Topical or Oral Minoxidil for the Treatment of Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia in Patients With Stage I-IV Breast Cancer

Early Phase 1RecruitingNCT05417308

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center50 enrolled

Overview

This early phase I trial studies the possible benefits and/or side effects of topical or oral minoxidil in treating endocrine therapy-induced hair loss (alopecia) in patients with stage I-IV breast cancer. Endocrine therapy-induced alopecia (EIA) is a distressing side effect that leads to reduced quality of life and early cessation of therapy in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Patients on endocrine therapy commonly report hair loss or thinning. Minoxidil is a drug that may promote hair growth and reduce hair loss. Oral minoxidil may increase hair density in women with EIA, and work the same as topical minoxidil in treating EIA in patients with breast cancer.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of low-dose oral minoxidil in patients with breast cancer and EIA. II. To obtain preliminary data to support whether low-dose oral minoxidil is a reasonable alternative to topical minoxidil in patients with EIA. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients apply minoxidil foam topically to affected areas of the scalp once daily (QD) for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. ARM II: Patients receive minoxidil orally (PO) QD for up to 12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women \>= 18 years of age * Established diagnosis of breast cancer stages I-IV * On endocrine therapy including tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors with or without concurrent use of ovarian function suppression * Self-reporting hair loss since starting endocrine therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or nursing women * Current chemotherapy use or prior chemotherapy use within the last 2 years * History of scarring/cicatricial alopecia or alopecia areata * Prior use of oral or topical minoxidil * Prior or ongoing use of spironolactone * Known sensitivity to minoxidil * Untreated hypothyroidism or iron deficiency as determined by thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with reflex free T4 and ferritin level \> 40 to be checked at the time of enrolling if not completed in the 12 months prior

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proportion of days assigned medication was taken/applied

For the oral minoxidil group, the proportion of pills taken will be reported with a 95% confidence interval. For the topical minoxidil group, the proportions of days medication was applied will be reported with a 95% confidence interval.

Time frame: Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Occurrence of at least one adverse event (AE) of grade 1 or higher

Adverse events will be summarized using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 with reporting of the number and percentage of patients affected. The total number of participants with AEs of any grade, and the total number of participants with grade 3 or higher AEs will be compared between randomized groups using Fisher's exact test.

Time frame: Up to 12 months

Change in hair density

At least mild-to-moderate improvement in hair density from baseline to 3 months as determined by a board-certified dermatologist from photographs. Will construct two-sided 95% confidence intervals for improvements from baseline and differences between randomized groups. Response will be dichotomized as no improvement versus moderate-to-significant improvement.

Time frame: Baseline to 3 months

Change in hair density

At least mild-to-moderate improvement in hair density from baseline to 6 months as determined by a board-certified dermatologist from photographs. Will construct two-sided 95% confidence intervals for improvements from baseline and differences between randomized groups. Response will be dichotomized as no improvement versus moderate-to-significant improvement.

Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

Change in hair density

At least mild-to-moderate improvement in hair density from baseline to 12 months as determined by a board-certified dermatologist from photographs. Will construct two-sided 95% confidence intervals for improvements from baseline and differences between randomized groups. Response will be dichotomized as no improvement versus moderate-to-significant improvement.

Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

Chemotherapy Alopecia Distress Scale (CADS) score

Patients will complete a a self-administered 17-item questionnaire

Time frame: At 3 months

CADS score physical

a self-administered 17-item questionnaire which categorizes questions into 4 subscales including physical

Time frame: At 6 months

CADS score physical

a self-administered 17-item questionnaire which categorizes questions into 4 subscales including physical relationship

Time frame: At 6 months

CADS score emotional

a self-administered 17-item questionnaire which categorizes questions into 4 subscales including emotional relationship

Time frame: At 12 months

Patient-reported outcomes

Mean responses to the symptom experience diary questions and the satisfaction items will be compared between groups via t-test.

Time frame: At 3 months

Patient-reported outcomes

Mean responses to the symptom experience diary questions and the satisfaction items will be compared between groups via t-test.

Time frame: At 6 months

Patient-reported outcomes

Mean responses to the symptom experience diary questions and the satisfaction items will be compared between groups via t-test.

Time frame: At 12 months

Topical or Oral Minoxidil for the Treatment of Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia in Patients With Stage I-IV Breast Cancer

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