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NCT Number: NCT04999631

SADBE for Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

A study to evaluate the safety and efficacy topical squaric acid dibutylester (SADBE) for the neoadjuvant treatment of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

About this study

Patients with CMN and plans for elective surgical resection of their nevi will be enrolled in the study. Two clinically similar areas within the planned excision site will be identified, marked and treated with SADBE or the placebo solution. Following surgical resection, samples from the excised nevi will be taken and assessed for number of melanocytes. Incidence of adverse events will also be collected.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Subject or parents willing and able to give informed consent, and assent as appropriate.
  • Patients who have a clinical diagnosis of CMN with plans for elective non-urgent excision of part or all of their nevus, with nevus surface area of > 6 cm2.

Exclusion criteria

  • Immunosuppressive therapy with glucocorticoid or other systemic immunosuppressant within 4 weeks of recruitment (except for inhaled corticosteroids for asthma).
  • History of malignancy.
  • History of organ transplantation.
  • Known immunosuppressive disease, including infection with HIV.
  • Severe medical comorbidities (diabetes mellitus requiring insulin, CHF of any severity, MI, CVA, or TIA within 3 months of screening visit, unstable angina pectoris, oxygen-dependent severe pulmonary disease)
  • Subject is currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial(s), or subject has received other investigational agent(s) within 28 days of baseline visit.
  • Subjects who have known hypersensitivity to SADBE or any of its components.
  • Any condition judged by the investigator to cause this clinical trial to be detrimental to the patient.

Treatment and study plan

Squaric Acid Dibutyl Ester

Drug

Topical squaric acid dibutyl ester (SADBE) dissolved in ethanol at 0.2% concentration.

Ethanol Solution

Drug

Control

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of melanocytes per mm2

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    The number of melanocytes present in the biopsy specimen will be measured. b. Assessment of pigment within stratum corneum, epidermis, and dermis

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    The frequency of adverse events from each treatment arm will be compared.

Other outcomes

  1. Clinical appearance of nevi

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Treated areas will be compared for pigmentation.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

617-726-5066

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Neoadjuvant Squaric Acid Dibutylester Treatment of Melanocytes in Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

Important dates

Study start
2027
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2030
First posted
Aug 11, 2021
Registry last updated
May 22, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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