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Reversing External-beam Radiotherapy-associated Fibrosis Syndrome: an Interventional Bayesian Adaptive Randomized-controlled Orphan Drug Platform Trial for Orodental Sequelae (Reverse-fibrose)
Led by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-01-26
250
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
394 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
To find out if adding medication can help treat or prevent lymphedema and/or fibrosis related to radiation therapy, in survivors of head and neck cancer. Researchers will compare these drugs to find the most effective therapy for preventing or limiting these side effects.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Reversing External-beam Radiotherapy-associated Fibrosis Syndrome: an Interventional Bayesian Adaptive Randomized-controlled Orphan Drug Platform Trial for Orodental Sequelae (Reverse-fibrose)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Prior history of head and neck cancer with no active disease
- Previously treated with radiotherapy with a prescribed dose of 30 Gy or more to one or both necks
- Detectable grade 2 or higher lymphedema or fibrosis more than 6 months after radiotherapy
- No active liver disease (Child-Pugh class B or C), cirrhosis, active alcoholism, or history of ulcers
- No history of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis
- Creatinine clearance of 30 mL/min or more
- No history of acute myocardial infarction or severe coronary disease
- Female who is non-pregnant or post-menopausal, or male
- No history of diabetes mellitus
- No allergy or hypersensitivity to HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors or xanthine derivatives (e.g., caffeine, theophylline, theobromine)
- No contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging, subject to physician discretion
You will not qualify if you...
- Active liver disease (Child-Pugh class B or C), cirrhosis, or active alcoholism
- History of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis
- History of acute myocardial infarction or severe coronary disease
- Pregnant females; post-menopausal females or males are excluded
- History of diabetes mellitus
- Allergy or hypersensitivity to HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors or xanthine derivatives
- Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging, subject to physician discretion
- Receiving other investigational agents
- History of allergic reactions to similar compounds used in the study
- Psychiatric illness or social situations limiting compliance with study requirements
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Clifton Fuller, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
5
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