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Pasireotide sub-cutaneous formulation

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Metastatic Melanoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma | Small molecule | Oncology |Novartis AG|Last Updated: Dec 21, 2020

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedCONTROLLEDBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment10
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT01652547A Phase I, Exploratory, Intra-patient Dose Escalation Study to Investigate the Preliminary Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-tumor Activity of Pasireotide (SOM230) s.c.Followed by Pasireotide LAR in Patients With Metastaticmelanoma or Metastatic Merkel Cell CarcinomaPHASE1 COMPLETED 10Nov 1, 2012Apr 1, 2015Dec 21, 20203 Germany, Switzerland
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Number of patients with AEs, SAEs
Week 8

Number of patients with AEs (overall and by severity) SAEs according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

Number of patients with laboratory abnormalities and changes in laboratory values
Week 8

Number of patients with laboratory abnormalities according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

Number of patients with electrocardiographic abnormalities and changes in electrocardiograms readings
Week 8

Number of patients with ECG according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

Number of patients with vital sign abnormalities and changes in vital signs
Week 8

Number of patients with vital sign abnormalities according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0

Secondary Endpoints
Changes in laboratory values, electrocardiograms readings, and vital signs values at study completion
Baseline, Day 253
Tumor response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.0) as measured by disease control rate ((DCR), (Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD))
Baseline, Day 57, Day 113, Day 169, Day 225
PK parameters for each cycle on Day 1 (Cmax,d1 Tmax,d1, AUC0-2hr,d1), and on day 8 at steady state (Cmin,d8, Cmaxd8, Tmax,d8, Cavg,d8, AUC0-2hr,d8, ARd8)
Day 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 85, 113, 141, 169, 197 and 225
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Pasireotide sub-cutaneous formulationEXPERIMENTALPasireotide, will be administered to all patients by s.c. injection, beginning with a dose of 300 μg administered three times daily (t.i.d.) for 2 weeks. If no pasireotide-related clinically meaningful/uncontrolled grade 3 or grade 4 adverse events occur the dose will be administered to all patients at an increased dose of 600 μg t.i.d. for 2 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of 900 μg t.i.d. and followed by 2 weeks of 1200 μg t.i.d. After the 8 weeks period, patients will be kept on treatment drug (highest dose without clinically meaningful/uncontrolled AEs), switched to the corresponding pasireotide LAR dose and followed up for an extra 6 months.
Pasireotide long acting releaseEXPERIMENTALAt the start of the follow-up phase patients will be switched to pasireotide LAR administered intramuscularly every 28 days by using the following conversion algorithm so that the steady state PK exposure (Cmax and Ctrough) of pasireotide will be maintained: 300 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 20mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 600 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 40 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 900 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 60 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 1200 μg s.c. t.id. fi 80 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days In addition, all patients will keep the treatment with pasireotide s.c. during the first 2 weeks of the LAR phase. The use of s.c. dosing during the initial 2 week period following the first LAR dose provides an appropriate level of medication during the LAR nadir.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Pasireotide sub-cutaneous formulationDRUGPasireotide, will be administered to all patients by s.c. injection, beginning with a dose of 300 μg administered three times daily (t.i.d.) for 2 weeks. If no pasireotide-related clinically meaningful/uncontrolled grade 3 or grade 4 adverse events occur the dose will be administered to all patients at an increased dose of 600 μg t.i.d. for 2 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of 900 μg t.i.d. and followed by 2 weeks of 1200 μg t.i.d. After the 8 weeks period, patients will be kept on treatment drug (highest dose without clinically meaningful/uncontrolled AEs) , switched to the corresponding pasireotide LAR dose and followed up for an extra 6 months.
Pasireotide lon acting release formulationDRUGAt the start of the follow-up phase patients will be switched to pasireotide LAR administered intramuscularly every 28 days by using the following conversion algorithm so that the steady state PK exposure (Cmax and Ctrough) of pasireotide will be maintained: 300 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 20mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 600 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 40 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 900 μg s.c. t.i.d. fi 60 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days 1200 μg s.c. t.id. fi 80 mg LAR i.m. q 28 days In addition, all patients will keep the treatment with pasireotide s.c. during the first 2 weeks of the LAR phase. The use of s.c. dosing during the initial 2 week period following the first LAR dose provides an appropriate level of medication during the LAR nadir.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites3

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable (stage III) and/or metastatic (stage IV) melanoma or unresectable and/or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma. 2. Melanoma patients should have no mutation in BRAF and NRAS genes 3. Patients should have les...

Countries:GermanySwitzerland
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