Wounds and Injuries
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients with radiation induced injuries experience significant pain and negative effects on quality of life. Currently, no standard therapy for these patients exists, with some patients treated symptomatically, and others treated with hyperbaric oxygen or pentoxifylline/Vitamin E. This study will examine prospectively the safety and efficacy of using a regimen of pentoxifylline and vitamin E in patients with late radiation induced injuries.
Interventions
DRUGpentoxifylline
DRUGα-Tocopherol
Sponsors
Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
University Health Network, Toronto
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinically documented symptomatic radiation induced injury (e.g. fibrosis, necrosis, ulceration) * Prior treatment with radiation therapy to the affected area - completed at least 3 months prior to study entry * Pain in irradiated volume after 3 months (not attributable to acute inflammation) * ECOG performance status must be 0, 1 or 2 * Life expectancy is greater than 6 months * Age 18 to 75 years; informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Patient is still responding to other therapies for soft tissue injury * Active malignant disease * Any medical illness or condition judged likely by the local investigator to preclude safe administration of protocol treatment, including but not limited to, acute myocardial infarction, severe coronary artery disease, active internal bleeding or a history of hemorrhagic diathesis, peptic ulcer, impaired kidney or liver function * Pregnant or lactating women * No contraindication to treatment with pentoxifylline. (i.e. previously exhibited intolerance to pentoxifylline or other xanthines such as caffeine, theophylline or theobromine, recent cerebral and/or retinal hemorrhage) * Concurrent treatment with warfarin or other anticoagulant, or with erythromycin * Concurrent treatment with other experimental agents or other treatment for fibrosis * Patients treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer 3 months to 3 years prior to study entry * Blood pressure \< 90/60 mm Hg or orthostatic hypotension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To examine the effect of the combination of Pentoxifylline (Trental™) and α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E) on symptomatic radiation induced fibrosis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To examine the effect of the combination of Pentoxifylline (Trental™) and α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E) on quality of life in patients with radiation induced fibrosis | — |
| To examine the effect of the combination of Pentoxifylline (Trental™) and α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E) on other patient outcomes, including: | — |
| ECOG Performance status | — |
| To identify factors which modify patients' response to protocol therapy (e.g. radiotherapy treatment factors, prior surgeries, chemotherapy, patient characteristics, etc.) | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed