New gel shows promise for shrinking painful skin tumors in rare genetic condition

NCT ID NCT05005845

First seen Feb 17, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 14 times

Summary

This study tested a gel called NFX-179 on skin tumors (cutaneous neurofibromas) in 199 adults with neurofibromatosis type 1. Participants applied the gel daily for 6 months to up to 10 tumors. The goal was to see if the gel safely shrinks the tumors. Results showed some tumors reduced in size, but ongoing treatment is needed.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Apex Clinical Research Center, LLC

    Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States

  • Center for Dermatology Clinical Research, Inc.

    Fremont, California, 94538, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's National Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States

  • Derm Dox Center for Dermatology

    Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, 18249, United States

  • Dermatology Treatment and Research Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Minnesota Clinical Study Center

    New Brighton, Minnesota, 55112, United States

  • Northshore University HealthSystem

    Evanston, Illinois, 60077, United States

  • Northwest Arkansas Clinical Trials Center, PLLC

    Rogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Sadick Research Group, LLC

    New York, New York, 10075, United States

  • Skin Search of Rochester, Inc.

    Rochester, New York, 14623, United States

  • Skin Specialists, P.C.

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68144, United States

  • The Education & Research Foundation, Inc.

    Lynchburg, Virginia, 24501, United States

  • The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • UTHealth McGovern Medical School

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University Clinical Trials, Inc.

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205-7199, United States

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

  • Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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