Breast Cancer, Radiation Dermatitis
Conditions
Keywords
Radiation dermatitis, breast cancer
Brief summary
Radiation dermatitis (RD) is one of the most common side effects of Radiation therapy (RT) and 95% of patients receiving RT may experience some form of radiation dermatitis. A wide variety of topical, oral, and intravenous agents are used to prevent/treat Radiation dermatitis but currently there is no gold standard in the prevention and management of this condition and no treatment can be explicitly recommended. RadiaAce Gel is a wound dressing Hydrogel (Acemannan Hydrogel) for the management of RD which provides optimal moist wound environment necessary to the healing process. Based on its composition as well as the supporting data on safety and performance of the functional ingredient Acemannan in wound healing, RadiaAce may well be suited to complement the prevention and therapy of radiation dermatitis. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and performance of RadiaAce as compare to Biafine in reducing the proportion of breast cancer patients that experience grade 2 or higher RD as measured by the RTOG scoring system
Interventions
DEVICERadiaAce gel
Patients will apply the RadiaAce to the treatment area starting 5 days before radiation treatment. The Hydrogel/cream will be applied three times a day with a minimum of four hours between applications. Treatments will be used through the course of RT and for 6 days after the last fraction of radiation.
DEVICEBiafine
Patients will apply the Biafine to the treatment area starting 5 days before radiation treatment. The Hydrogel/cream will be applied three times a day with a minimum of four hours between applications. Treatments will be used through the course of RT and for 6 days after the last fraction of radiation.
Sponsors
AceTech
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Female patients 2. Age \> 18 3. Patients with histologically-confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer 4. Patients after breast lumpectomy and that scheduled to receive radiotherapy 5. Patients to receive minimum of 40.05 Gy to primary field 6. Must be able to comply with treatment schedule 7. Study-specific signed informed consent prior to randomization
Exclusion criteria
1. Inflammatory or connective tissue disorders of the skin 2. Mental incompetence, including psychological or addictive disorders which would preclude completion of questionnaires 3. Previous radiation therapy to the breast 4. Tumour involvement of the skin 5. Rash, ulceration or open wound in treatment field 6. Known skin allergy or sensitivity to Aloe Vera or Biafine 7. Current lactation 8. Pregnancy 9. Any other reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the subject from
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skin assessment (RD grade) | 10 weeks | Skin condition (grade of RD) in the radiation area will be measured by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) scoring |
| Pain (VAS) | 10 weeks | Dermatitis-related pain is assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS) self-assessment |
| Patient's assessment of the skin condition (DLQI questioner) | 10 weeks | The Patients perspective is captured by the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactSivan Luder, VP R&D
Backup ContactDana Shwartz, CA
Outcome results
None listed