New acne cream shows promise in small safety trial
NCT ID NCT06671834
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Pfizer completed a Phase 1 study testing a new topical drug called PF-07905428 for acne. The study included 52 healthy volunteers and people with moderate to severe acne, who applied the drug daily for 14 or 28 days. The main goal was to check safety and side effects, not to see if it works. This early research helps decide if larger studies should go forward.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PF-07905428 (topical solution)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new topical treatment for moderate to severe acne.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 study with only 52 participants, focused on safety. It is too small to prove effectiveness, and the drug may not work or may cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Participants who are overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation. * Only for participants who are enrolling with acne vulgaris: diagnosis of acne vulgaris for 3 months or greater * For participants enrolling in Cohort 1-3 with acne vulgaris (optional): mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris * For participants enrolling in Cohort 4 with acne vulgaris: moderate to severe facial acne vulgaris Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with very severe acne * Participants with autoinflammatory syndromes * Evidence or history of clinically significant hematological, renal, endocrine, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, psychiatric, neurological, or allergic disease * History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C. * Participants with clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
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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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Innovaderm Research Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2V1, Canada
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