Topical Sunscreen in Preventing Skin Rash in Patients Receiving Drugs Such as Erlotinib or Cetuximab for Cancer
Dermatologic Complications, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Dermatologic Complications focused on measuring dermatologic complications, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of cancer Receiving ≥ 1 of the following epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor treatments: Gefitinib Cetuximab Erlotinib Panitumumab ICR-62 Matuzumab CI-1033 EGFR treatment must have begun within the past 3 days No rash (of any etiology) at study entry PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Able to apply sunscreen on face, trunk, and extremities Able to complete questionnaire(s) No history of allergic reactions or severe intolerance to sunscreen or its derivatives No history of skin problems likely to reoccur during treatment Must avoid heavy sun exposure, especially during the hours of noon to 4 pm daily PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics No concurrent tanning bed usage No other concurrent topical sunscreens
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Graham Hospital
- Memorial Hospital
- St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
- Eureka Community Hospital
- Galesburg Clinic
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital
- Mason District Hospital
- Hopedale Medical Complex
- Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- Kewanee Hospital
- McDonough District Hospital
- Trinity Medical Center - East
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Perry Memorial Hospital
- St. Margaret's Hospital
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Howard Community Hospital at Howard Regional Health System
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Incorporated
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- McFarland Clinic, PC
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Capitol Hospital
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
- John Stoddard Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
- McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
- Southwest Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
- Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
- Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- Hurley Medical Center
- Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Dickinson County Healthcare System
- Foote Hospital
- Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC
- Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
- Community Cancer Center of Monroe
- Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
- Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw
- Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- MeritCare Clinic - Bemidji
- Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- CCOP - Duluth
- Miller-Dwan Medical Center
- St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic Cancer Center
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
- Hutchinson Area Health Care
- Meeker County Memorial Hospital
- Immanuel St. Joseph's Clinic
- HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood
- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
- Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Saint Francis Cancer Center
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- Park Nicollet Health Services
- Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
- United Hospital
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury
- Woodwinds Health Campus
- Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care and Research
- Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
- Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
- St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
- Billings Clinic - Downtown
- Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
- St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
- Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
- St. Peter's Hospital
- Glacier Oncology, PLLC
- Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center
- Community Medical Center
- Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
- Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
- Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
- Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Immanuel Medical Center
- Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Creighton University Medical Center
- Rutherford Hospital
- Bismarck Cancer Center
- Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
- Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
- St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
- CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
- MeritCare Broadway
- Wood County Oncology Center
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- CCOP - Columbus
- Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
- Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Fremont Memorial Hospital
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- Fairfield Medical Center
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
- St. Charles Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic - Oregon
- Firelands Regional Medical Center
- North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
- Mercy Medical Center
- Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
- Flower Hospital Cancer Center
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- Toledo Hospital
- St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
- Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- Mount Carmel Cancer Services at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
- Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
- Geisinger Medical Center
- Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
- Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- AnMed Cancer Center
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Medical X-Ray Center, PC
- Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center
- Hematology-Oncology Associates of Fredericksburg, Incorporated
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
- St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
- Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
sunscreen
placebo
Patients apply sunscreen generously to the entire body twice daily for 4 weeks. Patients complete self-reported questionnaires regarding their rash status at baseline and then weekly for 8 weeks. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 8 weeks.
Patients apply placebo generously to the entire body twice daily for 4 weeks. Patients complete self-reported questionnaires regarding their rash status at baseline and then weekly for 8 weeks. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 8 weeks.