Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of CG428 Cutaneous Solution on Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia; Controlled Study (ELAN)

The aim of this trial is to compare the degree of efficacy, safety and tolerability of CG 428 cutaneous solution versus placebo on prevention of chemotherapy induced alopecia (CIA) in female patients with metastatic cancer treated with selected regimens inducing alopecia.

Inclusion criteria

• Adult female, age ≥ 18 years.
• Patient with cancer, requiring one of the following pre-specified chemotherapy regimen according to local guidelines: weekly paclitaxel, weekly docetaxel, eribuline or associationof weekly paclitaxel/docetaxel with carboplatine (association of targeted therapies not influencing significantly the risk of alopecia is allowed, i.e. trastuzumab, pertuzumab or bevacizumab).
• Healthy hair (no current alopecia or scalp disease treatment).
• Life expectancy ≥ 6 months.
• Able to use the study treatment in compliance with the protocol.
• Physical and psychological ability to participate.
• Negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to randomization in premenopausal women with childbearing potential.
• Patients must agree to not shave their head (minimum ≥ 1 cm).
• Signed and dated informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Other ongoing anti-neoplastic therapy or other investigational drug with potential effect on hair growth.
• Patients treated with proteasome inhibitors, i.e. bortezomib.
• Prior radiotherapy to the scalp with residual alopecia.
• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to some components of CG 428 cutaneous solution (including allium cepa (onion), citrus, caffeine, theobromine).
• Pre-existing alopecia or significant scalp disease, which may alter study treatment administration or absorption.
• Concomitant use of cold cap or any other anti-hair loss treatment.
• Hair transplants.