Coenzyme Q10 and Chemotherapeutic Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients

Summary

investigating the potential effect of Coenzyme Q10 in ameliorating and preventing the development of paclitaxel chemotherapeutic toxicity in breast cancer patients

Timeline

Start

2024-08-01

Primary completion

2025-03-10

Completion

2025-03-30

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper lower incidence of clinically relevant neuropathy, with grade ≥ 2 events occurring in 68% of the CoQ10 group versus 96% of controls (p = 0.01) PMID 42401951 ↗

Publications

• Background Haroun EA, Mansour NO, Eltantawy A, Shams MEE. Effect of cilostazol on preventing paclitaxel-induced neuropathy in patients with breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial. Pharmacotherapy. 2023 Sep;43(9):872-882. doi: 10.1002/phar.2830. Epub 2023 Jun 12.
• Background Bakry HM, Mansour NO, ElKhodary TR, Soliman MM. Efficacy of metformin in prevention of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. Front Pharmacol. 2023 Jul 31;14:1181312. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1181312. eCollection 2023.
• Background Hernandez-Ojeda J, Cardona-Munoz EG, Roman-Pintos LM, Troyo-Sanroman R, Ortiz-Lazareno PC, Cardenas-Meza MA, Pascoe-Gonzalez S, Miranda-Diaz AG. The effect of ubiquinone in diabetic polyneuropathy: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Diabetes Complications. 2012 Jul-Aug;26(4):352-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.04.004. Epub 2012 May 16.
• Background Khalefa HG, Shawki MA, Aboelhassan R, El Wakeel LM. Evaluation of the effect of N-acetylcysteine on the prevention and amelioration of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Aug;183(1):117-125. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05762-8. Epub 2020 Jun 29.
• Hassoub G, El-Bassiouny NA, Abdelkader Y, Badawy AA, Kassem AB. Coenzyme Q10 as an adjunctive strategy to reduce paclitaxel-induced toxicities in breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol. 2026 Jul 4. doi: 10.1186/s40360-026-01163-7. Online ahead of print.

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