New combo therapy shows promise in slowing rare gut cancers

NCT ID NCT01744249

First seen May 06, 2026 · Last updated May 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether adding the oral drug axitinib to standard sandostatin therapy could slow cancer growth in 256 people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (non-pancreatic). Participants had tumors that were growing despite prior treatment. The main goal was to see how long the cancer stayed under control. This is a disease-control approach, not a cure, as ongoing management is needed.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Perugia

    Perugia, 06129, Italy

  • Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

    Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JY, United Kingdom

  • Complejo Hospitalario Univ A Coruña

    A Coruña, Spain

  • Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro

    Vigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain

  • Hospital Central de Asturias

    Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

  • Hospital Clara Campal

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, 46014, Spain

  • Hospital Gregorio Marañón

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla

    Santander, Spain

  • Hospital Univ La Paz

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Univ de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

    Málaga, Malaga, 29010, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Seville, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario de Burgos

    Burgos, Spain

  • Hospital Virgen de las Nieves

    Granada, Spain

  • Hospital de Donostia

    Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain

  • Hospital universitario de Leon

    León, Spain

  • Institut Català d'Oncologia L'Hospitalet

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Madrid, 28033, Spain

  • Marburg Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH

    Marburg, 35043, Germany

  • Sapienza, Universitá di Roma, Ospedale sant'Andrea

    Rome, 00189, Italy

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