Neotrofin for Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Summary

This study will assess the safety and efficacy of Neotrofin in treating the peripheral neuropathy that results from chemotherapy for cancer.

Timeline

Start

2002-01

Primary completion

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Publications

• Background Grundman M, Farlow M, Peavy G, Kim HT, Capparelli E, Schultz AN, Salmon DP, Ferris SH, Mobs R, Thomas RG, Schafer K, Campbell K, Hake AM, Schoos B, Thal LJ; Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study. A phase I study of AIT-082 in healthy elderly volunteers. J Mol Neurosci. 2002 Jun;18(3):283-93. doi: 10.1385/jmn:18:3:283.
• Background Di Iorio P, Virgilio A, Giuliani P, Ballerini P, Vianale G, Middlemiss PJ, Rathbone MP, Ciccarelli R. AIT-082 is neuroprotective against kainate-induced neuronal injury in rats. Exp Neurol. 2001 Jun;169(2):392-9. doi: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7654.
• Background Rathbone MP, Middlemiss PJ, Gysbers JW, Andrew C, Herman MA, Reed JK, Ciccarelli R, Di Iorio P, Caciagli F. Trophic effects of purines in neurons and glial cells. Prog Neurobiol. 1999 Dec;59(6):663-90. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0082(99)00017-9.
• Background Middlemiss PJ, Glasky AJ, Rathbone MP, Werstuik E, Hindley S, Gysbers J. AIT-082, a unique purine derivative, enhances nerve growth factor mediated neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells. Neurosci Lett. 1995 Oct 20;199(2):131-4. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)12029-4.

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