Gene therapy for pain: Results of a phase I clinical trial
dc.contributor.author | Fink, David J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wechuck, James | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mata, Marina | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Glorioso, Joseph C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Goss, James | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Krisky, David | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wolfe, Darren | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-10T15:35:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-01T18:34:31Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Fink, David J.; Wechuck, James; Mata, Marina; Glorioso, Joseph C.; Goss, James; Krisky, David; Wolfe, Darren (2011). "Gene therapy for pain: Results of a phase I clinical trial." Annals of Neurology 70(2): 207-212. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/86983> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0364-5134 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1531-8249 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/86983 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Preclinical evidence indicates that gene transfer to the dorsal root ganglion using replication‐defective herpes simplex virus (HSV)‐based vectors can reduce pain‐related behavior in animal models of pain. This clinical trial was carried out to assess the safety and explore the potential efficacy of this approach in humans. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, dose‐escalation, phase I clinical trial of NP2, a replication‐defective HSV‐based vector expressing human preproenkephalin ( PENK ) in subjects with intractable focal pain caused by cancer. NP2 was injected intradermally into the dermatome(s) corresponding to the radicular distribution of pain. The primary outcome was safety. As secondary measures, efficacy of pain relief was assessed using a numeric rating scale (NRS), the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF‐MPQ), and concurrent opiate usage. Results: Ten subjects with moderate to severe intractable pain despite treatment with >200mg/day of morphine (or equivalent) were enrolled into the study. Treatment was well tolerated with no study agent‐related serious adverse events observed at any point in the study. Subjects receiving the low dose of NP2 reported no substantive change in pain. Subjects in the middle‐ and high‐dose cohorts reported pain relief as assessed by NRS and SF‐MPQ. Interpretation: Treatment of intractable pain with NP2 was well tolerated. There were no placebo controls in this relatively small study, but the dose‐responsive analgesic effects suggest that NP2 may be effective in reducing pain and warrants further clinical investigation. ANN NEUROL 2011 | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.title | Gene therapy for pain: Results of a phase I clinical trial | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Neurology, University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Diamyd, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | 2100 Wharton Street, Suite 701, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21796661 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/86983/1/22446_ftp.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ana.22446 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Annals of Neurology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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