Phase I-II Clinical Study of Taurine for External Use in the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Radiation Skin Injury

Recruiting now · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: To Evaluate the Safety of Taurine in Preventing Acute Radiation Skin Injury Induced by Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

In brief

Acute radiation skin injury is the most common side effect of radiation therapy in patients with chest tumors, which can be manifested as erythema, dry peeling, wet peeling, and severe ulcers. Even with current advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity-modulated reverse radiation therapy (IMRT), about one-third of patients develop grade 2 or higher skin damage during radiotherapy. Radiation skin damage can cause discomfort to patients, thus affecting their daily life and reducing their quality of life. In severe cases, it can even reduce the efficacy due to prolonged treatment time. Therefore, prevention and treatment of acute radiation skin injury is a difficult problem to be solved urgently in clinical practice. Even with current advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as intensity-modulated reverse radiation therapy (IMRT), about one-third of patients develop grade 2 or higher skin damage during radiotherapy. Radiation skin damage can cause discomfort to patients, thus affecting their daily life and reducing their quality of life. In severe cases, it can even reduce the efficacy due to prolonged treatment time. Therefore, prevention and treatment of acute radiation skin injury is a difficult problem to be solved urgently in clinical practice. From previous studies, we found that taurine is an active substance that regulates normal physiological activities of the body and is widely distributed in various tissues and organs of the body. This substance has many advantages. Many previous studies have shown that taurine also has a wide range of biological functions such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, maintaining osmotic pressure balance, improving visual function, regulating blood sugar, nerve conduction, endocrine activity, regulating lipid digestion and absorption, increasing cardiac contractility, improving immunity, enhancing cell membrane antioxidant capacity, protecting myocardial cells, etc. Considering the multiple medical values of taurine and its safety, we intend to conduct a phase I-II clinical study of taurine for external use in the prevention and treatment of acute radiation skin injury for radiation skin injury, with the study period from January 25,2024 to January 25,2027. The purpose is to evaluate the safety of taurine in the prevention and treatment of acute radiation skin injury in breast cancer patients after adjuvant radiotherapy. Possible benefits: Reduce the incidence and severity of radiation skin damage.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06847555
Run by: Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute
People needed: 24
Starts: 2025-05-25
Expected to finish: 2027-09-25
Last updated by the study team: 2025-02-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Breast cancer patients scheduled for conventional fractionated adjuvant
radiotherapy.
18 years or older
ECOG score 0-1
No previous history of other neoplasms.
No previous chest radiotherapy.
Heart, lung function, liver function and kidney function were within normal range.
Voluntary informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

Pregnant or lactating women, women in childbearing years who do not use effective contraception；
Patients with mental disease or nervous system disease, unable to clearly describe treatment response (such as cerebrovascular accident sequela);
Those who have serious heart, liver, kidney and other organ diseases or diabetes and are not expected to complete the treatment plan;
serious, uncontrolled diseases and infections;
Pregnant or lactating patients.
Allergic to taurine and any of its components.
Has participated in other clinical trials.
knot tissue disease
active hepatitis
Obvious diseases that the investigator considers should be excluded from this study

Where it is running

Shandong Cancer Hospital — Jinan, Shandong, China (enrolling)

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