A Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Imiquimod 5% Cream in Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma

February 4, 2022 updated by: MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG

An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Long-Term Clinical Efficacy of Imiquimod 5% Cream Applied Once Daily 5 Days Per Week for 6 Weeks in the Treatment of Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term sustained clearance rate of superficial basal cell carcinoma during a 5 year period following treatment with imiquimod

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

160

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Magedeburg, Germany
        • Univertätsklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have one superficial BCC - primary tumour
  • Minimum tumour area of 0.5cm2, maximum diameter of 2.0cm.
  • If female and of child bearing potential, negative pregnancy test and willing to use medically acceptable method of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of clinically significant, unstable medical conditions.
  • Evidence of Gorlin syndrome, metastatic tumour or tumour with high probability of metastatic spread, have or have had within last 5 years other malignant cancers of the skin at target tumour site.
  • Have received defined treatments in tumour site or surrounding area.
  • Any dermatological disease in the target tumour site or surrounding area.
  • Have had a systemic bacterial or viral infection within 2 weeks prior to study initiation.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To evaluate the long-term sustained clearance rate, defined as the proportion of subjects who are clinically clear of sBCC at the treated sBCC target tumour site at the 12 week posttreatment visit and remain clear during the 5 year follow-up period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To evaluate the safety and cosmetic outcome of once daily 5 days per week dosing for 6 weeks with imiquimod 5% cream in the treatment of sBCC

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 7, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2010

More Information

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