Light-Activated gel shows promise for rare skin cancer
NCT ID NCT06470451
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests a gel called HyBryte, which is activated by visible light, for treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), a rare type of skin cancer. About 80 adults with early-stage CTCL will apply the gel or a placebo twice a week for 18 weeks, then receive light treatment. The goal is to see if the gel can significantly reduce the size and severity of skin lesions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HyBryte (hypericin sodium) gel plus visible light activation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new topical treatment option for early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, potentially reducing skin lesions without systemic side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small Phase 3 trial (80 participants), and the treatment may not work better than placebo. Skin sensitivity and local reactions are possible risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a clinical diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), Stage IA, Stage IB, or Stage IIA. * Patients with a minimum of three (3) evaluable, discrete lesions. * Patients willing to follow the clinical protocol and voluntarily give their written informed consent. * Female patients not pregnant or nursing and willing to undergo a pregnancy test within 30 days prior to treatment initiation. Exclusion Criteria: * History of sun hypersensitivity and photosensitive dermatoses including porphyria, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosum, polymorphous light eruptions, or radiation therapy within 30 days of enrolling. * History of allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the components of HyBryte. * A Screening ECG with a QT interval \>470 ms (corrected for heart rate using the Fridericia's formula). * All women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and males with female partners who are WOCBP not willing to use effective contraception. * Patients receiving topical steroids or other topical treatments (eg, nitrogen mustard) on treated lesions for CTCL within 2 weeks of enrollment. * Patients receiving systemic steroids, psoralen UVA radiation therapy (PUVA), narrow band UVB light therapy (NB-UVB) or carmustine (BCNU) or other systemic therapies for CTCL within 4 weeks of enrollment. * Patients who have received electron beam irradiation within 3 months of enrollment. * Patients with a history of significant systemic immunosuppression. * Patients taking other investigational drugs or drugs of abuse within 30 days of entry into this study. * Patients whose condition is spontaneously improving. * Patients with tumor stage or erythrodermic CTCL (stages IIB-IV). * Patients with extensive skin disease (\>30% body surface area) who would be, in the judgement of the Principal Investigator, candidates for systemic treatment. * Patient has any condition that, in the judgment of the PI, is likely to interfere with participation in the study. * Prior participation in the current study.
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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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Accellacare (PMG)
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28411, United States
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Austin Institute for Clinical Research
Pflugerville, Texas, 78660, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dawes Fretzin Dermatology Group
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256, United States
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Medical Dermatology Specialists
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Rochester Skin Lymphoma Medical Group
Fairport, New York, 14450, United States
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Therapeutics Clinical Research
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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