Trental & Vitamin E for Radiation-Induced Fibrosis

Summary

This study seeks to determine if a combination of Trental and Vitamin E prevents the development of radiation fibrosis in women treated with radiation for the definitive management of their breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

2003-02

Primary completion

2010-05

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• Background Dion MW, Hussey DH, Doornbos JF, Vigliotti AP, Wen BC, Anderson B. Preliminary results of a pilot study of pentoxifylline in the treatment of late radiation soft tissue necrosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1990 Aug;19(2):401-7. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(90)90549-y.
• Background Delanian S, Balla-Mekias S, Lefaix JL. Striking regression of chronic radiotherapy damage in a clinical trial of combined pentoxifylline and tocopherol. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Oct;17(10):3283-90. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.10.3283.
• Background Delanian S, Porcher R, Balla-Mekias S, Lefaix JL. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of combined pentoxifylline and tocopherol for regression of superficial radiation-induced fibrosis. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jul 1;21(13):2545-50. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.06.064.
• Background Gothard L, Cornes P, Earl J, Hall E, MacLaren J, Mortimer P, Peacock J, Peckitt C, Woods M, Yarnold J. Double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial of vitamin E and pentoxifylline in patients with chronic arm lymphoedema and fibrosis after surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2004 Nov;73(2):133-9. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.09.013.
• Background Delanian S, Porcher R, Rudant J, Lefaix JL. Kinetics of response to long-term treatment combining pentoxifylline and tocopherol in patients with superficial radiation-induced fibrosis. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1;23(34):8570-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.4729. Epub 2005 Oct 31.

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