Dopamine Agonist Treatment of Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas

Study Purpose

Due to lack of hormone overproduction in non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs), only the symptomatic adenomas or large adenomas with proven growth and risk for symptoms in near future will undergo pituitary surgery. The remaining adenomas are monitored regularly. Operation of these large adenomas will rarely remove all tumour tissue, and there is also a risk of worsening of pituitary function. Often, adenomas with the highest growth potential are operated several times and some also need radiation therapy, providing additional risk for pituitary failure. Unlike some of the hormone-producing adenomas, there is no established pharmacological treatment for NFPAs. However, there are a few non-randomized studies suggesting that treatment with dopamine agonists may slow growth, and also induce tumour shrinkage. At present, cabergoline is the dopamine agonist most widely used in the treatment of pituitary adenomas secreting prolactin. Aim is to study the effect of medical treatment with cabergoline in non-functioning pituitary adenomas on the change in tumour volume.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years - 75 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- A previously untreated non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma (largest diameter ≥ 10 mm) with either demonstrated growth on repeated MRI scans or ≤ 2 mm distance to chiasma opticum, or: - a residual non-functioning pituitary adenoma after surgery (largest diameter ≥ 5 mm) that is either extrasellar and/or with documented growth after surgical treatment of a non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Clear indication for surgery at the time of inclusion.

- Previous radiation therapy.

- Pituitary surgery the last 6 months.

- Previous apoplexy/bleeding in the adenoma.

- Pregnancy or lactation.

- Contraindications for cabergoline treatment (Known cardiac valvular disease, known pulmonal, pericardial or retroperitoneal fibrosis, clinical significant liver insufficiency, use of medications that interact with cabergoline.

- unfit to participate due to any other reason

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT02288962
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	St. Olavs Hospital
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Sven M Carlsen, prof md
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Norway, Sweden
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Pituitary Neoplasms, Adenoma

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: cabergoline

Target dose for cabergoline is 2 mg/week.The medication is administered in the evening to minimize side effects. If intolerable side effects occur despite this, it may be necessary to treat with a lower dose than 2 mg per week. Treatment scheme: 0.5 mg x 1 per week the first 2 weeks, then 0.5 mg x 2 per week the next 2 weeks, then 1 + 0.5 mg per week the next 2 weeks, then 1 mg x 2 per week (target dose) for the rest of the study

No Intervention: observation

visits and controls as usual

Interventions

Drug: - cabergoline

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International Sites

Oslo, Norway

Status

Recruiting

Address

Department of Endocrinology, Akershus University hospital

Oslo, ,

Site Contact

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Trondheim, Norway

Status

Recruiting

Address

Department of Endocrinology, St. Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, , 7006

Site Contact

Stine L Fougner, MD PhD

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Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gøteborg, Sweden

Status

Recruiting

Address

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Gøteborg, ,

Site Contact

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