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A trial of telotristat etiprate for people who have symptoms of carcinoid syndrome (TELECAST)

Overview

Cancer types:

Carcinoid, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at telotristat etiprate (LX1606) for people who have symptoms of carcinoid syndrome.

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a rare group of cancers. These tumours make and release . They are normally found in the . The most common type that causes carcinoid syndrome are bowel ones.

This trial was open for people to join between April 2014 and April 2015. These results were published in 2018.

Recruitment start: 1 January 2013

Recruitment end: 31 March 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

Last reviewed: 22 Jun 2020

CRUK internal database number: 11546

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