Publikation

Prevention of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia with an antiperspirant in breast cancer patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (SAKK 92/08)

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 20.03.2014

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PubMed
DOI

Zitation
Templeton A, Ruhstaller T, Thürlimann B, Zaman K, von Moos R, Rochlitz C, Winterhalder R, von Rohr L, Müller A, Winkler A, Borner M, Dietrich D, Beyeler M, Hsu Schmitz S, Sun H, Surber C, Ribi K, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center. Prevention of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia with an antiperspirant in breast cancer patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (SAKK 92/08). Breast 2014; 23:244-9.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Breast 2014; 23
Veröffentlichungsdatum
20.03.2014
eISSN (Online)
1532-3080
Seiten
244-9
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

BACKGROUND
Elevated concentrations of doxorubicin are found in eccrine sweat glands of the palms and soles. We therefore evaluated an antiperspirant as preventive treatment for palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (hand-foot syndrome) in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

PATIENTS AND METHODS
An antiperspirant containing aluminum chlorohydrate or placebo cream was applied to the left or right hand and foot in a double-blinded manner (intra-patient randomization). The primary endpoint was the rate of grade 2 or 3 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. A secondary endpoint was the patient-reported symptom burden (tingling, numbness, pain, or skin problems). Using McNemar's matched pairs design, 53 patients were needed to detect a 20% difference between the treatment and placebo sides with a significance level of 5% and power of 90%.

RESULTS
Grade 2 or 3 PPE occurred in 30 (58%) of 52 evaluable patients; in six patients adverse effects occurred on the placebo side but not on the treatment side, whereas one patient developed palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia on the treatment side only (P = 0.07). Four patients developed grade 2 or 3 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia on their foot on the placebo side but not on the treatment side (P = 0.05). In the cohort with grade 2 or 3 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia there was a trend towards fewer dermatologic symptomatologies with the active treatment (P = 0.05), and no difference for other adverse events.

CONCLUSION
Using topical aluminum chlorohydrate as an antiperspirant appears to reduce the incidence of grade 2 or 3 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia following pegylated liposomal doxorubicin chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.