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Open-label Treatment in Cushing's Syndrome

An Open-label Extension Study of Levoketoconazole (2S,4R-ketoconazole) in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03621280
Acronym
OPTICS
Enrollment
51
Registered
2018-08-08
Start date
2019-01-07
Completion date
2022-12-31
Last updated
2025-06-19

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Conditions

Cushing Disease, Cushing Syndrome

Brief summary

This is a long-term, open-label extension study of levoketoconazole in participants with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome.

Detailed description

This is a long-term, open-label extension (OLE) study of levoketoconazole in participants with endogenous Cushing's Syndrome (CS) who have completed one or both parent studies or otherwise potentially qualify for this study, as defined in the eligibility criteria.

Interventions

Levoketoconazole up to 1200 mg daily

Sponsors

Cortendo AB
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Open-Label Extension Study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Completed the Extended Evaluation Phase of Study COR-2012-01 (i.e. M12) 2. Completed the Restoration Phase of Study COR-2017-01 (i.e. RES2) NOTE: Participants meeting criteria 1 or 2 above who have had a break in therapy may be eligible only after discussion with the Medical Monitor. If eligible, such participants may require re-establishment of the Therapeutic Dose via titration. All participants who have had a break in therapy should be discussed with the Medical Monitor to determine the starting dose of levoketoconazole. Prior to resuming treatment with levoketoconazole, other therapies for Cushing's Syndrome must undergo an appropriate washout period, with minimum durations as follows: * Ketoconazole or metyrapone: 2 weeks; * Dopamine agonists: bromocriptine (2 weeks), cabergoline (8 weeks); * Octreotide acetate LAR, lanreotide Autogel, pasireotide LAR: 12 weeks; * Lanreotide SR: 8 weeks; * Octreotide acetate (immediate release) or short-acting pasireotide: 1 week; * Mifepristone (RU 486, KORLYM): 4 weeks; * Megestrol acetate or medroxyprogesterone acetate (and selected other synthetic progestins): 6 weeks. 3. Currently in a named patient program or other Expanded Access Program receiving levoketoconazole 4. Were levoketoconazole-naïve prior to entry and received early rescue therapy with open-label levoketoconazole in Study COR-2017-01. 5. Achieved a clinically meaningful partial response (with reduction of UFC) in Study COR-2017-01 at dose level 7 or at a maximally tolerated dose of levoketoconazole but did not meet the randomization criteria for Study COR-2017-01 at the end of the Dose Titration and Maintenance Phase when randomization was open. 6. Were levoketoconazole-naïve prior to entry and were enrolled in Study COR-2017-01 in the Dose Titration and Maintenance Phase when randomization was closed. (NOTE: Such subjects must receive at least 1 dose of levoketoconazole before transitioning to this study.) Key

Exclusion criteria

* Discontinued levoketoconazole while participating in Study COR-2012-01 or Study COR-2017-01 or a named patient program or other Expanded Access program, due to safety or tolerability concerns or lack of efficacy. * Scheduled for surgery for treatment of CS or received surgery for treatment of CS within the 6 weeks prior to Screening. * Treated with mitotane within 6 months prior to enrollment. * History of malignancy, including adrenal or pituitary carcinomas (other than low-risk, well-differentiated carcinomas of thyroid, breast or prostate that are very unlikely to require further treatment in the opinion of the treating physician, or squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)From parent study Baseline to final study visit or up to a maximum of 3 years, whichever comes first.Proportions of participants with mUFC: 1) Less or equal to the ULN of the reference range, 2) Above the ULN to 1.5x the ULN, and 3) Above 1.5x the ULN.

Countries

Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Prior to enrolling, participants were required to meet all eligibility criteria including specifications with respect to participation and/or completion of participation in COR-2012-01 and/or COR-2017-01.

Pre-assignment details

There were 52 potential participants screened for participation in COR-2017-OLE; 51 were eligible for participation and 1 was not eligible for participation, as they failed to achieve a therapeutic dose in COR-2017-01.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants
All participants who received at least 1 dose of levoketoconazole in COR-2017-OLE.
51
Total51

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age, Continuous
All Participants
44.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.23
Age, Continuous
Completers
48.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.37
BMI at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
All Participants
29.57 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.064
BMI at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
Completers
28.38 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.962
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Not Hispanic or Latino
47 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Not Hispanic or Latino
23 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
All Participants
White
46 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Completers
White
23 Participants
Receiving Anti-diabetic Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
All Participants
16 Participants
Receiving Anti-diabetic Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
Completers
8 Participants
Receiving Anti-Hypertensive Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
All Participants
33 Participants
Receiving Anti-Hypertensive Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
Completers
17 Participants
Receiving Cholesterol-Reducing Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
All Participants
8 Participants
Receiving Cholesterol-Reducing Medication at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
Completers
6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Bulgaria
9 Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Greece
5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Hungary
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Italy
6 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Netherlands
4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Poland
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Romania
3 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
All Participants
Female
40 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
All Participants
Male
11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Completers
Female
19 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Completers
Male
5 Participants
Weight at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
All Participants
80.15 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.994
Weight at COR-2017-OLE Baseline
Completers
76.58 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.127

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
3 / 51
other
Total, other adverse events
48 / 51
serious
Total, serious adverse events
20 / 51

Outcome results

Primary

Proportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)

Proportions of participants with mUFC: 1) Less or equal to the ULN of the reference range, 2) Above the ULN to 1.5x the ULN, and 3) Above 1.5x the ULN.

Time frame: From parent study Baseline to final study visit or up to a maximum of 3 years, whichever comes first.

Population: The number of participants at each timepoint is based on both the number of participants with evaluable mUFC data at each timepoint and the number of participants remaining in the study at each assessment timepoint.

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 30Above 1.5x ULN6 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 36Less than or equal to ULN7 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 36Above ULN to 1.5x ULN3 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 36Above 1.5x ULN3 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Original BaselineLess than or equal to ULN0 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Original BaselineAbove ULN to 1.5x ULN1 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Original BaselineAbove 1.5x ULN50 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)COR-2017-OLE BaselineLess than or equal to ULN26 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)COR-2017-OLE BaselineAbove ULN to 1.5x ULN12 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)COR-2017-OLE BaselineAbove 1.5x ULN12 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 6Less than or equal to ULN20 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 6Above ULN to 1.5x ULN10 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 6Above 1.5x ULN10 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 12Less than or equal to ULN15 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 12Above ULN to 1.5x ULN11 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 12Above 1.5x ULN11 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 18Less than or equal to ULN16 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 18Above ULN to 1.5x ULN6 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 18Above 1.5x ULN6 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 24Less than or equal to ULN18 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 24Above ULN to 1.5x ULN5 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 24Above 1.5x ULN6 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 30Less than or equal to ULN15 Participants
All ParticipantsProportions of Participants With Mean Urinary Free Cortisol (mUFC) Categorization Based on Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)Month 30Above ULN to 1.5x ULN3 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026