Experience
CNS has worked with over 65 clients, mainly SMEs and several of the current top 10 Pharma and Biotech companies since 2003. Of this number over 50% are US companies, 30% Australian and 20% Europe/Asia. Furthermore, over 90% of our clients have worked with CNS on more than one study and on occasion throughout their product’s early phase development.
The following is a de-identified summary of CNS Therapeutic Experience: since 2005
Addiction
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Single-centre, Open-label, Dose-escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Orally Inhaled Nicotine Administered via new route in Healthy Adult Male Smokers | 1 | 18 | Healthy Male Volunteers | Inhaled | Device | Aus |
Analgesia
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Bioequivalence Trial in Normal Volunteers to Compare the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drug with Propofol | 1 | 14 | Healthy Male Volunteers | IV | NCE | Aus |
| Pilot Study of Pain Blocking Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain | 1 | 10 | Chronic and Intractible Pain | Intraoperatively | Device | Aus |
| A Phase 1, Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Topical Application of an Anesthetic in Healthy Male Volunteers | 1 | 24 | Healthy Male Volunteers | Topical | NCE | Aus |
Autoimmune Disease
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Study of Extracorporeal Photopheresis with a evice/Drug in the Setting of a Standard Myeloablative Conditioning Regimen for the Prevention of Graft-versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing an Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant | 2 | 12 | Rheumatoid Arthitis | IV | Drug/Device | Aus |
Cardiology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Prospective Evaluation in a Randomized Trial of the Safety and Effi cacy of the Use of a New Stent System for the Treatment of De Novo Coronary Artery Lesions | 2 | 40 | Coronary Lesion | Implantation | Device | Aus & NZ |
| A Randomized, Multi-Centre, Single-Blind Comparison of a New Stent System with Sirolimus Elution versus the TAXUS® Libertè™ Paclitaxeleluting Coronary Stent System in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions | 2 | 40 | Coronary Lesion | Implantation | Device | Aus & NZ |
| A Phase II, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Multi-Center, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Effi cacy and Safety of a Drug in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris | 2 | 60 | Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris |
Oral | Traditional Chinease Medicine | Aus & NZ |
Cosmetic Surgery
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Feasibility of Cosmetic Device System in the Minimally Invasive Lysis of Shallow Subcutaneous Fat – A Pilot Study |
1 | 30 | Abdominoplasty | Subcutaneous Injection |
Device | Aus |
Endocrine
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| An Initial Human Study with Placebo and Positive Control, to Determine the Safety and Tolerability of 2 Pharmaceutical Forms of Oral Hormone in Post-Menopausal Female Volunteers | 1 | 18 | Post- Menopausal Female Volunteers |
Oral | Biological | Aus |
| A Dose Finding Phase 2a Clinical Study, to Determine the Bioavailability of Doses of a Pharmaceutical Form of a Drug Compared to (Injectable/ Nasal) Calcitonin in Females Diagnosed With Osteoporosis | 2a | 35 | Female Osteoporosis |
Oral | NCE | Aus |
| Single Dose Crossover Comparative Pharmacodynamic Study of a Drug in Healthy Male and Female Volunteers | 1 | 48 | Healthy Volunteers |
Oral | NCE | Aus |
| A Two Part Insulin Pharmacokinetic and Glucose Pharmacodynamic Comparison of Inhaled Drug to a Rapid Acting Insulin Analog by Subcutaneous Injection in Healthy Subjects | 1 | 21 | Healthy Volunteers |
Inhaled | CE | Aus |
Gastroenterology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Placebo-Controlled Phase I Single and Multiple IV Dose Escalation Study of Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Immunogenicity of a Biological Agent in Adults with Crohn’s Disease | 1 | 12 | Crohn’s Disease | Intravenous Infusion |
Biological | Aus |
| Quantitative Assessment of New Ostomy Pouches Against the Currently Marketed Soft-Flex Barrier Using Ostomate Volunteers | 4 | 10 | Ostomy | Topical | Device | Aus |
Infectious Disease
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study of a Drug versus Telithromycin for the Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia | 1 | 40 | Community Acquired Pneumonia |
IV | NCE | Aus |
