Clinical trial · Interventional
DOM-INNATE: Study of SGX942 for the Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Patients With Concomitant Chemoradiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
A Pivotal, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multinational Study of SGX942 (Dusquetide) for the Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Patients Being Treated With Concomitant Chemoradiation for the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To assess the efficacy of SGX942 compared to placebo in decreasing the duration of severe oral mucositis in patients receiving chemoradiation treatment for the treatment of head and neck cancer
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Mucositis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| SGX942 | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SGX942
- description
- Patients are randomized 1:1 active/placebo.
- interventionNames
- Drug: SGX942
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo
- description
- Patients are randomized 1:1 active/placebo.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Duration of Severe Oral Mucositis (SOM)
- timeFrame
- approx. 13 weeks
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or oropharynx without distant organ metastases * Scheduled to receive cisplatin chemotherapy of 80-100 mg/m² * Scheduled to receive a continuous course of fractionated, conventional external beam with a cumulative radiation dose between 55 and 72 Gy at each site Exclusion Criteria: * Current mucositis * Current, clinically significant, active infection that in the opinion of the Investigator would make them an unfit participant in the trial * Planned to receive Erbitux™ (Cetuximab) or similar targeted therapy between Baseline and 6 weeks post-RT * Prior radiation to the head and neck * Chemotherapy treatment within the previous 12 months * Tumors of the lips, sinuses, salivary glands, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx * Evidence of significant renal, hepatic, hematologic, or immunologic disease determined by any one of the following: Estimated creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min; ALT or AST level greater than 10-fold the upper limit of normal or total bilirubin greater than 3-fold the upper limit of normal; Manifestations of end-stage liver disease, such as ascites or hepatic encephalopathy; Thrombocytopenia; or CD4+ T cell count below 200 cells per μL * Evidence of immediate life-threatening disease or a life expectancy of less than 3 months * Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding * Participation in any study involving administration of an investigational agent within 30 days of randomization into this study
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDNorth JR, Takenaka S, Rozek A, Kielczewska A, Opal S, Morici LA, Finlay BB, Schaber CJ, Straube R, Donini O. A novel approach for emerging and antibiotic resistant infections: Innate defense regulators as an agnostic therapy. J Biotechnol. 2016 May 20;226:24-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.03.032. Epub 2016 Mar 23. PMID 27015977
- BACKGROUNDKudrimoti M, Curtis A, Azawi S, Worden F, Katz S, Adkins D, Bonomi M, Elder J, Sonis ST, Straube R, Donini O. Dusquetide: A novel innate defense regulator demonstrating a significant and consistent reduction in the duration of oral mucositis in preclinical data and a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2a clinical study. J Biotechnol. 2016 Dec 10;239:115-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.10.010. Epub 2016 Oct 13. PMID 27746305
- BACKGROUNDKudrimoti M, Curtis A, Azawi S, Worden F, Katz S, Adkins D, Bonomi M, Scott Z, Elder J, Sonis ST, Straube R, Donini O. Dusquetide: Reduction in oral mucositis associated with enduring ancillary benefits in tumor resolution and decreased mortality in head and neck cancer patients. Biotechnol Rep (Amst). 2017 May 17;15:24-26. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2017.05.002. eCollection 2017 Sep. PMID 28649557