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- Clinical Trial NCT00804076
Gene Transfer for Cancer Pain
February 18, 2014 updated by: Diamyd Inc
Gene Transfer for Intractable Pain: A Phase I Clinical Trial to Determine the Maximum Tolerable Dose of a Replication-Defective Herpes Simplex Virus Type I (HSV-1) Vector Expressing Human Preproenkephalin (NP2) in Patients With Malignancies
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the safety of NP2 (a nonreplicating HSV-based vector expressing enkephalin) in patients with cancer pain.
The secondary purpose is to evaluate efficacy.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Therapeutic HSV-based vectors deliver genes from skin inoculation to sensory neurons to interrupt pain signaling at the spinal level.
Side effects may be limited by the focal distribution of vector delivery and preproenkephalin expression.
Preproenkephalin is a natural human gene that produces peptides that bind to opioid receptors in the body.
The therapeutic being evaluated, NP2, is a replication defective herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV-1) modified to express the human preproenkephalin gene that has demonstrated efficacy in numerous model of pain, including pain caused by cancer.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
10
Phase
- Phase 1
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
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Florida
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Miami, Florida, United States, 33175
- Advanced Pharma Cr
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Louisiana
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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70114
- Louisiana Research Associates
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Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 49109
- University of Michigan Medical Center
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North Carolina
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
- Center for Clinical Research
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Oregon
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Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401
- Pain Research of Oregon, LLC
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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:
- Patients with intractable pain from malignant disease with a 5 year projected survival of less than 25%.
- Female patients of childbearing potential who have a negative pregnancy test and using birth control.
- Patients who have not received recent treatment with a radiation, chemotherapeutic or immunotherapeutic agent and are not expected to undergo such treatment 28 days after injection of NP2.
- Patients who have not had surgical stabilization/resection within 4 weeks of Screening and have no plans for additional surgical procedures.
- Patients with adequate bone marrow function, IgG levels greater than 565 mg% and CD4 count greater than 500. .
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with serious uncontrolled medical conditions other than malignancy.
- Patients with severe liver or renal impairment
- Patients currently or previously with positive serology for HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
- Patients with a hemoglobin <9 gm% or uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis.
- Patients with a clinical diagnosis of any active herpes infection within the past 6 months.
- Patients who have been vaccinated to prevent HSV infection or a history of shingles or the presence of active shingles.
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: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: NP2
Intradermal injection
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Intradermal injection of NP2 at doses ranging from 10e7 to 10e9 pfu at the site of pain.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Safety measured by vital signs, physical exam findings, clinical laboratory analyses and treatment related Adverse Events (AE).
Time Frame: 4 Months
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4 Months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Evaluate changes in cancer-related pain
Time Frame: 4 Months
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4 Months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David J Fink, MD, University of Michigan Department of Neurology
Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Goss JR, Mata M, Goins WF, Wu HH, Glorioso JC, Fink DJ. Antinociceptive effect of a genomic herpes simplex virus-based vector expressing human proenkephalin in rat dorsal root ganglion. Gene Ther. 2001 Apr;8(7):551-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301430.
- Hao S, Mata M, Goins W, Glorioso JC, Fink DJ. Transgene-mediated enkephalin release enhances the effect of morphine and evades tolerance to produce a sustained antiallodynic effect in neuropathic pain. Pain. 2003 Mar;102(1-2):135-42. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00346-9.
- Goss JR, Harley CF, Mata M, O'Malley ME, Goins WF, Hu X, Glorioso JC, Fink DJ. Herpes vector-mediated expression of proenkephalin reduces bone cancer pain. Ann Neurol. 2002 Nov;52(5):662-5. doi: 10.1002/ana.10343.
- Glorioso JC, Fink DJ. Herpes vector-mediated gene transfer in the treatment of chronic pain. Mol Ther. 2009 Jan;17(1):13-8. doi: 10.1038/mt.2008.213. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
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, 2008
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2010
Study Completion (Actual)
July 1, 2013
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 3, 2008
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 5, 2008
First Posted (Estimate)
December 8, 2008
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
February 19, 2014
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 18, 2014
Last Verified
February 1, 2014
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- NP2/P1/07/1
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