Can a pill shield ears from chemo damage?
NCT ID NCT05628233
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the drug SENS-401 can prevent hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a common chemotherapy. Adults with cancer who are scheduled to receive cisplatin take SENS-401 before, during, and after treatment. Hearing is measured with a standard test to see if the drug protects against damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SENS-401 (R-Azasetron Besylate)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to protect hearing during cisplatin chemotherapy without reducing cancer treatment effectiveness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2a trial, so results may not confirm benefit. The drug could also have side effects or fail to prevent hearing loss.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Jun 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 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 at the time of signing the ICF. 2. Neoplastic subject that regardless of participation in this study is planned to be treated with a chemotherapy that includes a dose of cisplatin of at least 70 mg/m² per cycle and a cumulative dose of cisplatin of at least 210 mg/m². Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any condition or past medical history that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may compromise the safety or compliance of the subject or would preclude the subject from successful completion of the study. 2. A congenital or hereditary disease known to decrease hearing function. 3. Any medical history affecting the middle ear function such as chronic otitis, cholesteatoma, or tympanic membrane perforation. 4. Any inner ear disease that is likely to decrease hearing function according to the Investigator's judgment (e.g, herpes zoster oticus; Meniere's disease; purulent labyrinthitis; vestibular schwannoma). 5. Having a history of sudden sensory neural hearing loss. 6. Having a fluctuating hearing loss (e.g, due to Meniere's disease, vestibular aqueduct syndrome, or autoimmune inner ear disease). 7. History of head trauma with hearing loss. 8. History of meningitis. 9. Having received concomitant treatment known or suspected to induce an ototoxicity within 6 months prior to Screening (i.e, aminoglycosides, loop diuretics, quinine) and any other treatments listed in Appendix 5. Previous treatment with a platinum treatment should be considered as an exclusion criterion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
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