Safety and Efficacy Study of DSC127 in Treating Subjects With Diabetic Ulcers

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if the experimental drug, DSC127, is safe, how well it can be tolerated, and how different doses effect the healing of the chronic foot ulcers in diabetic subjects.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2010-12

Completion

2011-05

Publications

• Background Rodgers KE, Ellefson DD, Espinoza T, Roda N, Maldonado S, Dizerega GS. Effect of NorLeu3-A(1-7) on scar formation over time after full-thickness incision injury in the rat. Wound Repair Regen. 2005 May-Jun;13(3):309-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130314.x.
• Background Rodgers KE, Espinoza T, Felix J, Roda N, Maldonado S, diZerega G. Acceleration of healing, reduction of fibrotic scar, and normalization of tissue architecture by an angiotensin analogue, NorLeu3-A(1-7). Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Mar;111(3):1195-206. doi: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000047403.23105.66.
• Background Rodgers K, Xiong S, Felix J, Roda N, Espinoza T, Maldonado S, Dizerega G. Development of angiotensin (1-7) as an agent to accelerate dermal repair. Wound Repair Regen. 2001 May-Jun;9(3):238-47. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-475x.2001.00238.x.
• Background Rodgers KE, Roda N, Felix JE, Espinoza T, Maldonado S, diZerega G. Histological evaluation of the effects of angiotensin peptides on wound repair in diabetic mice. Exp Dermatol. 2003 Dec;12(6):784-90. doi: 10.1111/j.0906-6705.2003.00087.x.
• Results Balingit PP, Armstrong DG, Reyzelman AM, Bolton L, Verco SJ, Rodgers KE, Nigh KA, diZerega GS. NorLeu3-A(1-7) stimulation of diabetic foot ulcer healing: results of a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial. Wound Repair Regen. 2012 Jul-Aug;20(4):482-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2012.00804.x. Epub 2012 Jun 7.

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