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A Phase III Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of a Urea/Lactic Acid-Based Topical Keratolytic Agent and Vitamin B-6 for Prevention of Capecitabine-Induced Hand and Foot Syndrome
RATIONALE: Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and topical urea/lactic acid-based cream may prevent or lessen hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether giving pyridoxine with or without topical urea/lactic acid-based cream is more effective than topical urea/lactic acid-based cream alone or a placebo in preventing hand-foot syndrome. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying pyridoxine and topical urea/lactic acid-based cream to see how well they work compared with giving pyridoxine together with a placebo, giving topical urea/lactic acid-based cream together with a placebo, or giving two placebos in preventing hand-foot syndrome in patients who are receiving capecitabine for breast cancer or other cancer.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 137 |
| Start date | 2006-06 |
Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
- Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Interventions
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- urea/lactic acid-based topical cream
- placebo
Primary outcomes
- To Determine Whether the Prophylactic Use of a Topical Urea/Lactic Acid Cream Can Decrease the Incidence/Severity of Capecitabine-caused Palmar-plantar Erythrodysesthesia — First 3 weeks of treatment
A patient self-reported hand-foot syndrome (HFSD), also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, was completed daily while applying the cream. Patients rated skin severity symptoms individually in their hands and in their feet. Definitions of symptoms, which were based on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v3.0, were provided to patients. The number of patients reporting moderate to severe symptoms in either hands or feet were tabulated and percentages are reported.
Countries
United States