This phase II trial studies how well pyrvinium works in treating the transformation of the cells in the lining of the stomach (gastric intestinal metaplasia [GIM]) in patients previously treated for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. H. pylori is a type of bacteria that grows in the digestive tract and often attacks the stomach lining. In some cases, stomach (gastric) cancer develops as a result of H. pylori infection followed by changes in the stomach that include chronic inflammation. H. pylori infection can also progress to gastric atrophy, which is a condition marked by thinning of the inner lining of the stomach wall. Some people develop GIM, dysplasia (presence of abnormal cells within tissue or organs), and then gastric cancer. There are no approved treatments for GIM, and researchers are trying to find new treatments that will help patients with this condition. Pyrvinium was previously Food and Drug Administration approved as a safe and effective treatment for pinworm infection. Recently, studies in cells and mice have shown that pyrvinium may be able to reprogram a pre-cancerous stomach lining back to a stomach lined with normal cells. This may be an effective way to treat GIM in patients previously treated for H. pylori infection.
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06590454.
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United States
North Carolina
Durham
Duke University Medical CenterStatus: Active
Contact: Katherine Garman
Phone: 919-684-1205
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To test the use of pyrvinium pamoate (pyrvinium) versus (vs) placebo as a treatment for gastric intestinal metaplasia with features associated with increased risk of cancer.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To generate gastric organoids from patient-derived samples to test the effects of pyrvinium in vitro in patient-derived samples, and also to identify new drugs that may help reverse gastric intestinal metaplasia.
OUTLINE:
SCREENING PHASE: Patients undergo screening endoscopy with biopsies for the determination of the extent of gastric intestinal metaplasia at baseline.
TREATMENT PHASE: Within 3 months of screening phase endoscopy, patients with confirmed presence of extensive gastric intestinal metaplasia defined by metaplasia in both gastric antrum/incisura and gastric body are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive pyrvinium orally (PO) once daily (QD) for 14 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo endoscopy and biopsy during follow up.
ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO QD for 14 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo endoscopy and biopsy during follow up.
EXTENSION PHASE: Patients who were eligible for the screening phase but not randomized to pyrvinium vs placebo and patients who received placebo during the treatment phase receive pyrvinium as in arm I in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo endoscopy and biopsy during follow up.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4-8 weeks and 1 year.
Lead OrganizationDuke University Medical Center
Principal InvestigatorKatherine Garman