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A Randomized Phase III Study of Vitamins B6 and B12 to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy in Cancer Patients

A Phase 3 study testing Multivitamin (MV), Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6 and Chemotherapy in people with Cancer, run by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance at 5 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Many types of chemotherapy may cause nerve damage as a side effect. This neurotoxicity can manifest as peripheral sensory neuropathy (characterized by numbness, tingling, or pain). The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the combination of vitamin B6 and B12 in preventing chemotherapy induced neuropathy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cancer
What is being tested?
Multivitamin (MV), Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6 and Chemotherapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
319 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2006to Jun 2015
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients, 18 years of age or older, with a cancer treated with any of the following drugs are eligible:
  • Taxanes, vinca alkaloid analogs, heavy metals.
  • Each patient will be allocated to the following 3 groups:
  • Group 1 (Heavy metals): Patients treated with cisplatin (>25 mg/m2/week dose intensity) or oxaliplatin
  • Group 2 (Taxane): Patients treated with paclitaxel, docetaxel or abraxane
  • Group 3 (Vinca alkaloids): Patients treated with vincristine and vinorelbine.
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  • Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 24 weeks.
  • Patients must have a Zubrod performance status of 0-2.
  • Patients must sign an informed consent.
  • Patients may have a grade 0 (chemotherapy naive) or 1 neuropathy (history of prior chemotherapy) prior to entry.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with symptomatic brain metastases are excluded from this study.
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers are not eligible for this trial. Patients of child bearing potential must use adequate contraception.
  • Patients may receive no other concurrent complementary medicines during this study.
  • Patients with neuropathy induced diabetes are not eligible for this study
  • Patients with severe medical problems such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease or active infections are not eligible for this trial.

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center @ Lovelace Medical Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102

  • Hematology Oncology Associates

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106

  • Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131

  • New Mexico Cancer Care Associates

    Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Phase III Study of Vitamins B6 and B12 to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy in Cancer Patients.

Many types of chemotherapy may cause nerve damage as a side effect. This neurotoxicity can manifest as peripheral sensory neuropathy (characterized by numbness, tingling, or pain). The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of the combination of vitamin B6 and B12 in preventing chemotherapy induced neuropathy.

Read the detailed description

Neuropathy can be a significant side effect of chemotherapy using platinum compounds, taxanes, and vinca alkaloids. There is clinical and preclinical data that vitamin B6 and B12 may alleviate neuropathy in experimentally induced neuropathy in animal models, or clinical neuropathy such as diabetic neuropathy. This is a randomized phase III study of the use of multivitamins with or without vitamin B6 and B12 to prevent or relieve neuropathic toxicity from chemotherapy in patients receiving chemotherapy. Patients will be stratified by type of chemotherapy agent (3 groups), presence or absence of neuropathy at baseline, and randomized to receive placebo or vitamin B6/B12 supplementation.

Conditions
Cancer
Being tested
Multivitamin (MV), Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6, Chemotherapy
Keywords
Vitamin B-12, Vitamin B-6, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Taxanes, Vinca alkaloid, Heavy metals, Neuropathy, Nerve pain
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Neuralgia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Multivitamin (MV)Dietary supplement

    Multivitamins containing no more than 10 mg of pyridoxine and/or 10 micrograms of Vitamin B12 will be given to the patients on this arm.

  • Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6Dietary supplement

    Multivitamin (containing no more than 10 mg of pyridoxine and/or 10 micrograms of Vitamin B12), plus Vitamin B6 tablets and Vitamin B12 injections

  • ChemotherapyDrug

    Also called Cisplatin (Platinol, Platinol-AQ), Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), Paclitaxel (Taxol, Abraxane), Docetaxel (Taxotere)

    Patients are treated per standard of care according to the choice of the treating physician with heavy metals (cisplatin, oxaliplatin), taxanes (paclitaxel, docetaxel), or vinca alkaloids (vincristine, vinorelbine)

