Active clinical trials for "Breast Neoplasms"

This phase II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) and whether it works in reducing or preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in patients with breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) who are receiving treatment with paclitaxel. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Exposure to chemotherapy drugs like paclitaxel may cause a side effect called CIPN, which is a condition of weakness, numbness, and pain from nerve damage (usually in the hands and feet). GM1 is a part of the body's natural system that insulates nerves and helps to protect nerves from damage. Giving GM1 may help reduce or prevent CIPN in breast cancer patients receiving treatment with paclitaxel.

The present pilot study investigates the feasibility of a prospective larger confirmatory study on the efficacy of Dr. Hauschka Med Ice Plant Intensive Cream for the prevention of hand-foot syndrome in patients with breast carcinoma undergoing therapy with doxorubicin and / or docetaxel.

GrannyFit is a prospective, national, multicenter, single-arm open-label study. It will include a total of 200 participants over the age of 70 years treated for de novo or recurrent (local or distant) BC. Participants will receive a Withing Steel activity tracker, which they will be asked to wear 24 h per day for 12 months. The principal assessments will be performed at baseline, at 6 months and at 12 months. The investigators will evaluate clinical (e.g. comorbidities), lifestyle, quality of life, fatigue, and physical activity parameters. All questionnaires will be completed on a REDCap form, via a secure internet link.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of assigning breast cancer survivors currently receiving chemotherapy to exercise at a specific time of day, e.g., morning or afternoon/evening, for a 4-week exercise intervention. Information gathered from this study will help inform a future, larger trial. Study Aims: 1. Assess the feasibility of engaging in exercise at an assigned time-of-day (e.g., morning or afternoon/evening) in breast cancer survivors on chemotherapy. Hypothesis: Assigning windows of time within the day to complete exercise (e.g. 5-10am exercise start time vs. 3-8pm exercise start time) will be feasible among this patient population. 1a. Determine the acceptability engaging in exercise at an assigned time-of-day (e.g., morning or afternoon/evening) in breast cancer survivors on chemotherapy. Hypothesis: Engaging in exercise at an assigned time-of-day will be acceptable in this patient population. 2. To generate evidence on the magnitude of the effect sizes and outcome variability of physical function and human performance variables. Tests to be conducted at baseline and end of study to measure physical function and human performance variables include: Timed up and go test, 30-second chair stand, handgrip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness.

Hormone receptor (HR)-positive and HER2-negative (HR+/HER2-) metastatic/advanced breast cancer (mBC) is a major public health issue. During the last decades, a therapeutic challenge was to overcome the tumor's resistance to endocrine therapy (ET). Thanks to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of this resistance, effective new treatments have been developed, such as Kisqali® (ribociclib), a molecularly targeted therapy. This treatment blocks the growth and division of cancer cells by blocking proteins called CDK4/6 located inside the cell. This treatment, taken in combination with ET, blocks the harmful effect of hormones (estrogen) on cancer cell proliferation, and represent the standard first-line treatment of patients with HR+/HER2- mBC. But, as with any treatment, it is expected that some patients will have a good response and their disease will be stabilized or even in remission, while other patients will not benefit from treatment and will relapse. In order to make progress, it is necessary to identify pre-therapeutic markers predictive of response to this treatment and the molecular mechanisms of this resistance set up by the tumor before or under the effect of the treatment. The Trans-RosaLEE study aims to fill this gap by providing high-throughput molecular profiling (DNA and RNA) of a collection of tumor and blood samples from patients with RH+/HER2- mBC scheduled to start treatment with Kisqali® + ET. Samples will be collected just prior to initiation of therapy (pre-therapy) and just after discontinuation of therapy in the event of disease progression (post-therapy). The main objectives of the TransRosaLEE study are : to determine if Kisqali® + ET treatment causes changes in the DNA and/or RNA genes of tumor; to identify whether there is a molecular signature that would predict clinical outcome of patients treated with Kisqali® + ET (tumor response, survival); to identify alterations in tumor's genes that could be targeted by a specific treatment and that would allow, in case of progression of the disease, to set up a new adapted treatment. The TransRosaLEE study is a collaborative study between the Paoli-Calmettes Institute (France, Marseille) and the pharmaceutical group Novartis. It will take place in up to 90 healthcare institutions in France, and 241 patients will be enrolled. It is closely linked to the non-interventional study RosaLEE promoted by Novartis.

The purpose of this study is to study exercise in a novel population with indolent MBC (no progression on current therapy in prior 12 months and not receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy). The study team hypothesizes that delivering virtual, supervised, progressive intensity aerobic and resistance training exercise for 16 weeks in this population will significantly improve 1) cardiorespiratory fitness, functional status, and sarcopenia (low muscle mass), all established predictors of survival, and 2) patient- reported outcomes.

This study will be conducted to compare the effects of hand and foot exercises on peripheral neuropathy and quality of life in breast cancer patients taking taxanes

This phase II trial tests how well Reishi mushroom extract works in treating fatigue and/or joint/muscle pain (arthralgias/myalgias) in patients with breast cancer on aromatase inhibitors. Fatigue and arthralgias/myalgias are common symptoms in breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors (AI). Given the long duration of AI treatment for some women (up to 10 years), these symptoms can significantly impact quality of life and premature discontinuation of AIs, a beneficial medication. Reishi mushrooms are among several medicinal mushrooms that have been used for hundreds of years, mainly in Asian countries, to help enhance the immune system, reduce stress, improve sleep, and lessen fatigue. Reishi mushroom extracts have not been studied explicitly for treatment-induced arthralgias/myalgias, but have been shown to improve quality of life, muscular strength, pain, and flexibility. Information from this study may help researchers determine the effect of Reishi mushroom extract on fatigue and arthralgias/myalgias in breast cancer patients receiving an AI.

Auriculotherapy is a complementary medicine, with few side effects, without contraindication, inexpensive and not very restrictive.Its efficacy has been found in several tests especially for the treatment of intraoperative pain. It remains more controversial in other indications. Evaluation of the value of auriculotherapy is often difficult because of the methodological limitations of the trials conducted. In the daily practice, the auriculotherapy is proposed to improve the articular pains of patients treated by AA. This Phase III study aims at validate this approach.

The aims of the cohort will be to quantify impact of cancer treatments toxicities , and to generate predictors of chronic toxicity in patients with non-metastatic cancer. Study of the original cohort will be focused on localized breast cancer patients, other localisation in non-metastatic setting will be explored furtherwise, fist of all in lung cancer. The project will include four specific aims : To develop a database of chronic treatment related toxicity in a cohort of 14750 women with stage I-III breast cancer (= non metastatic), whatever these treatments are (surgery; radiation therapy; chemotherapy …) To describe incidence, clinical presentation, and outcome of chronic toxicities. To describe the psychological, the social and the economic impacts of chronic toxicities. To generate predictors for chronic toxicities in order to prevent them, based upon biological criteria. The expected impact of these toxicities, when identified, will be to improve quality of life and to decrease health cost, by the early identification of patients at high risk of toxicity. Such early identification could lead to prevent toxic effect by: a. developing prevention strategies, b. substituting toxic treatment by a non (less) toxic one. Also, such cohort will offer a quantification of the impact of treatment toxicity, that could be further used to quantify medical usefulness of strategies that aim at decreasing treatment toxicities (implementation of predictive biomarker for resistance, cytotoxic-free regimen etc…)