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TerminatedNCT00243308Updated Feb 6, 2009

Serp-1 for the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome

A Phase 2 interventional study of Serine proteinase-1 (Serp-1) in Unstable Angina, Coronary Atherosclerosis and Coronary Restenosis, sponsored by Viron Therapeutics Inc. Terminated at 8 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-02-06.

Sponsored by Viron Therapeutics Inc · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
Third dose group not recruited due to slow enrollment.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Males and females aged 18-80 years who present with ACS (unstable angina and non ST-elevation MI) defined as one or more episodes of angina lasting at least 5 minutes in the last 24 hours before admission and greater than 0.05 mV of presumed new ST-segment depression in at least 2 contiguous ECG leads OR, angina and per confirmatory angiogram, has been scheduled for percutaneous coronary angioplasty. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of Serp-1 injection when administered in 3 daily doses to patients undergoing conventional therapy for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) requiring early intervention.

Read the detailed description

A total of 72 subjects will be enrolled, separated into 3 dose groups and centrally randomized in a 3:1 ratio of Serp-1 injection to placebo control.Subjects will receive Serp-1 by intravenous (IV) bolus injection daily for 3 days, at dose levels of 5.0, 15, and 50 ug/kg/dose or placebo (0.9% normal saline) added to any prescribed therapy for ACS. Serp-1 will be administered as a single IV bolus injection. The initial IV bolus dose is administered immediately preceding the PCI procedure with subsequent doses administered 24 and 48 hours later.Subjects will be evaluated for adverse events, serum inflammatory markers and restenosis rates at 6 months post-dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Unstable Angina
  • Coronary Atherosclerosis
  • Coronary Restenosis

Keywords

  • Anti-inflammatory agents
  • unstable plaque
  • acute coronary syndrome
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In context

Acute Coronary Syndrome

1,461 studies on the registry are indexed under Acute Coronary Syndrome; 267 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 72 is below the median of 200 across 869 interventional studies indexed under Acute Coronary Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Viron Therapeutics Inc is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Established diagnosis of unstable angina or NSTEMI with one or more episodes of angina in the 24 hours before hospital admission
  • Scheduled for PCI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • CABG within 6 months
  • Acute ST elevation, eligible for thrombolysis on initial examination
  • Coronary lesions with total thrombotic occlusions
  • Current immunosuppressant therapy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
72 participants (estimated)

Interventions

  • DrugSerine proteinase-1 (Serp-1)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety (Adverse events collected until 6 months post-dose)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Inflammatory marker analysis

  2. MACE

  3. Restenosis at 6 months

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Washington Hospital Center
    Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32610-0277, United States
  • Spectrum Health
    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525, United States
  • Victoria Heart Institute
    Vicotria, British Columbia V8R 4R2, Canada
  • Foothills Medical Center
    Calgary, Ontario T2N 2T9, Canada
  • London Health Sciences Centre
    London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
  • University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
  • Montreal Heart Institute
    Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Tardif JC, L'Allier PL, Gregoire J, Ibrahim R, McFadden G, Kostuk W, Knudtson M, Labinaz M, Waksman R, Pepine CJ, Macaulay C, Guertin MC, Lucas A. A randomized controlled, phase 2 trial of the viral serpin Serp-1 in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Dec;3(6):543-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.110.953885. Epub 2010 Nov 9. PubMed 21062996 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 6, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00243308
Lead sponsor
Viron Therapeutics Inc
First posted
Oct 21, 2005
Start date
Oct 2005
Primary completion
Jul 2008
Completion
Dec 2008
Last update
Feb 6, 2009

Study contacts

Alexandra Lucas, MD
study director · Chief Clinical Officer- Viron Therapeutics
Jean-Claude Tardif, MD
study chair · Director- Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre
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