| A Phase I, Single Centre, Double Blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled, Single Escalating Dose Study to Determine the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of a Drug Administered Topically to the Hair and Scalp of Healthy Volunteers | 1 | 32 | Healthy Volunteers |
Topical | NCE | Aus |
| A Phase 1b Study of a Drug In Patients with Chronic HCV Infection | 1b | 28 | HCV | Oral | NCE | Aus |
| A Multiple-Center, Observer-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety, Tolerability, and Food Effect of a Drug in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients with Chronic HCV Infection of Genotype I | 1 | 38-48 | HCV | Oral | Biological | NZ |
Neurology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Phase 1, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Dose Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of an Oral Drug Under Fasted Condition in Healthy Adult Subjects | 1 | 16 | Healthy Volunteers |
Oral | Biological | Aus |
| A Phase l Safety Trial of a Cell Therapy (GMO) delivered Intracranially in the Treatment of Patients with Stable Ischaemic Stroke | 1 | 12 | Ischaemic Stroke | Intracranial Implantation |
Cell Therapy | Aus |
Oncology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| Single arm, single-centre, open label Phase I clinical study evaluating the safety and tolerability of a Cell Therapy (GMO) in patients with inoperable pancreatic carcinoma | 1 | 10 | Pancreatic Cancer |
Interarterial | GMO | Aus |
| A Phase II Double-blind Placebo-controlled Randomised Study Evaluating the Effi cacy and Safety of a Drug for the Attenuation of Oropharyngeal Mucositis in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy for the Treatment of Head and/ or Neck Cancer | 2 | 80 | Head/Neck Cancer |
Oral | NCE | Aus |
| Phase I Clinical Trial of Melanoma Cell Vaccine in Patients with Stage IV Malignant Melanoma | 1 | 9 | Stage IV Melanoma |
SC | Biological | Aus |
| Phase II Clinical Trial of a Drug in Metastatic Melanoma | 2 | 36 | Stage IV Melanoma |
IV | NCE | Aus |
| Phase 1 Clinical Trial of a Drug in Relapsed and Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma | 1 | 45 | Multiple Myeloma |
IV | NCE | Aus |
| A Prospective Study of a Novel Urine Diagnostic Test for the detection of Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) | 1 | 125 | Gross Macroscopic Haematuria |
N/A | Diagnostic | Aus & NZ |
| Phase I Trial of the Safety and the Effect on Immune Parameters of an Immunotherapy for Glioma | 1 | 10 | Glioma | Intradermal | Biological | Aus |
| Phase I Clinical Evaluation of Immune Therapy with Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Drug in Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma | 1 | 31 | Stage IV Melanoma |
IV/ Intradermal | Biological | Aus |
| A Phase I Trial of a Vaccine for Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer | 1 | 30 | Prostate Cancer | IV | Biological | Aus |
| Phase III Trial of an Immunotherapy for Stage III (AJCC) Melanoma Based on Cultured Cells | 3 | 200 | Stage III Melanoma |
Intradermal | Biological | Aus & NZ |
| Phase I trial to assess the safety of adoptive transfer of a Cell Therapy in patients with Stage III or IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma | 1 | 10 | Nasopharygeal Carcinoma |
IV Infusion | Cell Therapy | Aus |
| A Randomized Single-Blind Study of Extracorporeal Photoimmune Therapy with a Device/Drug in Conjunction with Standard Therapy Alone for the Treatment of Patients with Corticosteroid-Refractory, Corticosteroid-Dependent, or Corticosteroid-Intolerant Chronic Graftverus- Host Disease | 2 | 24 | GvHD | IV | Drug/Device | Aus |
| An Extension Study of an Extracorporeal Photoimmune Therapy with a Device/Drug in Conjunction with Standard Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Corticosteroid-Refractory, Corticosteroid-Dependent, or Corticosteroid-Intolerant Chronic Graft-verus-Host Disease | 2 | 18 | GvHD | IV | Drug/Device | Aus |
| A Phase 1, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Ascending Dose, Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetic Study of a Drug in Healthy Male Subjects | 1 | 48 | Healthy Male Volunteers |
IV | Biological | Aus |
Ophthamology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Phase 1, Ascending Dose and Parallel Group Trial to Establish the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Profi le of Intravitreous Injections of a Drug Given in Combination With LUCENTIS® 0.5 mg/eye in Subjects with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
1 | 36 | Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
Intravitreous | Biological | Aus & NZ |
