Study to Evaluate the Safety, PK, and Dose Response of Paltusotine in Subjects With Carcinoid Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05361668 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 5, 2022
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoid Syndrome Carcinoid Carcinoid Tumor Carcinoid Tumor of Ileum Carcinoid Tumor of Cecum Carcinoid Syndrome Diarrhea Carcinoid Intestine Tumor Carcinoid Tumor of Liver Carcinoid Tumor of Pancreas | Drug: Randomized: 40 mg Paltusotine Drug: Randomized: 80 mg Paltusotine | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Dose Response of Paltusotine Treatment in Subjects With Carcinoid Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 17, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 40 mg Paltusotine |
Drug: Randomized: 40 mg Paltusotine
Two 20 mg tablets QD (Potential post-randomization dose escalation based on efficacy and acceptable tolerability: up to 80 mg) |
Experimental: 80 mg Paltusotine |
Drug: Randomized: 80 mg Paltusotine
Four 20 mg tablets QD (Potential post-randomization dose escalation based on efficacy and acceptable tolerability: up to 120 mg) |
- Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: Baseline to End of Randomized Treatment Phase (8 weeks) ]
- Pharmacokinetics (PK) of paltusotine [ Time Frame: Measured at Week 8 ]Steady state trough levels at each dose at End of Randomized Treatment Phase (EOR)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subjects ≥18 years of age.
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Documented carcinoid syndrome requiring medical therapy.
- Not currently treated with somatostatin receptor ligands agonists for at least 12 weeks prior to screening and actively symptomatic. This can include treatment-naïve subjects.
- Subjects currently treated with lanreotide, octreotide long acting release, or short acting octreotide (subcutaneous or oral) who are currently symptomatically controlled
- Evaluable documentation of locally advanced or metastatic histopathologically confirmed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET).
- No significant disease progression as assessed by the Investigator within the last 6 months before initiation of study drug dosing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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.
- Treatment with specific NET tumor 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.
- Any malignancy except for eligible NET, basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma considered clinically cured, or in situ cervical carcinoma.
- Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin for less than 6 weeks prior to the study entry

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05361668
Contact: Crinetics Clinical Trials | 833-827-9741 | clinicaltrials@crinetics.com |
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Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
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Newport Beach, California, United States, 92663 | |
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Stanford, California, United States, 94305 | |
United States, Kentucky | |
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Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40506 | |
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118 | |
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Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 | |
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New York, New York, United States, 10029 | |
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Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794 | |
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
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Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210 | |
United States, Texas | |
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Argentina | |
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Caba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1180 AAX | |
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Caba, Argentina, C1017AAS | |
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Caba, Argentina, C1425BGH | |
Brazil | |
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Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 60430-275 | |
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Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 88811508 | |
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 20231-092 | |
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22061-080 | |
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22061080 | |
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22281-100 | |
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São Paulo, Brazil, 01509-010 | |
Canada | |
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Toronto, Canada, M4N 3M5 | |
Mexico | |
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Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, 06100 | |
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Santiago De Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, 76000 | |
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Santiago De Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, 76070 |
Responsible Party: | Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05361668 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CRN00808-11 |
First Posted: | May 5, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Neuroendocrine tumor Paltusotine CRN00808 Carcinoid syndrome |
Lanreotide Octreotide Somatostatin agonist |
Neoplasms Carcinoid Tumor Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome Pancreatic Neoplasms Syndrome Diarrhea Serotonin Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
Neoplasms by Histologic Type Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Chemically-Induced Disorders Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |