Clinical Biomarker of Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

NCT ID: NCT06430814

Last Updated: 2025-09-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

188 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-10

Study Completion Date

2027-09-30

Brief Summary

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Investigation of which patients treated with paclitaxel have an increased risk of developing peripheral neuropathy.

Detailed Description

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The primary aim of this study is to validate the protein neurofilament light chain (NFL) as a biomarker of the side effect paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) and its utility in predicting this side effect in patients with breast cancer. The investigators want to include 188 patients at four different trial sites. The patients must follow their normal treatment cycles while getting blood drawn during their treatment period however maximal 4 cycles.

Blood samples are dawn before treatment initiation and once before each new cycle start in order to measure neurofilament light chain (NFL) before and during treatment. The investigators also want to take a skin biopsy before treatment start and after either cycle 3 or 4.

The primary endpoint of the study is if serum NFL\>100 pg/ml after first cycle of paclitaxel can predict early termination of paclitaxel due to peripheral neuropathy.

Conditions

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Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Breastcancer patients

A total of 188 patients diagnosed with breast cancer who are scheduled for paclitaxel treatment, either as adjuvant or neo-adjuvant treatment, will be recruited across three trial sites.

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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No intervention

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 18 years
* Willing to give informed consent
* Scheduled to receive neo-adjuvant or adjuvant paclitaxel treatment
* Able to speak and understand Danish
* Diagnosed with breast cancer
* Paclitaxel naïve patients

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., neuropathy from another cause, previous apoplexy, disc herniation
* Type 1 or 2 diabetes
* Pregnant
* Breastfeeding
* Relapse of cancer diagnosis
* Diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* Participation in other clinical trials where the dose of paclitaxel is changed, or the aim is to prevent neuropathic pain or decrease NFL level (except if the intervention is to use cooling gloves).
* Previous treatment with neurotoxic chemotherapy
* Chronic pain from another cause
* Metastatic cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Odense University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sygehus Lillebaelt

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sonderborg Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ditte Bork Iversen

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Southern Denmark

Locations

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg

Sønderborg, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle

Vejle, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Ditte Bork Iversen, MSc Pharm, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+45 65 50 23 52

Tore B. Stage, Prof

Role: CONTACT

+45 65 50 36 78

Facility Contacts

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Marianne Vogsen

Role: primary

+4550932282

Marianne Christensen

Role: primary

+4579973034

Lise Ventzel

Role: primary

+4579406060

Other Identifiers

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AKF-403

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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