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Prevention of Drug Rash From Certain Cancer Therapies Using Tretinoin Cream

NCT01349556 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2014-04-23

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Summary

This research is being done to study whether using of topical tretinoin can help prevent the common rash that patients often get while taking epidermal growth factor inhibitor (EGFR-I) medications such ascetuximab or erlotinib.

Patients taking EGFR-I medications often develop skin irritation and acne-like bumps on their face, chest, and other areas. This rash from EGFR-I's is often treated with moisturizers and topical or oral antibiotics. However, there has not yet been a study looking at a way to prevent this common side effect from occurring, and topical tretinoin may be useful in reducing the rash.

Tretinoin 0.025% cream is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acne, acne scarring, and photodamage. It is not approved for use in preventing rashes associated with EGFR-I's.

Conditions

  • Medication Reaction

Interventions

DRUG

Tretinoin

tretinoin 0.025% cream

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Anna L Chien, MD · Johns Hopkins Dermatology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

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