NCT01620138 · STUDY IN CONTEXT

Response to Cabergoline and Pasireotide in Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas and Resistant Prolactinomas

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primary · POSTED

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sella and prolactin will be performed before (baseline) and after 6 months of treatment with cabergoline or pasireotide. Disease progression will be defined as tumor growth \> 25%, stable disease as changes \< 25% and significant tumor shrinkage as \> 25% in tumor volume compared to baseline MRI (baseline to six months).

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trial

release id: clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id: ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id: NCT01620138
trial label: Response to Cabergoline and Pasireotide in Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas and Resistant Prolactinomas
applicability: narrower
applicability note: Linked by condition-string match at the cancer-entity level. The study's eligibility - stage, biomarker, treatment line and prior therapy - has not been reconciled against this page's definition, so its population is narrower than this page in ways not yet recorded. The condition was transformed or resolved through the terminology hierarchy to reach this cancer type, so the link itself is a candidate a reviewer must confirm.
curation status: draft
reviewed by: Source null
reviewed at: Source null
created at: 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
provenance class: registry-condition-search
discovery note: Found by searching ClinicalTrials.gov for this cancer type, restricted to studies that have posted results to the registry. No FDA notice, FDA label or NCI summary held by this site cites this study. Because the search asked for posted results, studies without posted results were never looked for, so their absence from this page means nothing.
outcome Count: 1
harms Count: 2
qol Count: 0

outcomes

release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id
NCT01620138
outcome key
om-0000
source section id
NCT01620138-om-0000
source outcome index
0
endpoint
Tumor Volume Changes for NFPA and Prolactin Level Changes for Prolactinoma
endpoint definition
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sella and prolactin will be performed before (baseline) and after 6 months of treatment with cabergoline or pasireotide. Disease progression will be defined as tumor growth \> 25%, stable disease as changes \< 25% and significant tumor shrinkage as \> 25% in tumor volume compared to baseline MRI (baseline to six months).
time origin
Baseline to six months
analysis role
primary
reporting status
POSTED
data cutoff
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population note
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curation status
draft
reviewed by
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reviewed at
Source null
created at
2026-09-10T00:00:00Z

arms

release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id
NCT01620138
outcome key
om-0000
arm key
OG000
arm label
Pasireotide
regimen
For non-cured patients with resistant prolactinomas, MRI will be performed immediately before and six months after the onset of pasireotide. The efficacy will be evaluated by prolactin dosage every month. For patients harboring a NFPA, treatment will be started at least 3 months after neurosurgery. In this case, the drug efficacy will be evaluated by MRI six months after pasireotide. Pasireotide: The patients with NFPA will be randomized into two groups: (A) the first one will be treated with pasireotide at the dosage of 900 µg s.c. twice a day for 6 months; (B) the second one, with cabergoline 3 mg/week for six months. The patients with resistant prolactinomas will be treated with pasireotide at the dosage of 600 µg s.c. twice a day. After four weeks of treatment, the patients who normalize serum prolactin level will be maintained at the same dosage, the others who do not achieve normal prolactin level will have their dosage raised to 900 µg s.c. twice a day for six months.
analyzed count
6
analyzed unit
Participants
is comparator
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NCT01620138-om-0000#groups/OG000
release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id
NCT01620138
outcome key
om-0000
arm key
OG001
arm label
Cabergoline
regimen
In patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma, treatment will be started at least 3 months after neurosurgery. The drug response will be evaluated clinically by visual field and by Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before medical treatment and after six months of cabergoline treatment at maximum dose. cabergoline: The patients with NFPA will be randomized into two groups: (A) the first one will be treated with pasireotide at 900 µg s.c. twice a day for 6 months; (B) the second one, with cabergoline 3 mg/week for 6 months. The patients with resistant prolactinomas will be treated with pasireotide at 600 µg s.c. twice a day. After four weeks of treatment, the patients who normalize serum prolactin level will be maintained at the same dosage, the others who do not achieve normal prolactin level will have their dosage raised to 900 µg s.c. twice a day for six months.
analyzed count
9
analyzed unit
Participants
is comparator
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source pointer
NCT01620138-om-0000#groups/OG001

harms

release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id
NCT01620138
harm key
EG000
source section id
NCT01620138-ae
event group key
EG000
event group label
Pasireotide
serious affected
0
serious at risk
12
other affected
2
other at risk
12
frequency threshold
5
collection period
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event definition
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undenominated note
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curation status
draft
reviewed by
Source null
reviewed at
Source null
created at
2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-neuroendocrine-tumor
nct id
NCT01620138
harm key
EG001
source section id
NCT01620138-ae
event group key
EG001
event group label
Cabergoline
serious affected
0
serious at risk
9
other affected
0
other at risk
9
frequency threshold
5
collection period
Source null
event definition
Source null
undenominated note
Source null
curation status
draft
reviewed by
Source null
reviewed at
Source null
created at
2026-09-10T00:00:00Z

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