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NCT06206564RecruitingPhase 2

Artesunate Ointment for the Treatment of Anal HSIL in HIV-negative Participants

A Phase II Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Trial of Artesunate Ointment for the Treatment of HIV-negative Patients With Anal High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (Anal HSIL)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a phase II double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of artesunate ointment for the treatment of HIV-negative men and women who have anal high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (anal HSIL)

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48 (estimated)
First submitted
3 Jan 2024
Start date
12 Jan 2024
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
Frantz Viral Therapeutics, LLC
NCT number
NCT06206564

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 48
  • From 12 Jan 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Diagnosis of low-grade anal dysplasia (AIN 1, LSIL), without the concomitant diagnosis of anal HSIL, by HRA
  • Concurrent anal, vulvar, cervical, or penile cancer
  • Currently receiving systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy for another cancer.
  • Patients who are on medical treatment with systemic immunosuppressants or steroids (e.g., active autoimmune disease). Participants using nasal steroid treatments for allergic conditions may participate in the study.
  • Concomitant use of strong UGT (Uridine-diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase) inhibitors
  • Concomitant use of imiquimod or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for the duration of the study

Other illness

  • HIV-seropositivity

Other

  • Pregnant and nursing women

Who the study is looking for

  • Adult men and women age ≥ 18 years
  • Capable of informed consent
  • Biopsy-confirmed intra-anal high-grade dysplasia (AIN 2, AIN 3, anal HSIL) by HRA.
  • Positive anal human papillomavirus (HPV) test.
  • Women of childbearing potential agree to use birth control for the duration of the study.
  • Laboratory values at Screening of:
    • Serum alanine transaminase (SGPT/ALT) \< 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Serum aspartate transaminase (SGOT/AST) \< 5 x ULN
    • Serum Bilirubin (total) \< 2.5 x ULN
    • Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) with no clinically significant findings as assessed by the Investigator.
  • Weight ≥ 50kg

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Anal Dysplasia Clinic MidWest
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Laser Surgery Care
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting

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