Background: Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is often painful, and is caused by neurotoxic chemotherapy including vincristine. It is a cause of significant impairment in quality of life in patients surviving to a solid cancer or malignant lymphoma. The only recognized prevention is based on pre-existing neuropathy and early detection of neuropathic signs and symptoms in individuals subjected to neurotoxic chemotherapy, justifying sometimes a change in the therapeutic strategy when other molecules are available. It seems obvious that to identify early markers of CIPN and to develop preventive therapeutic strategies, are priorities for improving patients' quality of life and enable them to follow optimal treatment. Purpose: To describe in patients treated for non-Hodgkin's type B malignant lymphoma with multidrug therapy containing vincristine, the impact of candesartan on the occurrence of neuropathy measured by the variation of TNSc (Total Neuropathy Score clinical version, evaluating clinical signs of neuropathy)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
9
Candesartan treatment with dose adjustments (8-16mg/day) during 6 months in accordance with adverse effects
patients will be followed as usual
CHU Limoges
Limoges, France
TNSc score variation between V1 and V4
The primary endpoint in this clinical study is the V1 - V4 variation of the TNSc score TNSc is the Total Neuropathy Score Clinical version scale Validated 7-item TNSc quantifies subjective sensory and motor symptoms, vibration sensation, strength, and reflexes.Items are rated using a 0 to 4 scale and summed to obtain a total score ranging from 0 to 28. Higher scores reflect more severe neuropathy. The evaluation of the TNSc will be performed by a blinded evaluator of the randomization group
Time frame: Between the base time (V1) and the end of chemotherapy (15 week later).
TNSc score variation between V1 and V3
VariationVariation between V1 and V3 of the TNSc score. TNSc is the Total Neuropathy Score Clinical version scale Validated 7-item TNSc quantifies subjective sensory and motor symptoms, vibration sensation, strength, and reflexes.Items are rated using a 0 to 4 scale and summed to obtain a total score ranging from 0 to 28. Higher scores reflect more severe neuropathy. The evaluation of the TNSc will be performed by a blinded evaluator of the randomization group.
Time frame: Between the base time (V1) and V3 (9 week later)
Variation of visual analog scale (VAS)
Variation oh the VAS score between V1 - V3 and between V1- V4 The visual analogue scale (VAS) is commonly used as the outcome measure to characterize the intensity of pain . It is presented as a 100-mm horizontal line on which the patient's pain intensity is represented by a point between the extremes of "no pain at all" and "worst pain imaginable." Higher scores reflect more severe pain.
Time frame: Between the base time (V1) and 9 week and 15 week later
Adverse effects
any adverse/ side effect will be evaluated
Time frame: At baseline and each cycle up to 16 week
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