RECRUITING

Computational Drug Repurposing for All EBS Cases

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The study will compare gene expression differences between blistered and non-blistered skin from individuals with all subtypes of EB, as well as normal skin from non-EB subjects. State of the art computational analysis will be performed to help identify new drugs that might help all EB wound healing and reduce pain. Researchers will focus on drugs that have already been approved for treatment of other dermatologic or non-dermatologic diseases, and therefore be repurposed for treatment of EB. Drug development is a very expensive process taking decades for execution. Drug repurposing on the other hand, significantly reduces the cost and shortens the amount of time that is needed to bring effective treatments to clinical use. To date, there is no specific treatment targeting the physiology and immunologic response in EB patients during wound healing. Market availability of repurposed medications will provide all EB patients rapid access to treatments, thus improving their quality of life.

Official Title

Computational Drug Repurposing for All Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (EBS) Cases

Quick Facts

Study Start:2017-11-28
Study Completion:2024-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03269474

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:0 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Subjects of all ages
  2. * Diagnosis of all subtypes of EB subjects
  3. * Healthy, non-EB subjects
  4. * Ability to complete study visit to collect tissue and blood specimen
  1. * Pregnancy, breast feeding
  2. * Prior history of liver disease
  3. * Serious known concurrent medical illness or infection, which could potentially present a safety risk and/or prevent tissue collection from subjects

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Monica Martin
CONTACT
650-723-0636
momartin@stanford.edu

Principal Investigator

Joyce M Teng, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stanford University

Study Locations (Sites)

Pediatric Dermatology Clinic at Stanford Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California, 94304
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Joyce Teng

  • Joyce M Teng, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2017-11-28
Study Completion Date2024-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2017-11-28
Study Completion Date2024-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • epidermolysis bullosa
  • genetic expression
  • drug repurposing
  • computational approaches
  • drug discovery

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Healthy
  • Genetic Skin Disease
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica