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Efficacy of Rikkunshito on Nausea, Vomiting and Anorexia in Patients with Uterus Cancer Treated with Cisplatin plus Paclitaxel - Randomized Phase II Study

Efficacy of Rikkunshito on Nausea, Vomiting and Anorexia in Patients with Uterus Cancer Treated with Cisplatin plus Paclitaxel - Randomized Phase II Study - Efficacy of Rikkunshito on Nausea, Vomiting and Anorexia in Patients with Uterus Cancer Treated with Cisplatin plus Paclitaxel - Randomized Phase II Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000011227
Enrollment
40
Registered
2013-07-18
Start date
2013-07-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Uterus cancer

Interventions

PTX 135 mg/m2 day0 or day1, or 175 mg/m2 day1 iv, CDDP 50 mg/m2 day1 iv, Granisetron 3 mg/body, day0 and 1 iv, Aprepitant 125 mg day1 po, 80 mg day2, 3 po and Dexamethasone 9.9 mg day1 iv, 6.6 m

Sponsors

Hokkaido University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Pathologically diagnosed uterus cancer 2) Patients who voluntarily signed the Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent 3) The uterus cancer notification was given 4) Expected to survive => 3 months 5) Age 20 or older 6) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status Grade of 0 to 2 7) Patients are scheduled to be treated with CDDP and paclitaxel as a first line chemotherapy 8) Patients who are able to take meals orally 9) Laboratory test results within these ranges 1. White blood cell count=>3,000/microliter and <=12,000/microliter 2. Neutrophils=>1,500/microliter 3. Platelets=>100,000/microliter 4. Hemoglobin=>8.0 g/dL 5. AST<=2x upper limit 6. ALT<=2x upper limit 7. Total bilirubin<=2.0 mg/dL 8. K=>3.0 mEg/L 9. Creatinine clearance=>60 mL/min 10. No abnormality in echocardiography

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with cerebral metastases 2)Patients with double cancer 3)Patients with seizure disorder requiring anticonvulsants 4)Patients with disturbed consciousness 5)Patients with gastrointestinal obstruction 6)Patients with vomiting or nausea with =>CTCAE v4.0 Grade 2 7)Patients participating in any other clinical trial 8)Patients with uncontrollable hypertension 9)Patients with diabetes mellitus treated with insulin, or uncontrollable diabetes mellitus 10)Patients with taking corticosteroid, androgen, progesterone or any other orexigenic medicine 11)Patients treated with opioids 12)Pregnant woman, Nursing woman, and woman not to agree with contraception 13)Patients with infection requiring systemic treatment 14)Patients having body temperature of =>38 degree at the enrollment 15)Patients with psychiatric disorder or any psychiatric symptoms, and considered in ineligible to the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete control rate (no emetic episodes, use of no rescue medications with mild nausea or no nausea) during the 5-day period postcisplatin

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complete response rate (no emetic episodes and use of no rescue medications), total control rate, time to treatment failure, appetite (VAS), nausea (VAS), FAACT anorexia and cachexia subscale scores, EORTC-QLQ-C30 scores, grade of appetite/nausea/vomiting byCTCAE v4.0, blood concentration of ghrelin

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHidemichi Watari, MD, PhD

Hokkaido University Hospital Dpartment of Gynecology

watarih@med.hokudai.ac.jp+81-11-706-5941

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026