    Ranges of cumulative doses (in mg/m2) are:

    paclitaxel, 700-960; docetaxel, 240-400; vincristine, 8-16; vinorelbine, 360-480; cisplatin, 240-400; oxaliplatin, 400-800; abraxane, 1200-1800

Study groups in NCT00659269
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Multivitamin (MV)Active comparator1 multivitamin pill will be taken orally, daily starting on the first day of chemotherapy and continuing for no more than 30 days past the cumulative chemotherapy dose (until the next cycle starts)
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Multivitamin (MV); Drug: Chemotherapy
Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6Experimental1 multivitamin pill will be taken orally, daily starting on the first day of chemotherapy and continuing for no more than 30 days past the cumulative chemotherapy dose (until the next cycle starts). The patient will also take the following, starting on the first day of chemotherapy: 1. pyridoxine 50 mg three times per day, orally and continue for no more than 30 days past the cumulative chemotherapy dose (until the next cycle starts) 2. Vitamin B12 one mg injected intramuscularly, every 3 or 4 weeks, depending on the timing of the chemotherapy for 4 doses.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6; Drug: Chemotherapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Neurotoxicity Assessment at Baseline

    Neurotoxicity is evaluated using The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane (FACT-Tax) questionnaire. FACT-Tax is a validated, self-reported instrument. The questionnaire consists of 11 questions and possible scores for each question range from 0 (no neurotoxicity symptoms) to 4 (worst possible neurotoxicity symptoms). The total score for any patient can therefore range from 0 to 44. The questionnaire is given to patients to fill out at baseline (prior to chemotherapy treatment) and the mean total score for all patients is reported.

    Measured: At study start; prior to treatment (week 0)

  2. Neurotoxicity Assessment at Cycle 2

    Neurotoxicity is evaluated using The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane (FACT-Tax) questionnaire. FACT-Tax is a validated, self-reported instrument. The questionnaire consists of 11 questions and possible scores for each question range from 0 (no neurotoxicity symptoms) to 4 (worst possible neurotoxicity symptoms). The total score for any patient can therefore range from 0 to 44. The questionnaire is given to patients to complete at completion of cycle 2 of chemotherapy treatment and the mean total score for all patients is reported.

    Measured: 2 weeks

  3. Neurotoxicity Assessment at Cycle 4

    Neurotoxicity is evaluated using The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane (FACT-Tax) questionnaire. FACT-Tax is a validated, self-reported instrument. The questionnaire consists of 16 questions and possible scores for each question range from 0 (no neurotoxicity symptoms) to 4 (worst possible neurotoxicity symptoms). The total score for any patient can therefore range from 0 to 44. The questionnaire is given to patients to fill out at completion of cycle 4 of their chemotherapy treatment and the mean total score for all patients is reported.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  4. Change in Neurotoxicity Assessment Between Cycle 4 and Baseline

    Neurotoxicity is evaluated using The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane (FACT-Tax) questionnaire. FACT-Tax is a validated, self-reported instrument. The questionnaire consists of 11 questions and possible scores for each question range from 0 (no neurotoxicity symptoms) to 4 (worst possible neurotoxicity symptoms). The total score for any patient can therefore range from 0 to 44. The questionnaire is given to patients to fill out at baseline, cycle 2, and cycle 4 of their chemotherapy treatment. Change in neurotoxicity scores from baseline to the completion of 4 cycles are reported as the mean total score for all patients.

    Measured: 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Apr 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2006
  3. Primary completionJun 2013
  4. Study completionJun 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
319 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00659269
Sponsor's protocol ID
INST 0553C
Other IDs
NCI-2012-00946
Status last verified
Jan 2016
First submitted
14 Apr 2008
Last updated
26 Feb 2016
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Multivitamin (MV), Multivitamin + Vitamin B12 + Vitamin B6 and Chemotherapy in people with Cancer, run by New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance at 5 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 25 Jan 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Neurotoxicity Assessment at Baseline (time frame: At study start; prior to treatment (week 0)). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2016.

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