Topical or Oral Minoxidil for the Treatment of Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia in Patients With Stage I-IV Breast Cancer

NCT05417308 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-03-10

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Summary

This early phase I trial studies the possible benefits and/or side effects of topical or oral minoxidil in treating endocrine therapy-induced hair loss (alopecia) in patients with stage I-IV breast cancer. Endocrine therapy-induced alopecia (EIA) is a distressing side effect that leads to reduced quality of life and early cessation of therapy in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Patients on endocrine therapy commonly report hair loss or thinning. Minoxidil is a drug that may promote hair growth and reduce hair loss. Oral minoxidil may increase hair density in women with EIA, and work the same as topical minoxidil in treating EIA in patients with breast cancer.

Conditions

  • Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia
  • Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Prognostic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8

Interventions

DRUG

Minoxidil

Applied topically

DRUG

Minoxidil

Given PO

OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brittany L Dulmage, MD · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2027-12-01
Completion
2027-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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