Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Study of KW-2246 in Patients With Cancer Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
Conditions:
Pain
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study is a Phase II open-label study to investigate the recommended conversion ratio (oral morphine dose to KW-2246) when switching oral morphine or oxycodone to KW-2246 in cancer patients.
Detailed Description
This study is a Phase II open-label study to investigate, using the continual reassessment method procedure by pain intensity and safety as indicators, the recommended conversion ratio (oral morphine ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
- Be able to be hospitalized.
- Between the ages of 20 and 80 years (inclusive) at the time of giving written informed consent.
- Have regularly received oral morphine or oral oxycodone at an oral morphine equivalent dose of 20 to 120 mg/day for at least 2 days before study entry, AND not have required any rescue dose between regular doses.
- Not have experienced intolerable toxicity for 2 days before study entry.
- Have cancer that is in stable condition at study entry and expected to remain stable during the KW-2246 treatment period.
- Have a life expectancy of at least 1 month after the start of KW-2246 administration.
- Considered to be able to keep the patient diary.
Exclusion
- Serious respiratory dysfunction.
- Asthma.
- Serious bradyarrhythmia.
- Serious hepatic or renal dysfunction.
- Susceptibility to respiratory depression due to such conditions as increased intracranial pressure, head injury and brain tumor.
- History of convulsive seizures (except a single episode of infantile febrile convulsions).
- Current or past history of drug dependence or narcotic abuse.
- Dry mouth that affects oral intake.
- Use of opioid analgesics other than oral morphine or oxycodone within 7 days prior to study entry.
- Use of narcotic antagonists within 7 days prior to study entry.
- Interventions that may affect pain evaluation, such as surgery, radiation to the pain site (including those sites that influence pain) and nerve block, within 7 days prior to study entry or scheduled to be given during the study.
- Patients with a history of serious adverse reactions to the combination of opioid analgesics and other drugs/substances who are currently receiving or expected to receive those drugs/substances combined to opioid analgesics.
- History of hypersensitivity to fentanyl.
- Pregnant or lactating women, possibly pregnant women or women who are planning to become pregnant.
- Participation in any other clinical trial within 28 days prior to the start of KW-2246 treatment.
- Prior exposure to KW-2246.
- Patients whom an investigator judge unsuitable for enrollment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00355628
Start Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
August 31 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Nagoya Medical Center
Nagoya, Japan