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NCT Number: NCT03768492

Study of the Safety and Efficacy of a Caffeine-based Antifibrosis Cream in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether a caffeine-based cream can reduce the rates of reconstructive complications in patients with tissue expander based reconstruction requiring post-mastectomy radiation therapy when compared to a placebo cream.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

New York University Medical Center

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient has histologically-confirmed carcinoma of breast (all subtypes are permitted)
  • Patient has undergone mastectomy with tissue expander-based reconstruction and require post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) per the - Stage DCIS (0) -III breast cancer, excluding any patients with inflammatory breast cancer at presentation.
  • Patient will receive irradiation of the chest wall. Additional fields to treat the regional nodes including the supraclavicular / axillary and/or internal mammary chains is allowed but not required. If a patient requires a boost field to the chest wall, scar and/or nodal region this is allowed.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient with skin changes or inflammatory carcinoma at presentation Patient has (cT4b-d)
  • unhealed wound in the radiation field
  • Patient has allergy to Caffeine
  • Patient has systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma that increases the risk of radiation dermatitis development
  • Patient will receive concurrent chemotherapy with radiation. (Patient is allowed to take concurrent hormonal therapy or Trastuzumab)
  • Planned accelerated or hypofractionated fractionation.
  • Previous radiation to the ipsilateral breast or chest wall or thoracic region.
  • Anyone who will require bolus use during radiation (per physician discretion) as this will increase rates of acute toxicity interfering with measurement of the primary study endpoint.
  • All pre-menopausal women will require a urine qualitative pregnancy test to exclude pregnancy. Pregnant women will be excluded from the study.

Treatment and study plan

Caffeine anhydrous 5% added to Lipoderm Cream Base.

Drug

Caffeine USP Anhydrous 5 gm Ethoxy Digylco Reagent 10 ml Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) Lipoderm Base 85 gm

Lipoderm Cream Base

Other

Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) Lipoderm Base 85 gm

Primary outcomes

  1. Standard Toxicity Scoring

    Time frame: 4 Years

    The US National Cancer Institute developed the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), which was formerly called the Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC), which is a standardized classification of adverse effects in cancer therapy. The current version 5.0 was released in 2017. The criteria uses a grading system of 1 to 5 (e.g. Grade 1 = mild and Grade 5 = death related to AE).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1, Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of a Caffeine-based Antifibrosis Cream in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Acronym: ReDCoAT

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 7, 2018
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2026

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