Status:

COMPLETED

Hair Loss Prevention Study for Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

HonorHealth Research Institute

Conditions:

Alopecia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pilot study intended for hair loss prevention in patients with pancreatic cancer who are receiving treatment containing nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine and cisplatin.

Detailed Description

Patients with pancreatic cancer who are receiving treatment containing nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine and cisplatin will experience hair preservation with the use of the Paxman scalp cooling device, at t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial
  • \>18 years of age on day of signing informed consent
  • Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and scheduled to receive treatment with a regimen containing nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine and cisplatin

Exclusion

  • Grade 1 alopecia
  • Existing history of scalp metastases or the presence of scalp metastases is suspected
  • No history of previous cancers within the past 5 years
  • CNS malignancies (either primary or metastatic)
  • Cold sensitivity, cold agglutinin disease, cryoglobulinemia, cryofibrinogenemia, cold migraine, cold urticaria, post-traumatic cold dystrophy
  • Imminent bone marrow ablation chemotherapy
  • Imminent skull radiation
  • Previously received or scheduled to undergo skull irradiation
  • Severe liver or renal disease from any etiology as patient may not be able to metabolize or clear the metabolites of the chemotherapeutic agent
  • Skin cancers including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma
  • Small cell carcinoma of the lung
  • Solid tumors that have a high likelihood for metastasis in transit
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 13 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04492800

Start Date

December 13 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

February 24 2022

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HonorHealth Research Institute

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258