Topical Sunscreen in Preventing Skin Rash in Patients Receiving Drugs Such as Erlotinib or Cetuximab for Cancer
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Dermatologic Complications, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
In brief
RATIONALE: Topical sunscreen may be effective in preventing skin rash caused by treatment with drugs such as erlotinib or cetuximab. It is not yet known whether topical sunscreen is more effective than a placebo in preventing skin rash in patients receiving drugs such as erlotinib or cetuximab for cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying topical sunscreen to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing skin rash in patients receiving drugs such as erlotinib or cetuximab for cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00362986
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 116
- Starts
- 2006-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-12-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center — Aurora, Illinois, United States
- St. Joseph Medical Center — Bloomington, Illinois, United States
- Graham Hospital — Canton, Illinois, United States
- Memorial Hospital — Carthage, Illinois, United States
- St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital — Effingham, Illinois, United States
- Eureka Community Hospital — Eureka, Illinois, United States
- Galesburg Clinic — Galesburg, Illinois, United States
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital — Galesburg, Illinois, United States
- Mason District Hospital — Havana, Illinois, United States
- Hopedale Medical Complex — Hopedale, Illinois, United States
- Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West — Joliet, Illinois, United States
- Kewanee Hospital — Kewanee, Illinois, United States
- McDonough District Hospital — Macomb, Illinois, United States
- Trinity Medical Center - East — Moline, Illinois, United States
- Study site — Moline, Illinois, United States
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center — Normal, Illinois, United States
- Community Cancer Center — Normal, Illinois, United States
- Community Hospital of Ottawa — Ottawa, Illinois, United States
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa — Ottawa, Illinois, United States
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital — Pekin, Illinois, United States
- Proctor Hospital — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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