Effect of Topical Diclofenac on Clinical Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Capecitabine

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of using combination of Urea-based cream (CARBAMIDE®) and topical diclofenac (VOLTAREN®) Emulgel 1% for improving the incidence of Hand-foot syndrome in histologically proven breast cancer Egyptian patients receiving single agent chemotherapy Capecitabine (XELODA ®) and Its effect on improving patients' quality of life.

Timeline

Start

2022-12-08

Primary completion

2023-11-15

Completion

2023-12-08

Publications

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• Background Santhosh A, Kumar A, Pramanik R, Gogia A, Prasad CP, Gupta I, Gupta N, Cheung WY, Pandey RM, Sharma A, Batra A. Randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study of topical diclofenac in the prevention of hand-foot syndrome in patients receiving capecitabine (the D-TORCH study). Trials. 2022 May 19;23(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06353-2.

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