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NCT00063414

ISIS 2302-CS22, A 6-Week, Active-Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Alicaforsen (ISIS 2302) in Patients With Mild to Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis

Completed Phase 2 Last updated 5 December 2022
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Alicaforsen in Ulcerative Colitis. Completed in 24 March 2005.

Timeline
20 November 2002
Primary endpoint
24 March 2005
24 March 2005

Quick facts

Lead sponsorIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Primary purposetreatment
Start date20 November 2002
Primary completion24 March 2005
Estimated completion24 March 2005
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Ulcerative Colitis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a multi-center trial to test the safety, efficacy and tolerability of alicaforsen (ISIS 2302), a new type of drug called an antisense drug, in patients with mild to moderate active Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Alicaforsen is designed to reduce the production of a specific protein, called ICAM-1, a substance that plays a significant role in the increase of inflammation and is likely to be involved in inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis. The ISIS 2302-CS22 study will examine the effects of one of two dosages of alicaforsen delivered by enema over a six-week period as compared to an active control, mesalamine enema (The probability of receiving the alicaforsen formulation is 2:1). The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the percentage reduction in DAI at Week 6.

Publications & conference data

5 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Noncoding RNA therapeutics - challenges and potential solutions.
    Winkle M, El-Daly SM, Fabbri M, Calin GA. · · 2021 · cited 1123× · PMID 34145432 · DOI 10.1038/s41573-021-00219-z
  2. Non-Coding RNA-Targeted Therapy: A State-of-the-Art Review.
    Nappi F. · · 2024 · cited 72× · PMID 38612441 · DOI 10.3390/ijms25073630
  3. Landscape of small nucleic acid therapeutics: moving from the bench to the clinic as next-generation medicines.
    Liu M, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hu D, et al · · 2025 · cited 62× · PMID 40059188 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-024-02112-8
  4. Biological therapy for ulcerative colitis.
    Arora Z, Shen B. · · 2015 · cited 34× · PMID 25344680 · DOI 10.1093/gastro/gou070
  5. Non-coding RNAs: emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer and inflammatory diseases.
    Hossam Abdelmonem B, Kamal LT, Wardy LW, Ragheb M, et al · · 2025 · cited 19× · PMID 40129920 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2025.1534862

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