This randomized pilot clinical trial studies whether auranofin will relieve pain following paclitaxel in patients who have previously experienced paclitaxel-induced pain. Auranofin is a drug given by mouth to treat other diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and is being studied to see if it will decrease pain following paclitaxel.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether one dose of auranofin given the day following administration of paclitaxel decreases pain as assessed by daily completion of the Modified Brief Pain Inventory scale for seven days. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess whether auranofin is well tolerated in this setting. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. ARM I: Patients receive auranofin orally (PO) on day 2. ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO on day 2. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 21-28 days.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Count/Percentage of Patients Who Report Having Experienced the Paclitaxel-induced Pain Syndrome (PIAPS) for One Week After Paclitaxel After Enrollment to the Current Trial, Assessed by the Modified Brief Pain Inventory Scale (BPI)
The primary endpoint is the per arm count/percentage of patients who report having experienced the PIAPS for one week after paclitaxel after enrollment to the current trial. Pain was assessed on the question 'Please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain at its worst in the last 24 hours'. The count of participants who report having experienced the PIAPS for one week after paclitaxel after enrollment to the current trial circling 'less than 4' and 'greater than or equal to 4' for each day between day 2 to day 8 are reported below. Modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores corresponding to more /worse pain. Fisher's Exact Test will be used to compare the frequency of patients who experienced PIAPS between the two arms.
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Area Under the Curve (AUC) Summary of Worst Pain in the Last 24 Hours From Days 2 to 8
Area under the curve (AUC) Summary of Worst Pain in the last 24 hours from days 2 to 8. On a scale of 0-100, with 100=Best QOL. Pain was assessed on the question 'Please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain at its worst in the last 24 hours.' Modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores corresponding to more pain. The AUC for this question was then calculated and ranged from 0-100, with higher scores corresponding to less/improved pain. The Equal Variance T-test will be used to compare the average AUC for worst pain between the two arms.
Time frame: Up to 8 days
Normalized AUC for BPI Average Pain From the Modified BPI in the Last 24 Hours From Days 2 to 8
Normalized AUC for BPI Average pain from the modified BPI in the last 24 hours from days 2 to 8. On a scale of 0-100 with 100:Best QOL. Pain was assessed on the question 'Please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain on the average.' Modified Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores corresponding to more pain. The AUC for this question was then calculated and ranged from 0-100, with higher scores corresponding to less/improved pain. The Equal Variance T-test will be used to compare the average AUC for worst pain between the two arms.
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Time frame: Up to 28 days
Worst Toxicity Assessed Using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version 4
The maximum grade for each type of toxicity will be recorded for each patient. The count of participants with worst adverse events considered at least possibly related to treatment by maximum grade are reported below.
Time frame: Up to 28 days
Cramp Pain as Measured by the Paclitaxel-Induced Acute Pain Syndrome (PIAPS) Symptom Summary on Day 5
Cramp Pain as measured by the Paclitaxel-Induced Acute Pain Syndrome (PIAPS) Symptom Summary on Day 5. The PIAPS question 'Please place a check mark (√) by all appropriate words that could be used to describe any pain you have had in the last 24 hours'. The number of participants who completed this question on day 5 were analyzed (those who checked 'cramping' are summarized by the 'Yes' row below and those who did not check 'cramping' are summarized by the 'No' row below. Those who did not complete the symptom summary are summarized by the 'Missing' row.) The chi-square test was used.
Time frame: Up to 5 days
Gnawing Pain as Measure by the Paclitaxel-Induced Acute Pain Syndrome (PIAPS) Symptom Summary on Day 8
Gnawing Pain as measured by the Paclitaxel-Induced Acute Pain Syndrome (PIAPS) Symptom Summary on Day 8. The PIAPS question 'Please place a check mark (√) by all appropriate words that could be used to describe any pain you have had in the last 24 hours'. The number of participants who completed this question on day 8 were analyzed (those who checked 'gnawing' are summarized by the 'Yes' row below and those who did not check 'gnawing' are summarized by the 'No' row below. Those who did not complete the symptom summary are summarized by the 'Missing' row.) The chi-square test was used.
Time frame: Up to 8 days
Location of New Pain Patient Had in the Last 24 Hours on Day 5 PIAPS Upper Arm Pain
Location of New Pain Patient had in the last 24 hours on day 5 PIAPS Upper arm pain. PIAPS question: "Please indicate where any new pains are/were located by placing a check mark (√) next to the location. Please mark all that apply:" The number of participants who completed this question on day 5 were analyzed (those who checked 'arm, above the elbow' are summarized by the 'Yes' row below and those who did not check 'arm, above the elbow' are summarized by the 'No' row below. Those who did not complete the symptom summary are summarized by the 'Missing' row.) The chi-square test was used.
Time frame: Up to 5 days
Location of New Pain Patient Had in the Last 24 Hours on Day 5 PIAPS Lower Arm Pain.
Location of New Pain Patient had in the last 24 hours on day 5 PIAPS Lower arm pain. PIAPS question: "Please indicate where any new pains are/were located by placing a check mark (√) next to the location. Please mark all that apply:" The number of participants who completed this question on day 5 were analyzed (those who checked 'arm, between the elbows and wrists' are summarized by the 'Yes' row below and those who did not check 'arm, between the elbows and wrists' are summarized by the 'No' row below. Those who did not complete the symptom summary are summarized by the 'Missing' row.) The chi-square test was used.
Time frame: Up to 5 days
Location of New Pain Patient Had in the Last 24 Hours on Day 6 PIAPS Lower Arm Pain.
Location of New Pain Patient had in the last 24 hours on day 6 PIAPS Lower arm pain. PIAPS question: "Please indicate where any new pains are/were located by placing a check mark (√) next to the location. Please mark all that apply:" The number of participants who completed this question on day 5 were analyzed (those who checked 'arm, between the elbows and wrists' are summarized by the 'Yes' row below and those who did not check 'arm, between the elbows and wrists' are summarized by the 'No' row below. Those who did not complete the symptom summary are summarized by the 'Missing' row.) The chi-square test was used.
Time frame: Up to 6 days