Supported by the pre-clinical data (summarized in Research Strategy), the investigators propose that Fimepinostat is an ideal candidate drug in the treatment and intervention of patients with Cushing Disease. The investigators propose a pilot, short-term (4 weeks) phase II single-center study to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Fimepinostat in the treatment of patients with de novo, persistent, and/or recurrent CD recruited at the University of California, Los Angeles. The trial will have a 2-arm design and will simultaneously examine two different doses of Fimepinostat. The study will allow the investigators to determine the efficacy and safety of these doses in the treatment of CD and guide dose selection for subsequent, larger studies. Funding Source - FDA OOPD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The study will allow us to determine the efficacy and safety of these doses in the treatment of Cushing Disease (CD) and guide dose selection for subsequent, larger studies.
Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with mUFC ≤ 1.0xULN
4 week UFC calculated as the mean of three 24h UFC specimens collected on consecutive days between day 24-28
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks
Number of participants with normalization (values within normal limits) or >50% improvement from baseline in 24h UFC, plasma ACTH, serum and salivary cortisol levels
4 week UFC calculated as the mean of three 24h UFC specimens collected on consecutive days between day 24-28
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks
body weight change from baseline
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
body mass index change from baseline
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Change from baseline
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
Cushing Disease health-related quality of life questionnaire (CushingQoL) change from baseline
The CushingQoL is scored using a total score ranging from 0 to 100 with lower scores indicating a greater impact on QoL
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
Beck Depression inventory second edition (BDIII) change from baseline
Beck Depression scale is scored as follows 1-10 These ups and downs are considered normal. 11-16 Mild mood disturbances. 17-20 borderline clinical depression. 21-30 Moderate depression. 31-40 Severe depression
Time frame: Baseline, Day 28
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