Our Experience
CNS has worked with over 60 clients on over 100 projects, 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 |
| A Phase 1, Randomized, Open-Label, Three-Period, Incomplete Crossover, Single-Dose Evaluation of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of a Sublingual Drug in Healthy Volunteers | 1 | 24 | Healthy Volunteers | Sublingual | CE | Aus |
Autoimmune Disease
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Study of Extracorporeal Photopheresis with a Device/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 Efficacy 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 Efficacy and Safety of a Drug in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris | 2 | 60 | Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris |
Oral | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Aus & NZ |
| A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Trial Investigating Device For the Treatment of Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms | 2 | 150 | Intracranial Saccular Aneurysm | Implantation | Device | Aus |
| A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Trial to Assess a Coronary Stent System for the Treatment of up to two De Novo Coronary Artery Lesions | 2 | 100 | Coronary Lesion | Implantation | Device | 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 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 |
| A Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Ranging Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Following Oral Administration of a Drug in Combination with Standard of Care in Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic HCV Infection Genotype 1 | 2 | 60 | Chronic HCV | Oral | CE | NZ |
| A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Dosaging of an Immunostimulant in Conjunction with Influenza Vaccination (Stage I), with a Nine Month (Stage II) Observation Period Evaluating the Duration of the Immunologic Response | 1 | 30 |
Healthy Elderly |
IM | Vaccine | Aus |
| Phase I Open Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Intramuscular and Intradermal Influenza Vaccination and Transcutaneous Adjuvant Administration with a Biological Agent in Healthy Elderly Adults | 1 | 50 | Healthy Elderly Volunteers | Transcutaneous | Vaccine | Aus |
| Phase 1 Study of the Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of Vaccine: A Blood Stage Vaccine for Plasmodium Falciparum | 1 | 28 | Healthy Volunteers | IM | Vaccine | 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 | Vaccine | Aus |
Musculoskeletal
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| Double-Blind, Two-Way Cross-Over, Comparative Study of Test Product Versus Comparator in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Cervical Dystonia | 1 | 36 | Healthy Volunteers |
Injection | Biological | Aus |
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 |
| Single Arm, Multi-Centre, Open Label Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of a Cell Therapy (GMO) in patients with inoperable Pancreatic Carcinoma | 1 | 10 | Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer | Intra-arterially by angiography | Biological | Aus |
| A Phase II Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomised Study Evaluating the Efficacy 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 Graft-versus-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-versus-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 |
| A Multi-Center, Open-Label Phase 1b/2 Study to Assess the Safety and Clinical Activity of an Intravenous Formulation as Monotherapy in Subjects with Primary or Secondary Hepatic Tumor Burden | 1b/2 | 63 | Metastatic Hepatic Tumour | IV | NCE | Aus |
| A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dosage Escalation, Study of Multiple Doses of a Drug Administered Intratumourally in the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck | 1 | 9 | Head and Neck Cancer | Intratumourally | Biological | Aus |
| Phase 1 Trial to Assess Safety of Autologous HCMV-Specific T Cell Therapy For Glioblastoma Multiforme | 1 | 10 | Recurrent Glioblastoma | IV | Biological | Aus |
Ophthalmology
| 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 Profile 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 |
Orthopaedic
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Multi-Center, Prospective, Parallel Group, Randomized, Pilot Study Evaluating Safety And Preliminary Effectiveness Of a Device Compared To Iliac Crest Bone In Subjects With Degenerative Disc Disease Undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion | 1 | 10 | Lumbar Fusion |
Implantation | Device | Aus |
| A Multi-Centre, Prospective, Post Marketing Surveillance Study Investigating the Performance of Cervical Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease | 4 | 142 | Degenerative Disc Disease | Surgical | Device | Aus |
Parasitic
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| 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 |
Renal
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population | Route of Administration |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| A Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Safety and Tolerability Study of the Effects of Therapeutic Gas for Inhalation in Patients Receiving Kidney Transplants | 2 | 40 | Renal Transplants | Inhaled | CE | Aus & NZ |
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 | N/A | Paediatric Asthmatic |
Inhaled | Device | Aus |
| A Randomized, Double-blind, Five-period, Placebo and Active-Controlled, Cross-Over, Multi-Centre, Study Evaluating Single Administration of Three Doses of Drug MDI in Patients with Moderate to 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 |
| A Single Dose, Three-way Cross-over Trial Comparing the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Two Inhaled Formulations in two Nebulizers in Healthy Adults, With Single Dose Assessment in Subjects with non-CF Bronchiectasis | 2 | 15 | Healthy Volunteers & Bronchiectasis | Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| An International, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Mixture Formulation for Inhalation Compared with Placebo for Inhalation in the Management of Psuedomonas Aeruginosa in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis with Chronic Lung Infection | 2a | 40 | Non-CF Bronchiectasis | Respiratory | CE | Aus & NZ |
| A Multi-Center, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Five Day, Dose Escalating, Safety and Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic and Proof of Concept Efficacy Study of Therapeutic Gas for Inhalation in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis | 2 | 104 | Adult Cystic Fibrosis | Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| A Randomized, Double-Blind, Single-Dose, Four-Period, Four-Treatment, Cross-Over, Single-Center Study Evaluating a Single Administration of Four Inhaled Treatments in Healthy Subjects | 1 | 16 | Healthy Volunteers | Inhaled | CE | Aus |
| An Observational Study Evaluating the Inhalation Profiles 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 | Children with Asthma | N/A | N/A | Aus |
| An Open Label, Cross-Over, Multi-Site Comparison of a Drug and Comparator in Patients with Mild to Moderate COPD | 2 | 42 | COPD | Inhaled | CE | Aus & NZ |
Sleep Disorder
| 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 |
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 |
| A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multi-Center Efficacy and Safety Study to Investigate a Drug for the Treatment of Chronic Allograft Injury in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Inhibitor Therapy | 3 | 84 | Adult Renal Transplant Recipients | Oral | CE | Aus & NZ |
Urology
| Description | Phase | Target no. of Subjects |
Population |
Route of |
Compound Type |
Territory |
| Phase IIIb/IV Study of a Drug in a Flexible Dose Regimen With Simplified 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 Efficacy 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 |
| Effects of Novel Combinations of Drugs on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a Drug in Healthy Subjects | 1 | 18 | Healthy Males | Oral | CE | Aus |












