Inhaled gene therapy takes aim at lung nodules
NCT ID NCT07150416
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a gene therapy called Gendicine, given as a mist to breathe in, for people with multiple ground-glass lung nodules — spots that may turn into cancer. About 38 adults will receive the treatment and be monitored with CT scans to see if the nodules shrink or disappear. The goal is to find a safe, non-surgical way to control these precancerous growths.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Gendicine (a gene therapy that delivers a healthy p53 gene via a modified cold virus, given as a mist to breathe in)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to shrink or clear precancerous lung nodules without surgery, potentially preventing lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 38 people and no comparison group. The treatment may not shrink nodules and could cause side effects like lung irritation.
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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 38 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years. 2. CT scan confirms the presence of multiple ground-glass nodules (GGNs), with at least one nodule measuring between 0.5 cm and 3.0 cm in diameter. 3. At least one GGN is confirmed as malignant or precancerous (e.g., atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma in situ) by histopathology or cytology. 4. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks. 5. Adequate pulmonary function tests (FEV1 ≥ 70% of predicted value). 6. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women. 2. History of other active malignancies within the past 5 years. 3. Severe cardiac, hepatic, or renal dysfunction (e.g., NYHA class III/IV heart failure, ALT/AST \> 3×ULN, Cr \> 1.5×ULN). 4. Uncontrolled systemic infection or immunodeficiency diseases. 5. Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 6. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the recombinant human p53 adenovirus injection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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