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NCT Number: NCT04180579

Safety of Lower Scalp Cooling Temperature to Prevent Hair Loss From Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

This study is being done to determine if using the Paxman Scalp Cooling System at temperatures lower than the current standard is a safe and tolerable approach to prevent hair loss in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Active, Not Recruiting

This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10021, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or older
  • New diagnosis of breast cancer stage I-IV
  • Planning to undergo neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy with curative intent
  • Chemotherapy must be planned for at least 4 cycles of full-dose anthracycline plus cyclophosphamide followed by taxane based chemotherapy regimen:
  • Concurrent trastuzumab at standard doses is allowed
  • Concurrent pertuzumab at standard doses is allowed
  • Administration of chemotherapy on a dose dense schedule is allowed as clinically indicated
  • For women of childbearing potential, a negative pregnancy test is needed within 7 days prior to study intervention, or whenever collected as per standard of care. For women who undergo fertility preservation or ovarian stimulation, a negative pregnancy test is not needed and eligibility due to positive pregnancy test will be determined by investigator discretion.

Exclusion criteria

  • Any other concurrent malignancy including hematological malignancies (i.e. leukemia or lymphoma)
  • Baseline alopecia (defined CTCAE v5.0 grade > 1)
  • Subjects who are scheduled for bone marrow ablation chemotherapy
  • Male gender
  • Age >/= 75 years
  • Personal history of migraines, cluster or tension headaches as defined as actual medical diagnosis by a physician and/or prescribed medications. If personal history of migraines was related to a past medical problem that is now resolved, subject may go on study at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.
  • Subjects who have had prior chemotherapy
  • Subjects who have had >/=1 previous chemotherapy exposure resulting in alopecia
  • An existing history of scalp metastases or suspected presence of scalp metastasis
  • Subjects with cold sensitivity, cryoglobulinemia, cryofibrinogenemia, or cold migraine pot-traumatic cold dystrophy
  • Previously received, or scheduled to undergo skull irradiation

Treatment and study plan

PAXMAN Scalp Cooler

Device

Scalp cooling will occur with each dose of chemotherapy.

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety as assessed by CTCAE

    Time frame: Up to 44 weeks from the start of treatment

    Safety will be determined by toxicity assessment according to CTCAE

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Safety and Tolerability of Lower Scalp Cooling Temperatures to Prevent Doxorubicin Plus Cyclophosphamide and Paclitaxel-induced Alopecia in Breast Cancer Patients

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Nov 27, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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