Nicotine Patches in Reducing Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Who Are Receiving Capecitabine For Metastatic Breast Cancer

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Palmar-plantar Erythrodysesthesia

In brief

RATIONALE: Nicotine patches may reduce hand-foot syndrome in patients receiving capecitabine for metastatic breast cancer. It is not yet known which nicotine patch regimen may be more effective in reducing hand-foot syndrome. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying which schedule of using nicotine patches is more effective in reducing hand-foot syndrome in patients who are receiving capecitabine for metastatic breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00751101
Run by
University of California, San Francisco
People needed
24
Starts
2007-08-20
Expected to finish
2018-03-24
Last updated by the study team
2020-10-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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