Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy and Safety of the Prophylactic Use of Doxycycline +/- Vitamin K Cream
A Double Blind Placebo Controlled Randomized Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of the Prophylactic Use of Doxycycline +/- Vitamin K Cream in First Line mCRC Patients Treated With Erbitux and FOLFIRI.
- 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)
The aim of this Phase 2, two-arm, randomized, double blind placebo controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy of doxycycline and Vitamin K1 compared to doxycycline plus placebo for the prevention of acne-like skin rash in mCRC patients receiving first line cetuximab treatment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconval Cream | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Reconval K1 Cream | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Metastatic colorectal cancer, Doxycycline, Vitamin K1 Cream
- interventionNames
- Device: Reconval K1 Cream
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Metastatic colorectal cancer, Doxycycline, Cream
- interventionNames
- Device: Reconval Cream
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Occurrence of acne-like skin rash grade ≥ 2 (according to the CTCAE) version 4.02) during the 8 weeks of skin treatment.
- timeFrame
- Week 8
- measure
- PFS rate, toxicity, compliance
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent must be given * Patient ≥ 18 years * Histologically proven and measurable metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum (according to modified RECIST criteria v.1.1) * Patients eligible for Erbitux and FOLFIRI treatment K-Ras wild type tumour * Metastatic disease * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks * WHO performance status of 0 or 1 * Effective contraception for both male and female patients if the risk of conception exists * Adequate organ function * Adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function (Hemoglobin \> 10.0 g/dL, platelet count \> 100 x 109/L, absolute neutrophil count \> 1.5 x 109/L; ALAT, ASAT \< 2.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal range) or \< 5x ULN in case of liver metastasis; Alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5 x ULN; Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN; Creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min (calculated according to Cockcroft and Gault formula)). Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment for metastatic disease (adjuvant therapy with 5-FU/oxaliplatin based regimens) allowed if stopped 6 months prior to registration on study * Prior treatment with EGFR inhibitor * Surgery (excluding diagnostic biopsy) or irradiation within 4 weeks prior to study entry * Administration of any investigational drug or agent/procedure, i.e. participation in another trial within 4 weeks before beginning treatment with study drugs * Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or hormone therapy not indicated in the study protocol * Any active dermatological condition \> grade 1 at baseline possibly interfering with or influencing the results or conduct of the present study * Brain metastasis (known or suspected) * Significant impairment of intestinal resorption (e.g. chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease) * Any other uncontrolled concomitant illness, including serious uncontrolled intercurrent infection * Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure NYHA III or IV, unstable angina pectoris, history of myocardial infarction within the last twelve months, significant arrhythmias) * Known allergy or any other adverse reaction to any of the study drugs or to any related compound. * Any organ allograft requiring immunosuppressive therapy. * Pregnancy (absence to be confirmed by serum/urine beta human chorion gonadotrophin (HCG)) or breast-feeding. * Other previous malignancy within 5 years, with exception of a history of a previous basal cell carcinoma of the skin or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix surgically cured or adequately treated. * Known drug abuse / alcohol abuse * Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity * Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and followup schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial. * Medical or psychological condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would not permit the patient to complete the study or meaningfully sign informed consent. * Known M. Meulengracht (Gilbert´s disease) or DPD-insufficiency * Known coagulation disorders * Ongoing or planned treatment with coumarin derivates
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