatostatin agonists.
- Clinically significant concomitant disease or indicator of disease that is not a result of the primary disease under study, including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate 2×upper limit of normal \[ULN\], and/or total bilirubin (TB) \>1.5×ULN. (Participants with previously diagnosed Gilbert's syndrome not accompanied by other hepatobiliary disorders and associated with TB
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (51)
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
Yale University - New Haven Hospital - Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
Winshop Cancer Institute - Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
Henry Ford Cancer - Detroit
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
Medical College of Wisconcin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53222, United States
Hospital de Gastroenterologia Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo
Buenos Aires, 1264, Argentina
Sanatorio Guemes
Buenos Aires, C1180AAX, Argentina
Centro de Endocrinologia y Diabetes Dr. A. Gutman ICM - Investigaciones
Buenos Aires, C1425BGH, Argentina
Instituto Médico Especializado Alexander Fleming
Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina
Instituto Médico de la Fundación Estudios Clínicos
Santa Fe, 2000, Argentina
AC Camargo Cancer Center
São Paulo, Brazil, 01509-010, Brazil
Fundacao PIO XII - Hospital de Amor Barretos
Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
Sociedade Literaria e Caritativa Santos Agostinho - Hospital Sao José
Criciúma, 88811-000, Brazil
Nucleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Medicamentos (MPDM)
Fortaleza, 60430-275, Brazil
Associacao Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento
Porto Alegre, 90560-032, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Cancer (INCA)
Rio de Janeiro, 20230-130, Brazil
Clinical Universidad Catolica del Maule, Ltda
Maule, Chile, 3460000, Chile
Centro de Oncologia de Precision
Santiago, Chile, 7560908, Chile
CECIM-Centro de Estudios Cliicos e Investigaciones Medicas
Santiago, 8320000, Chile
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Bogotá, DC, 110231, Colombia
Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
Bogotá, DC, 110411, Colombia
CHRU Tours - Hopital Trousseau
Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
Hopital Beaujun - APHP
Clichy, 92110, France
APHM- Hopital de la Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes
Nantes, 44093, France
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 06100, France
CHU Bordeaux - Hopital Haut-Leveque
Pessac, 33600, France
Centro de Oncolégica VIVA
Mexico City, 06760, Mexico
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
King's College Hospital
London, UK, SE59RS, United Kingdom
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, UK, OX37LE, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Brimingham
Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff, CF144XW, United Kingdom
The Beatson WOS Cancer Centre
Glasgow, G120YN, United Kingdom
Royal Free Hospital
London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Sheffield, S102JF, United Kingdom
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, SO166YD, United Kingdom
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 9, 2025
First Posted
July 25, 2025
Study Start
November 19, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
January 1, 2030
Last Updated
April 30, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share