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NCT03226574 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Study to Evaluate Safety and MTD of Epidural Resiniferatoxin Injection for Treatment of Intractable Cancer Pain

A Phase 1 study of Intractable Cancer Pain, sponsored by Sorrento Therapeutics.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
17
Enrollment target
4
Study locations

NCT03226574: Completed Phase 1 study of Intractable Cancer Pain, sponsored by Sorrento Therapeutics.

NCT03226574 is a Phase 1 study of Intractable Cancer Pain that has completed, run by Sorrento Therapeutics. The registered enrollment target is 17 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower). The trial reports 4 study locations across 4 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03226574, a Phase 1 study of Intractable Cancer Pain, has completed, sponsored by Sorrento Therapeutics.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
17 participants
Enrollment target
4
Study locations

Study Summary

The study is a multicenter, open-label Phase 1b single dose escalation safety study for adult subjects with intractable pain associated with cancer in any area below the mid-thoracic level who meet all other eligibility criteria.

Primary Outcome

Grade 3 or 4 Toxicity associated with RTX administration

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DRUG Resiniferatoxin

Study Locations (4)

Florida

  • University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Miami

Massachusetts

  • Brigham & Women's Hospital - Boston

North Carolina

  • Duke University Medical Center - Durham

Texas

  • Hermann Drive Surgical Hospital - Houston

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 17 participants
Start Date 2017-09-01
Est. Completion 2020-06-18
Phase Phase 1
Sorrento Therapeutics

10 total trials

What the finished NCT03226574 record still lists

NCT03226574 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 17 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Intractable Cancer Pain appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Resiniferatoxin is the first listed.

NCT03226574 reports a single indexed study location in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03226574 about?

NCT03226574 is a clinical study titled "Study to Evaluate Safety and MTD of Epidural Resiniferatoxin Injection for Treatment of Intractable Cancer Pain". The study is a multicenter, open-label Phase 1b single dose escalation safety study for adult subjects with intractable pain associated with cancer in any area below the mid-thoracic level who meet all other eligibility criteria.

What is the current status of trial NCT03226574?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 17 participants. The study started on 2017-09-01. Estimated completion is 2020-06-18.

What conditions does trial NCT03226574 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Intractable Cancer Pain.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03226574?

The interventions under investigation include: Resiniferatoxin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03226574?

This trial is sponsored by Sorrento Therapeutics, which has 10 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT03226574 being conducted?

This trial has 4 study locations across Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03226574's enrollment target sits among peer trials

17 1785th of 2000 higher than 215 of 2,000 other Phase 1 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 NCT03226574, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03226574 (small enrollment · single site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.