Scalp Cooling in MBC
Recruiting now · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Metastatic Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia
In brief
This research is being done to compare rates of hair loss of people with metastatic breast who use scalp cooling versus those who do not use scalp cooling after receiving standard of care treatment with either sacituzumab govitecan, trastuzumab deruxtecan, or eribulin. The name of the study intervention involved in this study is: * Paxman Scalp Cooling System
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04986579
- Run by
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- People needed
- 120
- Starts
- 2021-10-07
- Expected to finish
- 2030-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Men and women with a diagnosis of metastatic invasive breast cancer with a ECOG PS≤2
- Participant is ≥ 18 years old.
- Hair present at baseline.
- One of the following full dose chemotherapy regimens must be planned for at least 4 cycles:
- Sacituzumab govitecan (IMMU-132) 10 mg/kg administered intravenously on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan 5.4 mg/kg administered intravenously once every 3 weeks
- Eribulin 1.4 mg/m2 administered intravenously on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle
- The Paxman Scalp Cooling System must be initiated with the first dose of therapy in participants that elect to participate in the scalp cooling group.
You may not qualify if…
- Known hematological malignancies (i.e. leukemia or lymphoma)
- Known scalp metastases.
- Baseline alopecia (defined CTCAE 5.0 grade > 0, see Appendix B)
- Subjects with cold agglutinin disease or cold urticaria.
- Subjects who are scheduled for bone marrow ablation chemotherapy.
- Personal history of migraines, cluster or tension headaches as defined as actual medical diagnosis by a physician and/ or prescribed medications. If personal history of migraines was related to a past medical problem that is now resolved, the subject may go on study at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.
- Subjects who have lichen planus or lupus.
- Participants who are receiving any additional anti-cancer agents
Where it is running
- Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
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