New pill could ease carcinoid syndrome Flare-Ups
NCT ID NCT05361668
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tested paltusotine, an oral drug, in 36 adults with carcinoid syndrome. The study looked at safety and how the body processes the drug at different doses. Participants were randomly assigned to 40 mg or 80 mg daily, with dose adjustments allowed. The goal is to find a convenient pill option to manage symptoms like diarrhea and flushing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- paltusotine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, paltusotine could offer a new oral option to control symptoms like diarrhea and flushing in people with carcinoid syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 36 participants. The drug may not prove effective or safe in larger studies, and side effects are still being evaluated.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Male or female subjects ≥18 years of age. 2. Documented carcinoid syndrome requiring medical therapy. 1. 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. 2. Subjects currently treated with lanreotide, octreotide long acting release, or short acting octreotide (subcutaneous or oral) who are currently symptomatically controlled 3. Evaluable documentation of locally advanced or metastatic histopathologically confirmed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Tumors must be Grade 1 (Ki-67 index \< 3%, or a mitotic count of \< 2 mitoses per 10 high-power fields, if the Ki-67 index is not available) or Grade 2 (Ki-67 index 3-20%, or a mitotic count of 2-20 mitoses per 10 high-power fields, if the Ki-67 index is not available) per the World Health Organization neuroendocrine neoplasm classification (Rindi and Inzani, 2020). Grade 3 tumors are not eligible. 4. No significant disease progression as assessed by the Investigator within the last 6 months before initiation of study drug dosing. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diarrhea attributed to any condition(s) other than carcinoid syndrome. 2. Uncontrolled/severe diarrhea associated with significant volume contraction, dehydration, or hypotension. 3. Requires second line treatments (eg, telotristat) for control of carcinoid syndrome symptoms. 4. 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. 5. History of another primary malignancy \<3 years prior to the date of first dose, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cancer of the breast or cervix in situ, previously treated or concurrent malignancy determined to be clinically stable and not requiring treatment. 6. Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin for less than 6 weeks prior to the study entry.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Crinetics Study Site
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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CABA, Buenos Aires, C1180 AAX, Argentina
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CABA, Buenos Aires, C1264AAA, Argentina
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CABA, Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina
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CABA, C1017AAS, Argentina
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CABA, C1425BGH, Argentina
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Fortaleza, Ceará, 60430-275, Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20231-092, Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22281-100, Brazil
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Criciúma, Santa Catarina, 88811508, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01509-010, Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, 22061-080, Brazil
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Toronto, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc, 06100, Mexico
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Querétaro City, Querétaro, 76000, Mexico
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Querétaro City, Querétaro, 76070, Mexico
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Katowice, 40-514, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-351, Poland
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Wroclaw, 53-413, Poland
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Crinetics Study Site Peru #1
Lima, 15036, Peru
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Crinetics Study Site Peru #2
Lima, 15036, Peru
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