Phase-I Clinical Trial

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A Phase-I Clinical Trial is an uncontrolled interventional clinical study that assesses a investigational medical intervention's clinical safety.



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  • (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_clinical_research#P Retrieved: 2022-01-11.
    • QUOTE: Phase I clinical trials
      • The first step in testing a new treatment in humans. These studies test the best way to give a new treatment (for example, by mouth, intravenous infusion, or injection) and the best dose. The dose is usually increased a little at a time in order to find the highest dose that does not cause harmful side effects. Because little is known about the possible risks and benefits of the treatments being tested, phase I trials usually include only a small number of patients who have not been helped by other treatments. (NCI)
      • Initial studies to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of drugs in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and to gain early evidence of effectiveness; may include healthy participants and/or patients. (NLM)
      • Phase 1 includes the initial introduction of an investigational new drug into humans. Phase 1 studies are typically closely monitored and may be conducted in patients or normal volunteer subjects. These studies are designed to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of the drug in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and, if possible, to gain early evidence on effectiveness. During Phase 1, sufficient information about the drug's pharmacokinetics and pharmacological effects should be obtained to permit the design of well-controlled, scientifically valid, Phase 2 studies. The total number of subjects and patients included in Phase 1 studies varies with the drug, but is generally in the range of 20 to 80. Phase 1 studies also include studies of drug metabolism, structure-activity relationships, and mechanism of action in humans, as well as studies in which investigational drugs are used as research tools to explore biological phenomena or disease processes. (21CFR312)
    • Phase I/II trial

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  • (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research#Phase_I Retrieved 2022-01-11.
    • QUOTE: Phase I trials were formerly referred to as “first-in-man studies” but the field generally moved to the gender-neutral language phrase "first-in-humans" in the 1990s;[1] these trials are the first stage of testing in human subjects.[2] They are designed to test the safety, side effects, best dose, and formulation method for the drug.[3]

      Normally, a small group of 20–100 healthy volunteers will be recruited. These trials are often conducted in a clinical trial clinic, where the subject can be observed by full-time staff. These clinical trial clinics are often run by contract research organization (CROs) who conduct these studies on behalf of pharmaceutical companies or other research investigators. The subject who receives the drug is usually observed until several half-lives of the drug have passed. This phase is designed to assess the safety (pharmacovigilance), tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of a drug. Phase I trials normally include dose-ranging, also called dose escalation studies, so that the best and safest dose can be found and to discover the point at which a compound is too poisonous to administer.[4] The tested range of doses will usually be a fraction of the dose that caused harm in animal testing. Phase I trials most often include healthy volunteers. However, there are some circumstances when clinical patients are used, such as patients who have terminal cancer or HIV and the treatment is likely to make healthy individuals ill. These studies are usually conducted in tightly controlled clinics called CPUs (Central Pharmacological Units), where participants receive 24-hour medical attention and oversight. In addition to the previously mentioned unhealthy individuals, “patients who have typically already tried and failed to improve on the existing standard therapies"[5] may also participate in phase I trials. Volunteers are paid a variable inconvenience fee for their time spent in the volunteer center.

      Before beginning a phase I trial, the sponsor must submit an Investigational New Drug application to the FDA detailing the preliminary data on the drug gathered from cellular models and animal studies(...)

  1. Fisher JA (March 2015). "Feeding and Bleeding: The Institutional Banalization of Risk to Healthy Volunteers in Phase I Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 40 (2): 199–226. doi:10.1177/0162243914554838. PMC 4405793. PMID 25914430
  2. "Types and phases of clinical trials". American Cancer Society. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "NCI Dictionary". National Cancer Institute. 2011-02-02.
  4. Van den Eynde BJ, van Baren N, Baurain JF (2020). "Is There a Clinical Future for IDO1 Inhibitors After the Failure of Epacadostat in Melanoma?". Annual Review of Cancer Biology. 4: 241–256. doi:10.1146/annurev-cancerbio-030419-033635
  5. DeMets D, Friedman L, Furberg C (2010). Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (4th ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-1585-6.

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