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NCT02079324: GX-051
A Single Center, Open-Label, Accelerated Titration, Dose-Escalating, Phase Ι Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of IT Injection GX-051, Stem Cell Based Gene Therapeutics in Patients With Very Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Phase 1 trial testing GX-051 in Head and Neck Cancer in 12 participants. Completed in 1 September 2016.
1 September 2016
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Genexine, Inc. |
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| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 12 |
| Start date | 1 March 2014 |
| Primary completion | 1 September 2016 |
| Estimated completion | 1 September 2016 |
| Sites | 1 location across South Korea |
Drugs / interventions tested
- GX-051 — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Head and Neck Cancer — all drugs for Head and Neck Cancer →
Sponsor
Genexine, Inc. — full company profile →
Who can join
19 and older, any sex, with Head and Neck Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
What's being measured
Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.
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MTD after GX-051 intratumoral injection
Time frame: 2 months
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this research is to evaluate MTD, Safety and efficacy of GX-051 after intratumoral injection in head and neck cancer patience.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment: accomplices of tumor progression?
Zhao Y, Shen M, Wu L, Yang H, et al · · 2023 · cited 271× · PMID 37666813 · DOI 10.1038/s41419-023-06110-6 -
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in cancer therapy.
Lan T, Luo M, Wei X. · · 2021 · cited 251× · PMID 34789315 · DOI 10.1186/s13045-021-01208-w -
Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cancer Therapy.
Hmadcha A, Martin-Montalvo A, Gauthier BR, Soria B, et al · · 2020 · cited 241× · PMID 32117924 · DOI 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00043 -
Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy.
Xu M, Zhang T, Xia R, Wei Y, et al · · 2022 · cited 195× · PMID 36324128 · DOI 10.1186/s12943-022-01670-1 -
Stem cell-based therapies for cancer treatment: separating hope from hype.
Stuckey DW, Shah K. · · 2014 · cited 171× · PMID 25176333 · DOI 10.1038/nrc3798 -
The Current Status of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Controversies, Unresolved Issues and Some Promising Solutions to Improve Their Therapeutic Efficacy.
García-Bernal D, García-Arranz M, Yáñez RM, Hervás-Salcedo R, et al · · 2021 · cited 94× · PMID 33796536 · DOI 10.3389/fcell.2021.650664 -
Genetic Engineering as a Strategy to Improve the Therapeutic Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in Regenerative Medicine.
Damasceno PKF, de Santana TA, Santos GC, Orge ID, et al · · 2020 · cited 78× · PMID 32974331 · DOI 10.3389/fcell.2020.00737 -
Inflammatory Mediators in Glioma Microenvironment Play a Dual Role in Gliomagenesis and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Homing: Implication for Cellular Therapy.
Al-Kharboosh R, ReFaey K, Lara-Velazquez M, Grewal SS, et al · · 2020 · cited 60× · PMID 32793872 · DOI 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.04.006
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT02079324
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Other Genexine, Inc. trials
Trials by the same sponsor.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02079324 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Genexine, Inc.
- Last refreshed: 18 August 2025
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