Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study of the Safety and Efficacy of a Caffeine-based Antifibrosis Cream in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Conditions:

Carcinoma Breast

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether a caffeine-based cream can reduce the rates of reconstructive complications in patients with tissue expander based reconstruction requiring post-mastect...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient has histologically-confirmed carcinoma of breast (all subtypes are permitted)
  • Patient has undergone mastectomy with tissue expander-based reconstruction and require post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) per the - Stage DCIS (0) -III breast cancer, excluding any patients with inflammatory breast cancer at presentation.
  • Patient will receive irradiation of the chest wall. Additional fields to treat the regional nodes including the supraclavicular / axillary and/or internal mammary chains is allowed but not required. If a patient requires a boost field to the chest wall, scar and/or nodal region this is allowed.

Exclusion

  • Patient with skin changes or inflammatory carcinoma at presentation Patient has (cT4b-d)
  • unhealed wound in the radiation field
  • Patient has allergy to Caffeine
  • Patient has systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma that increases the risk of radiation dermatitis development
  • Patient will receive concurrent chemotherapy with radiation. (Patient is allowed to take concurrent hormonal therapy or Trastuzumab)
  • Planned accelerated or hypofractionated fractionation.
  • Previous radiation to the ipsilateral breast or chest wall or thoracic region.
  • Anyone who will require bolus use during radiation (per physician discretion) as this will increase rates of acute toxicity interfering with measurement of the primary study endpoint.
  • All pre-menopausal women will require a urine qualitative pregnancy test to exclude pregnancy. Pregnant women will be excluded from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 29 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03768492

Start Date

June 29 2020

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

July 30 2025

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New York University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10016