Skin Protection During Radiotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Radiotherapy may cause severe skin changes that significantly interfere with the patient's quality of life and may reduce radiotherapy effectiveness. Many skin care instructions and various topical agents are recommended to help patients in the management of radiation skin reactions, but evidence to support the value of the topical treatments of the irradiated skin is lacking. In the present study we investigated the effects of two topical agents used as supportive care to protect skin during radiotherapy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Limoges

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years old or more

• Patients with breast cancer for which a treatment by radiotherapy is planned

• No concomitant chemotherapy

• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cutaneous neoplasia radiotherapy

• Total mastectomy

• Bilateral breast cancer

• Dark skinDiseases enhancing radiosensitivity Patient with a generalized skin disorder

• Pregnant, breast-feeding woman