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NCT00866970
A Phase II Study to Determine the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Intravenous Doses of ALD518 80 mg, 160 mg, and 320 mg Versus Placebo Administered to Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Related Fatigue and Cachexia
Phase 2 trial testing ALD518 in NSCLC in 124 participants. Completed in 1 December 2009.
1 August 2009
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | CSL Behring |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | quadruple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 124 |
| Start date | 1 September 2008 |
| Primary completion | 1 August 2009 |
| Estimated completion | 1 December 2009 |
| Sites | 43 locations across Australia, Canada, Georgia, India, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- ALD518 — full drug profile →
- ALD518 — full drug profile →
- ALD518 — full drug profile →
- Infusion of 0.9% Saline without ALD518 — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
Sponsor
CSL Behring — full company profile →
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with NSCLC or Fatigue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
What's being measured
Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.
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Change in Safety parameters.
Time frame: 20 weeks
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this study is to asses the safety and efficacy of ALD518 in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Related Fatigue and cachexia (weight-loss).
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Cachexia: A systemic consequence of progressive, unresolved disease.
Ferrer M, Anthony TG, Ayres JS, Biffi G, et al · · 2023 · cited 180× · PMID 37116469 · DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2023.03.028 -
Cancer cachexia: molecular mechanisms and treatment strategies.
Setiawan T, Sari IN, Wijaya YT, Julianto NM, et al · · 2023 · cited 176× · PMID 37217930 · DOI 10.1186/s13045-023-01454-0 -
Molecular Pathways: Cachexia Signaling-A Targeted Approach to Cancer Treatment.
Miyamoto Y, Hanna DL, Zhang W, Baba H, et al · · 2016 · cited 89× · PMID 27340276 · DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0495 -
Muscle Wasting Diseases: Novel Targets and Treatments.
Furrer R, Handschin C. · · 2019 · cited 75× · PMID 30148697 · DOI 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010818-021041 -
STAT3: Versatile Functions in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Mohrherr J, Uras IZ, Moll HP, Casanova E. · · 2020 · cited 74× · PMID 32365499 · DOI 10.3390/cancers12051107 -
Management of Cancer Cachexia: Attempting to Develop New Pharmacological Agents for New Effective Therapeutic Options.
Marceca GP, Londhe P, Calore F. · · 2020 · cited 63× · PMID 32195193 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2020.00298 -
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as therapeutic targets for cancer: advances, challenges, and future prospects.
Cao Z, Quazi S, Arora S, Osellame LD, et al · · 2025 · cited 57× · PMID 39780187 · DOI 10.1186/s12929-024-01099-2 -
Multicellular Effects of STAT3 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities.
Parakh S, Ernst M, Poh AR. · · 2021 · cited 50× · PMID 34944848 · DOI 10.3390/cancers13246228
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00866970 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by CSL Behring
- Last refreshed: 7 July 2020
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