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RecruitingNCT06953453Updated Sep 25, 2025

A Study of Inhaled Fentanyl Aerosol in Chinese Patients With Malignant Tumors

A Phase 1 interventional study of Inhaled Fentanyl Aerosol and Fentanyl Citrate Injection in Cancer, sponsored by Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited. Recruiting at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-25.

Sponsored by Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a single-dose, open-label, 2-cycle crossover design, comparing the pharmacokinetic parameters and safety of Inhaled Fentanyl Aerosol and intravenous fentanyl injection.

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Consenting patients who met inclusion and exclusion criteria were allowed to enter the study. The subjects will be randomly assigned (1:1) to receive an intravenous bolus (5 seconds) of 25μg fentanyl injection in the first cycle, and after a 2-week washout period, to receive a single dose of 25μg inhaled fentanyl aerosol through the Staccato delivery system in the second cycle; or to receive the same treatment in the opposite order.

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Conditions studied

  • Cancer

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Volunteer to participate, understand and sign the informed consent form before conducting the evaluation project;
  2. Male or female subjects, aged between 18 and 55, including 18 and 55 years old;
  3. Patients with malignant tumors diagnosed by histology or cytology;
  4. Body Mass Index (BMI) is >21 kg/m2, but \<30 kg/m2;
  5. Have sufficient hematopoietic function and organ function within the last 14 days at random.

    1. The absolute neutrophil count is ≥1.5×109/L (has not received colony stimulating factor treatment within 14 days before the examination);
    2. Platelet count ≥80×109/L (without transfusion of platelets or other platelet-increasing drugs within 14 days before the examination);
    3. Hemoglobin ≥90g/L (without transfusion or treatment with other hemoglobin-increasing drugs within 7 days before the examination);
    4. Creatinine clearance rate (Ccr)≥30 ml/min, Cr≤2 times the upper limit of normal value;
    5. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) should be ≤2.5×ULN, and for subjects with liver metastasis, it should be ≤5×ULN; total bilirubin should be ≤2 times the upper limit of normal value;
    6. Coagulation function INR≤1.5 ULN;
    7. In a non-oxygen-absorbing state, the oxygen saturation (from a pulse oximeter) is SaO2>95%; pulmonary function shows FEV1/FVC>70% and FEV1 as a percentage of the predicted value is>80%;
  6. All patients must agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the study and within one month after stopping treatment. Female patients of childbearing age must have a negative blood pregnancy test before administration;
  7. The ECOG performance status score is 0\~1 points;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. known or suspected allergy to opioids;
  2. used opioids within 14 days before the first administration, including but not limited to: codeine, dihydrocodeine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, methadone, morphine, fentanyl and pethidine (pethidine);
  3. plan to receive radiotherapy and / or systemic chemotherapy within 14 days before the first administration or during the study period (except for patients who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors or targeted drug maintenance therapy that is not a CYP3A4 inhibitor / inducer and whose condition is stable);
  4. within 14 days before the first administration, the patient had received any monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (such as phenelzine, isocarbazine, chlorogiline, toloxadone, moclobemide, selegiline, rasagiline, etc.); Or have used CYP3A4 inhibitors (such as indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, clarithromycin, itraconazole, nefazodone, ketoconazole, telithromycin, arepitan, erythromycin, fluconazole, grapefruit, verapamil, diltiazem, cimetidine, etc.) or CYP3A4 inducers (such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine, efavirenz, glucocorticoids, modafinil, nevirapine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, pioglitazone, rifabutin, rifampicin);
  5. have participated in other clinical studies or received surgical treatment within 30 days before the screening period, or have surgery plans during the study period;
  6. subjects who smoked more than 10 cigarettes / day within 3 months before the screening period;
  7. subjects with a history of drug or alcohol dependence or abuse within 2 years before the screening period;
  8. subjects often eat food rich in xanthine (such as drinking more than 5 cups of coffee or food containing the same amount of xanthine every day);
  9. subjects with hypotension (systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure \<60 mmHg) or uncontrollable hypertension (refers to systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg, and / or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg after standard treatment);
  10. After antiviral treatment, HBV DNA>500 IU/mL or>2500 copies/mL; HCV-RNA positive; Positive for human immunodeficiency virus antibodies; Or positive for syphilis antibodies;
  11. subjects with positive alcohol test or urine test at any visit of the study;
  12. subjects with an expected survival time of \<1 year;
  13. subjects with clinically significant ECG abnormalities during screening;
  14. subjects with a history of lung diseases (asthma, bronchitis, bronchospasm, emphysema, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, etc., excluding lung malignancies);
  15. subjects with history of unstable angina pectoris, syncope, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or major neurological diseases;
  16. presence of meningeal metastasis or CNS metastasis requiring clinical intervention or malignancy related epilepsy;
  17. women of childbearing age or lactating women with positive blood and urine pregnancy tests;
  18. the investigator believes that any other situation that may affect the subject's provision of informed consent or compliance with the trial protocol, or the subject's participation in the trial may affect the trial results or their own safety.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental:Inhaled fentanyl aerosol

    Subjects will be randomly assigned (1:1) to either drug sequence

    Drug: Inhaled Fentanyl Aerosol

  • Active comparator
    Active Comparator:Fentanyl Citrate Injection

    Subjects will be randomly assigned (1:1) to either drug sequence

    Drug: Fentanyl Citrate Injection

Interventions

  • DrugInhaled Fentanyl Aerosol

    The subjects will be randomly assigned (1:1) to either dosing sequence: in the first cycle, receive an intravenous bolus (5 seconds) of 25μg Fentanyl injection, after at least a 2-week washout period, in the second cycle, receive a single dose of 25μg Fentanyl aerosol inhaler through the Staccato delivery system; or receive the same treatment in the reverse order.

  • DrugFentanyl Citrate Injection

    The subjects will be randomly assigned (1:1) to either dosing sequence: in the first cycle, receive an intravenous bolus (5 seconds) of 25μg fentanyl injection, after at least a 2-week washout period, in the second cycle, receive a single dose of 25μg fentanyl aerosol inhaler through the Staccato delivery system; or receive the same treatment in the reverse order.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cmax

    Peak Concentration

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  2. Tmax

    Time to Maximum Concentration

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  3. Ke

    Terminal Elimination Rate

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  4. T1/2

    Terminal elimination half-life

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  5. CL/F

    Apparent Clearance (CL/F)

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  6. AUC_last

    Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from Time Zero to the Last Quantifiable Concentration

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

  7. AUC_inf

    Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from Time Zero to Infinity

    Time frame: Before administration (within 30 minutes), 15 seconds , 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours after administration

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pupil diameter

    Measure the pupil diameter using a pupillometer.

    Time frame: Pupil measurements were taken before administration, and at 1, 2, 3, 5 , 10 , 30minutes , and 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 and 18hours after drug administration.

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Study locations

1 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Henan Tumor Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200233, China
    Not yet recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06953453
Lead sponsor
Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 1, 2025
Start date
Sep 23, 2025
Primary completion
Jul 20, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 20, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 25, 2025

Study contacts

Haiyan Hu, doctor
Contact
xurill@163.com
+86 18930174575
Haiyan Hu, doctor
principal investigator · Shanghai 6th People's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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