Hearing loss shield: new drug may protect ears during chemo
NCT ID NCT07407582
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a drug called Pedmark (sodium thiosulfate) to see if it can prevent hearing loss in adults receiving cisplatin chemotherapy for cancers like testicular, head and neck, or thoracic cancer. About 25 adults will take Pedmark alongside their chemo. The drug is already approved for children, and researchers want to see if it works as well in adults.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants have provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study-specific activities. * At least 18 years of age, male or female, at the time of signing the informed consent. * ECOG Performance Status 0-1 * Histologically or cytologically confirmed treatment-naïve cancer. * Scheduled to receive an FDA-approved, on-label indication, standard of care systemic cisplatin-based regimen (at least 200 mg/m2 cumulative dose) for any untreated any solid malignancy deemed by the treating physician Exclusion Criteria: * Prior cisplatin exposure due to a cancer treatment history * Concurrent ototoxic medication unable to be safely discontinued or switched to a non-toxic alternative * Planned radiation to the head or neck prior to, during, or within 3 months of completion of cisplatin * History of severe hypersensitivity to sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, or any components * Baseline serum sodium \> 145 mmol/L or any grade ≥ 3 electrolyte abnormality * Cisplatin infusion duration greater than 6 hours * Females during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and childbearing potential, unwilling to use a method of contraception during treatment * Male subjects with a pregnant partner who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use a condom during treatment * Subject likely not to be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures (i.e., Clinical Outcome Assessments) to the best of the subject's and investigator's knowledge. * History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease (with the exception of those outlined above) that, in the opinion of the investigator, if consulted, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion.
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Locations
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University of Arizona Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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