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A trial of telotristat etiprate for people who have symptoms of carcinoid syndrome that are not controlled with other drugs (TELESTAR)

Overview

Cancer types:

Carcinoid, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at a drug called telotristat etiprate for people who had symptoms of carcinoid syndrome that were not controlled with other drugs.

This trial was open between 2013 and 2015 for people to join. The results were published in 2018.

Recruitment start: 1 January 2013

Recruitment end: 28 February 2015

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Martyn Caplin

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 23 Mar 2020

CRUK internal database number: 11228

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