Clinical trial · Interventional
Ceramide Cream in Treating Women With Cutaneous Breast Cancer
A Phase II Study Of Topical Ceramide Lipids As Treatment For Cutaneous Breast Cancer
NCT00008320CI-TRIAL-00025015completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ceramide cream in treating women who have cutaneous breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ceramide | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ceramide cream
- description
- Topical ceramide cream is applied to all cutaneous lesions twice daily. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Quality of life is assessed at baseline and then at 1 and 3 months. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 4 years.
- interventionNames
- Drug: ceramide
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- response rate
- timeFrame
- up to 5 years
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- time to progression
- timeFrame
- Up to 5 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed cutaneous breast cancer for which no curative or significantly palliative therapy exists including chest wall radiotherapy Measurable disease Disease progression after at least 1 hormonal therapy for estrogen receptor positive disease and after radiotherapy if chest wall disease has been previously irradiated No infection at site of cutaneous metastatic disease Hormone receptor status: Estrogen receptor status known PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-3 Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biologic therapy during first 2 months of study Chemotherapy: No other concurrent local antineoplastic therapy for cutaneous disease No concurrent systemic chemotherapy during first 2 months of study Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy during first 2 months of study except for CNS disease Surgery: Not specified
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