Could a common cholesterol pill fight cervical cancer? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT06191133
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase study is testing whether fenofibrate, a drug normally used to lower cholesterol, can help treat HPV-related cervical cancer and high-grade cervical dysplasia. Researchers will give the drug to 24 adults before their planned surgery and then examine tissue samples to see if it restores normal p53 function and changes tumor metabolism. The goal is to understand if fenofibrate can slow or stop tumor growth, not to cure the disease at this stage.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- 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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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have histologically or cytologic confirmed high grade dysplasia or cervical cancer. Histologic types include squamous cell, adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous cell carcinoma. * Participants must be eligible for surgical management with LEEP, CKC or hysterectomy or chemoradiation * Age ≥ 18 years * Normal liver function (AST, ALT, bilirubin within institutional normal limits). * Participants must be English speaking * Participants must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with active liver disease, including primary biliary cirrhosis and unexplained, liver function abnormality * Participants with severe kidney impairment (CrCl ≤30 mL/min calculated using Cockcroft-Gault), or end-stage kidney disease on dialysis * Participants with preexisting gallbladder disease including active gallstones * Known hypersensitivity to fenofibrate or fenofibric acid * Participants that are pregnant or breast feeding due to unknown risk to developing fetus/infant. Please note: Participants of child-bearing potential (have had menses within the past year or have not had total hysterectomy) are actively screened for pregnancy prior to diagnostic procedures and screened again prior to treatment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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