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NCT00832871 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Compassionate Use of Mifepristone in Brain/Nervous System and Other Cancers

A NA study, sponsored by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4
Enrollment target

NCT00832871: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance.

NCT00832871 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance. The registered enrollment target is 4 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00832871, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if mifepristone prevents worsening of your cancer. Mifepristone is an antiprogesterone agent, a drug which blocks female hormones, that is commonly used for the termination of pregnancies. It has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of cancer. It is unlicensed in the United States for your condition. However, previous work has indicated that mifepristone may be useful due to how it works. It is being made available for use in the United States for compassionate use through the Feminist Majority Foundation.

Primary Outcome

The time from the date of response (not the beginning of treatment unless there is stable disease) to disease progression. Response and progression are evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.0). Target lesions are assessed by computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Stabl

Interventions

  • DRUG Mifepristone

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 4 participants
Start Date 2008-11
Est. Completion 2015-12
Phase NA

Why NCT00832871 stopped before completion

NCT00832871 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 4 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Mifepristone is the first listed.

NCT00832871 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00832871 about?

NCT00832871 is a clinical study titled "Compassionate Use of Mifepristone in Brain/Nervous System and Other Cancers". The purpose of this study is to see if mifepristone prevents worsening of your cancer. Mifepristone is an antiprogesterone agent, a drug which blocks female hormones, that is commonly used for the termination of pregnancies. It has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the...

What is the current status of trial NCT00832871?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 4 participants. The study started on 2008-11. Estimated completion is 2015-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00832871?

The interventions under investigation include: Mifepristone (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00832871?

This trial is sponsored by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance, which has 66 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00832871's enrollment target sits among peer trials

4 1996th of 2000 higher than 5 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00832871, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00832871 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.