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CompletedNCT00241020

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Long-acting Release Octreotide in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
270 (actual)
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant disease worldwide with an increasing incidence in industrialized countries. For patients with advanced HCC no efficient treatment is currently available. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of octreotide in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGOctreotide

Timeline

Start date
2002-06-01
Primary completion
2005-10-01
Completion
2005-10-01
First posted
2005-10-18
Last updated
2016-04-12

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00241020. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.