Gene Transfer for Cancer Pain

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2013-07

Publications

• Background 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.
• Background 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.
• Background 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.
• Background 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.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.