New pill aims to tame flushing and diarrhea in rare cancer syndrome
NCT ID NCT07087054
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether the experimental drug paltusotine can reduce flushing and diarrhea in adults with carcinoid syndrome caused by neuroendocrine tumors. About 141 participants will receive either paltusotine or a placebo daily for 12 weeks. The study measures how much symptoms improve compared to a placebo group.
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 it works, this could provide a new daily pill to better control flushing and diarrhea in people with carcinoid syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but it's still testing if paltusotine works better than placebo. Results may not confirm benefit, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 141 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Male or female ≥18 years of age, at the time of Screening. * Willing and able to comply with the study procedures as specified in the protocol, including at least 70% compliance with the study diary for the 2-week period. * Documented carcinoid syndrome requiring medical therapy. Participants must exhibit symptoms of flushing with or without frequent BMs as follows: * For participants who are naïve/not currently treated with somatostatin receptors ligands (SRL), they must exhibit an average of \>1 flushing episode/day over a period of 14 days * For participants who will wash out from SRL treatment, they must be symptomatically controlled and exhibit an increase in daily average flushing episodes and an average of \>1 flushing episode/day over a period of 14 days during the Washout Period. * Evaluable documentation of locally advanced or metastatic histopathologically confirmed well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor(s) \[NETs\]. * No significant disease progression as assessed by the Investigator within the last 6 months before randomization. Exclusion Criteria: * Diarrhea attributed to any condition(s) other than carcinoid syndrome. * Uncontrolled/severe diarrhea associated with significant volume contraction, dehydration, or hypotension. * Requires second line treatments (eg, telotristat) for control of carcinoid syndrome symptoms in the opinion of the Investigator. * Treatment with specific NET 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. * Major surgery within 8 weeks before Screening. * History of another primary malignancy \<3 years prior to the date of randomization, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cancer of the breast has been completely locally excised and carcinoma in situ of the cervix has also been resected, previously treated malignancy, if all treatment for that malignancy was completed at least 3 years prior to first dose of study treatment, and no current evidence of disease, concurrent malignancy determined to be clinically stable and not requiring treatment. * Diabetes mellitus treated with insulin for less than 6 weeks prior to the study entry. * Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus defined as having a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8.5% * Unable to administer short-acting (SA) octreotide (octreotide acetate injection), or prior nonresponse documented with somatostatin agonists. * Clinically significant concomitant disease or indicator of disease that is not a result of the primary disease under study, including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate 2×upper limit of normal \[ULN\], and/or total bilirubin (TB) \>1.5×ULN. (Participants with previously diagnosed Gilbert's syndrome not accompanied by other hepatobiliary disorders and associated with TB * Alcohol or drug abuse is not permitted at any time during the study * Diagnosed with symptomatic cholelithiasis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
72 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AC Camargo Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01509-010, Brazil
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APHM- Hopital de la Timone
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Asklepios Kilnic St. Georg
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20099, Germany
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Associacao Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, 90560-032, Brazil
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
RECRUITINGTurin, 10126, Italy
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Azienda ospedaliero - Universitaria Sant'Andrea
RECRUITINGRome, 00189, Italy
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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CECIM-Centro de Estudios Cliicos e Investigaciones Medicas
RECRUITINGSantiago, 8320000, Chile
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CHRU Tours - Hopital Trousseau
RECRUITINGChambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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CHU Bordeaux - Hopital Haut-Leveque
RECRUITINGPessac, 33600, France
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CHU Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
RECRUITINGNice, 06100, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Centro de Endocrinologia y Diabetes Dr. A. Gutman ICM - Investigaciones
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1425BGH, Argentina
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Centro de Oncologia de Precision
RECRUITINGSantiago, 7560908, Chile
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Centro de Oncolégica VIVA
RECRUITINGMexico City, 06760, Mexico
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Centrum Diagnostyczno-Lecznicze ,,GAMMED"
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-351, Poland
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Clinical Universidad Catolica del Maule, Ltda
RECRUITINGMaule, 3460000, Chile
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Dolnośląskie Centrum Onkologii, Hematologii i Pulmonologii; FutureMeds Wroclaw
RECRUITINGWroclaw, 53-673, Poland
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRome, 00136, Italy
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Fundacao PIO XII - Hospital de Amor Barretos
RECRUITINGBarretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconsses Croix Saint Simon
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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Health Pharma Professional Research S.A de C.V.
RECRUITINGMexico City, 03100, Mexico
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Henry Ford Cancer - Detroit
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Hopital Beaujun - APHP
RECRUITINGClichy, 92110, France
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
RECRUITINGBogotá, DC, 110231, Colombia
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital de Gastroenterologia Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, 1264, Argentina
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Hospital de Gastroenterologia Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo
RECRUITINGCABA, 1264, Argentina
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta" Cluj Napoca
RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
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Institute of Oncology Bucharest
RECRUITINGBucharest, 022328, Romania
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Instituto Europeo di Oncologia
RECRUITINGMilan, 20141, Italy
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Instituto Médico Especializado Alexander Fleming
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina
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Instituto Médico de la Fundación Estudios Clínicos
RECRUITINGSanta Fe, 2000, Argentina
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Instituto Nacional de Cancer (INCA)
RECRUITINGRio de Janeiro, 20230-130, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
RECRUITINGBogotá, DC, 110411, Colombia
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King's College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, UK, SE59RS, United Kingdom
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences
RECRUITINGMetairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Medical College of Wisconcin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53222, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
RECRUITINGSheffield, S102JF, United Kingdom
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Nucleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Medicamentos (MPDM)
RECRUITINGFortaleza, 60430-275, Brazil
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGOxford, UK, OX37LE, United Kingdom
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Brimingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Royal Free Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Sanatorio Guemes
WITHDRAWNBuenos Aires, C1180AAX, Argentina
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Sociedade Literaria e Caritativa Santos Agostinho - Hospital Sao José
RECRUITINGCriciúma, 88811-000, Brazil
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The Beatson WOS Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G120YN, United Kingdom
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Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSouthampton, SO166YD, United Kingdom
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University Hospital of Wales
RECRUITINGCardiff, CF144XW, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Iowa Health Care
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kentucky Medical Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Marburg (UKGM)
RECRUITINGMarburg, 35043, Germany
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne im. Prof K. Gibinskiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-154, Poland
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Winshop Cancer Institute - Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Wokskowy Instytut Medyczny - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy, Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04-141, Poland
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Yale University - New Haven Hospital - Yale Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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