New cream could zap precancerous skin spots
NCT ID NCT07340697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new cream called RLS-1496 for actinic keratosis, rough patches that can turn into skin cancer. About 24 adults will apply the cream to one forearm daily for 28 days, leaving the other arm untreated for comparison. Researchers will check if the cream is safe and whether it reduces or clears the spots.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * area on each dorsal forearm with 4-12 clinically typical, discrete and visibly evident AK lesions within a 25-100 cm2 area * willing to comply with the study requirements, including refraining from use of medications or other treatments for the skin disease (including sun and ultraviolet light exposure), and is able to reliably apply topical medications Key Exclusion Criteria: * significant skin disease other than AK which may interfere with interpretation of clinical findings * atypical or rapidly changing AK lesions at the intended treatment and control area (including cutaneous horn, hyperkeratotic, hypertrophic lesions) * clinically relevant co-morbid medical conditions or findings on physical examination or in laboratory analyses * known or suspected pregnancy or lactation (female patients), or planned pregnancy (female and female partners of male patients) * treatment with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), tirbanibulin, imiquimod, ingenol mebutate, diclofenac, photodynamic therapy, or other treatments for AK within the intended treatment and control area or within 2 inches (or 5 cm) of the treatment and control area, within 28 days prior to Screening and Day 1visit * treatment with cosmetic or therapeutic procedures (eg, use of liquid nitrogen, surgical excision, curettage, dermabrasion, medium or greater depth chemical peel, laser resurfacing), use of acid-containing therapeutic products (eg, salicylic acid or fruit acids, such as alpha and beta-hydroxyl acids and glycolic acids), topical retinoids, light chemical peels, topical steroids, artificial tanners, or other topical medicinals (non-medicated and non-irritating lotions or creams are permitted) within the intended treatment and control area or within 2 inches (or 5 cm) of the treatment and control area, within 14 days prior to Screening and Day 1 visit * treatment with immunomodulators (eg, azathioprine), cytotoxic drugs (eg, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, chlorambucil, methotrexate), interferons/interferon inducers, medications that suppress the immune system (eg, cyclosporine, prednisone, methotrexate, alefacept, infliximab) within 28 days prior to Screening and Day 1 visit * treatment with systemic retinoids (eg, isotretinoin, acitretin, bexarotene) within 6 months prior to Screening and Day 1 visit
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Austin Institute for Clinical Research
Pflugerville, Texas, 78660, United States
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Burke Pharmaceutical Research
Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States
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Minnesota Clinical Study Center
New Brighton, Minnesota, 55112, United States
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Schlessinger MD Skin Research Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68144, United States
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