Drugs / Somatostatin
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Somatostatin

Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM)

Developed for
acute pancreatitis · pancreas disorder · cirrhosis of liver · diabetic retinopathy · esophageal varices · esophageal varices with bleeding · gallbladder carcinoma · hepatocellular carcinoma
+7 more · intestinal obstruction · liver disorder · liver failure · peptic ulcer disease · portal hypertension · prostate neoplasm · hemorrhagic disease
Investigated by
Mayo Clinic · Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University · Air Force Military Medical University, China · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · BCN Peptides · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
+49 more · Capital Medical University · Changhai Hospital · China Medical University, China · Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University · Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital · Ezhou Central Hospital · First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · First People's Hospital of Kunming · Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital · Hadassah Medical Organization · Hospices Civils de Lyon · Jilin University · Korea University Anam Hospital · Lanzhou University Second Hospital · Nanjing PLA General Hospital · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · Peking Union Medical College Hospital · Peking University First Hospital · Pharmbio Korea Co., Ltd. · Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · Qinghai People's Hospital · Sant Pau Research Institute · Shandong Provincial Hospital · Shanghai Changzheng Hospital · Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Shanxi Bethune Hospital · Shengjing Hospital · Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University · Southwest Hospital, China · Taihe Hospital affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine · Tang-Du Hospital · The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · The First People's Hospital of Guiyang · The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark · The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · The first clinical college of harbin medical university · The people's hospital of Heilongjiang province · Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · Tongji Hospital · UCB Pharma · URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin · University Hospital, Ghent · University of Aarhus · University of Minnesota · Xi'an Central Hospital · Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing · Yunsheng Yang

Trials 21 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT06416969 Jan 2024 → Jan 2028 expected obesity disorder Mayo Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT02631616 Feb 2016 → Feb 2017 prostate neoplasm Hadassah Medical Organization Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02026973 Mar 2014 → Nov 2015 Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01290172 Dec 2010 → Dec 2013 liver disorder University Hospital, Ghent Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT00786825 Dec 2004 → Dec 2017 type 1 diabetes mellitus University of Minnesota Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00152399 Sep 2000 → Oct 2005 peptic ulcer disease UCB Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT01726075 Feb 2013 → Nov 2015 diabetic retinopathy BCN Peptides Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT02799212 Jan 2018 → Apr 2024 hepatocellular carcinoma Hospices Civils de Lyon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03000946 May 2017 → Feb 2021 pancreas disorder Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02882347 Jul 2015 → Jul 2017 liver failure Korea University Anam Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01053390 Oct 2009 → Dec 2013 gallbladder carcinoma Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01060826 May 2009 → May 2012 acute pancreatitis Sant Pau Research Institute Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 43 trials
Phase 4 NCT03349424 Jun 2018 → May 2019 pancreas disorder Peking Union Medical College Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01914692 Jan → Jul 2013 First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01082627 Jun 2009 → Nov 2010 intestinal obstruction Nanjing PLA General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
NCT07605611 Nov 2025 → Jul 2027 expected rectal cancer Tongji Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT02836353 Jan 2017 → Mar 2019 dumping syndrome, esophageal disorder, hypoglycemia Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT01431781 Aug 2011 → Dec 2012 acute pancreatitis Changhai Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT01426087 Jul 2011 → Oct 2012 esophageal varices Yunsheng Yang Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT01062529 Oct 2009 → Feb 2010 acromegaly, diabetes mellitus, pituitary deficiency University of Aarhus Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01267669 Nov 2005 → Nov 2009 cirrhosis of liver, esophageal varices with bleeding, portal hypertension Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 17 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT03241706 Comparator Aug 2018 → May 2028 expected hypoglycemia Jason Winnick Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02748369 Comparator Jul 2016 → Mar 2017 hypermetabolism due to uncoupled mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation 2 K. Sreekumaran Nair Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01665638 Background Sep → Oct 2012 Janssen-Cilag International NV Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT04010669 Comparator Aug 2019 → Mar 2020 portal hypertension Laiko General Hospital, Athens Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 48 trials
Phase 4 NCT03998293 Background Nov 2022 → Dec 2023 Mayo Clinic Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03998709 Background Feb 2020 → Dec 2021 Mayo Clinic Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04107428 Comparator Dec 2019 → Aug 2020 liver failure, portal hypertension King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04358016 Comparator Jan 2018 → Jan 2020 cirrhosis of liver Changhai Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01992198 Background Jul 2012 → Dec 2015 acute necrotizing pancreatitis Erzhen Chen Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
NCT07304466 Comparator Dec 2025 → Mar 2027 expected portal hypertension Istanbul Medipol University Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT07252401 Comparator Dec 2025 → Mar 2028 expected cirrhosis of liver General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT07366710 Background Nov 2024 → Oct 2027 expected NAFLD1, glucose metabolism disease Rigshospitalet, Denmark Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT01321060 Comparator Jan 2011 → Dec 2012 acute pancreatitis Nanjing University School of Medicine Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT00431665 Background Jul 1999 → Jun 2000 Medical University of Vienna Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 11 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 40 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Somatostatin “A total of 908 patients with normal amylase levels who were undergoing ERCP were randomized to receive somatostatin 250 μg bolus injection before ERCP and 250 μg/hour...” PMID 25590178 Jan 2015
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Somatostatin Versus Octreotide for Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula: The PREFIPS Randomized Clinical Trial: A FRENCH 007-ACHBT Study.” PMID 38662619 Apr 2024

“Including antibiotics,somatostatin, proton pump inhibitors and sufficient fluid resuscitation” NCT01321060

“COLIRIOBCN070660 Somatostatin 1mg/mL Eye drops, solution.” NCT01726075

NCT01053390

NCT04107428

NCT01062529

NCT01665638

NCT02757703

NCT07605611

NCT04010669

NCT03998709

NCT00152399

NCT03241706

NCT06416969

NCT01082627

NCT04358016

NCT07252401

NCT02882347

NCT01992198

NCT01290172

NCT02026973

NCT01426087

NCT00786825

NCT02748369

NCT07304466

NCT07366710

NCT00431665

NCT01112852

NCT01267669

NCT02799212

NCT02836353

NCT01060826

NCT03998293

NCT01914692

NCT00966355

NCT03349424

NCT02631616

Known as COLIRIOBCN070660 COLIRIOBCN070660 Somatostatin 1mg/mL Eye drops, solution.” NCT01726075
Known as Somatex “somatostatin (Somatex®) will be administered as a 250 mcg bolus over 2 minutes, followed by a continuous infusion at 2.5 mcg/kg/hour.” NCT07304466
Known as Somatosan “Somatostatin (Somatosan, BAG Health Care GmbH, Lich, Germany) was given by intravenous bolus (250 μg) followed by 250 μg/hour and continued for 3 days in group S.” NCT02757703
Known as somatostatin-14 “Consequently, continuous intravenous infusion of somatostatin-14, the natural peptide hormone, associated with 10 to 50 time stronger affinity with all somatostatin receptor,...” NCT03000946
Known as Somatostatina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1823872
Known as Somatostatine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1823872
Known as SRIF-14 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1823872
Action Inhibit “Somatostatin may be used to suppress endogenous insulin secretion” NCT00786825
Modality Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM) “Somatostatin is a kind of traditional medicines” NCT01914692
Route Intravenous “12 Mg/24 H IV Infusion” NCT00152399