Trial Background Information:
The RNS trial was performed under 2 distinct stages. In stage 1 of the trial which is the safety and tolerable phase where patients get admitted into the hospital for 48 hours. Patients are prescribed a NanaBis starting from low to high dose followed by frequent blood test. This test is performed on patients who are diagnosed with cancer and manageable pain. In order to proceed with the stage 2 of the clinical trial it is very necessary that stage 1 is successfully completed. In Stage 2 is a phase where treatment is done on patients diagnosed with advanced cancer and suffering from intractable pain. In this phase there is a dose escalation on advanced cancer patients. The dosage escalation model is based on patients showing tolerance followed by continuing safety profiles. During this stage those patients will be closely monitored who are dependent on opioids.
As per the recent update Medlab Clinical Ltd (ASX:MDC) has successfully completed Stage 1 clinical trial of NANABIS at  Royal North Shore Hospital (RNS). In order to proceed with the clinical trial of stage 2, MEDLAB has now got approval from Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). Their main focus will be on safety followed by dosage escalation and tolerance as well. Stage 1 of the clinical trial showed results that helped in pain reduction.Â
Australian medical life sciences company, Medlab Clinical Ltd (ASX:MDC) is happy to announce about the successful completion of stage 1 and has received a formal approval from the DSMB to proceed with the stage 2 of the clinical trial of the human cancer. At this stage the company expresses its gratitude to DSMB members for their time and support.
After the successful completion of Stage 1, Medlab is pleased to share some key data findings. NanaBis is safe to use. It is effective up to 9 hours after the single dose. Within 30 minutes NanaBis levels detected after first blood draw. Early indications confirmed that NanaBis is proved helpful in pain reduction.
The Director of Medical Research, at Medlab Prof Luis Vitetta finds the results of the clinical trial to be very effective based on the data which was received. The CEO of Medlab Dr. Sean Hall stated that the results confirmed are based on the original hypothesis which were validated, and it offered a true alternative to current pain medications. He is also optimistic about the data from the stage 2 trial.
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