Pinworm drug put to the test against stomach cancer
NCT ID NCT06782048
First seen Oct 13, 2026 · Last updated Oct 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether pyrvinium, a drug long used to treat pinworms in children, can turn precancerous stomach tissue back to healthy tissue. The trial enrolls 50 adults with extensive intestinal metaplasia or dysplasia, conditions that raise the risk of stomach cancer. Participants take pyrvinium or a placebo by mouth daily for 14 days, and doctors check biopsy samples and blood markers to measure changes in the precancerous tissue.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pyrvinium, an old pinworm drug being tested for its anti-cancer properties
- What this could lead to
- If it works, pyrvinium could offer a short, low-cost pill that reverses precancerous stomach changes and lowers the chance of stomach cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial with 50 people, so any benefit may not hold in larger groups. Pyrvinium may fail to reverse the tissue changes or cause side effects that outweigh its promise.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The subject is at least 21 years of age. * The subject has histologically proven extensive/marked intestinal metaplasia and/or dysplasia. Extensive/ marked IM is defined by: (a) Presence of multifocal IM (IM present in antrum and body), and (b) At least one biopsy with at least moderate IM severity. * The subject is willing and able to provide signed and dated patient informed consent form indicating that he/she has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * The subject has an active gastric cancer diagnosis. * The subject has a personal history of gastric cancer diagnosis. * The subject has a previous total or partial gastrectomy. * The subject is pregnant (positive urine pregnancy test). * The subject has a high-risk of bleeding complications due to anticoagulants or underlying medical condition such as bleeding disorders in whom biopsies are contraindicated. * The subject has impaired renal function, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73m² (eGFR \<60). * The subject has impaired hepatic function, defined as any of the following laboratory abnormalities: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 100 U/L, Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 100 U/L, Total bilirubin (Bil) \> 50 µmol/L, Albumin \< 30 g/L. * The subject has known hypersensitivity to any components of the study product such as sucrose, benzyl alcohol, or propylene glycol . * The subject has chronic bowel disease, (defined as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and/or inflammatory bowel disease). * The subject has any other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may interfere with the interpretation of study results and in the judgement of the investigator would make the subject unsuitable for entry into the study. * The subject on regular anti-coagulant prophylaxis such as warfarin must be able to undergo a 5-day washout period before each gastroscopy. The subject on aspirin, ticlopidine and clopidogrel must be able to undergo a one-week washout period before each gastroscopy. The subject's physician or study co-investigator will exercise their clinical judgement to ensure subject's safety. * The subject is unwilling or unable to provide signed informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National University Hospital
Singapore, 122107, Singapore
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