| A Phase 1 Ascending Dose and Parallel Group Trial to Establish the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Profi le of Multiple Intravitreous Injections of a Drug Given Either in Combination Therapy with Multiple Doses of LUCENTIS® 0.5 mg/eye, or with One Induction Dose of LUCENTIS® 0.5 mg/eye in Subjects with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration | 1 | 40 | Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
Intravitreous | Biological | Aus |
Respiratory
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| An Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of an Inhaled Antibiotic in Healthy Adult Subjects | 1 | 20 | Healthy Volunteers |
Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| A Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Proof-Of-Concept Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Effect on Sputum Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Density of an Inhaled Antibiotic in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis | 2a | 24 | Adult Cystic Fibrosis |
Inhaled | CE | Aus & NZ |
| A Randomized, Double Blind, Active Controlled, Single Dose, 4 Arm, 4 Period Crossover, Phase 1 Study Investigating the Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of a Low Dose Drug | 1 | 16 | Healthy Volunteers |
Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| A Randomized, Open-Label, 3 Single Dose, Safety and Dose Response Study Investigating the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of an Inhaled Drug in Adult Asthmatic Subjects | 2a | 24 | Adult Asthmatic | Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| An Observational Study Evaluating Tidal Breathing and Inspiratory Flow Parameters of Healthy and Mild-to-Moderate Asthmatic Children Aged 2-6 Years | 0 | 80 | Paediatric Asthmatic |
Inhaled | Device | Aus |
| An Observational Study Evaluating the Inhalation Profi les of Mild-to- Moderate Asthmatic Children Aged 3 to 11 Years Using Five Novel, Proprietary Breath-Actuated Pressurized Metered-Dose (pmdi) Inhaler Designs | 0 | 70 | Paediatric Asthmatic |
Inhaled | Device | Aus |
| A Randomized, Double-blind, Five-period, Placebo and Activecontrolled, Cross-over, Multi-centre, Study Evaluating Single Administration of Three Doses of Drug MDI in Patients with Moderateto- Severe COPD, Compared to Open-Label Marketed Formoterol (FORADIL® AEROLIZER®) as an Active Control | 1/2a | 25 | Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease |
Inhaled | CE + Device | Aus & NZ |
Transplant
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Dose-Ranging Study of a Biological in the Prophylaxis of Acute Pulmonary Allograft Rejection in Adult Recipients of Primary Pulmonary Allograft(s) | 3 | 24 | Lung Transplant | IV | Biological | Aus |
Urology
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| Phase IIIb/IV Study of a Drug in a Flexible Dose Regimen With Simplifi ed Bladder Training Versus the Drug in a Flexible Dose Regimen Alone in a Prospective, Randomized, Parallel Group, Overactive Bladder Symptom Study |
3b/4 | 48 | Overactive Bladder |
Oral | CE | Aus |
| A Randomized, Double Blind, Double Dummy, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effi cacy and Safety of a Drug (5 and 10mg once daily) against Placebo and Oxybutynin Hydrochloride (5 mg three times daily) in the Treatment of Subjects with Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity |
3b/4 | 24 | Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity |
Oral | CE | Aus |
Vaccine
| Description | Phase | Target No. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of the Dosaging of an Immunostimulant in Conjunction with Infl uenza Vaccination (Stage I), with a Nine Month (Stage II) Observation Period Evaluating the Duration of the Immunologic Response | 1 | 30 | Elderly Healthy Volunteers |
IM | Biological | Aus |
| Phase I Open Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Intramuscular and Intradermal Infl uenza Vaccination and Transcutaneous Adjuvant Administration with a Biological Agent in Healthy Elderly Adults | 1 | 50 | Healthy Elderly Adults |
Transcutaneous | Biological | Aus |
| Phase 1 Study of the Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of Vaccine: A Blood Stage Vaccine for Plasmodium falciparum | 1 | 28 | Healthy Volunteers |
IM | Biological | Aus |
| A Phase 1, Randomised, Double Blinded Within Dose, Placebo Controlled, Dose-Escalation, Safety and Immunogenicity Study of a Blood-Stage Vaccine against Plasmodium Falciparum in Healthy Volunteers | 1 | 45 | Healthy Volunteers |
IM | Biological | Aus |












