Clinical trial · Interventional
HGWD Improve the Paclitaxel-related Neurotoxicity in Patients With BC
Clinical Study of Huangshi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction in Improving the Paclitaxel-related Neurotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients
- 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 current treatments for albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX) -related peripheral neurotoxicity (PN) mainly included cryotherapy and compression therapy , oral B group vitamin , and duloxetine. However, treatment effectiveness of these three methods is limited. Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoction (HGWD) is an herbal formula recorded in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" for improving limb pain, tingling, and numbness, which is composed of five crude drugs (Astragali Radix, Cinnamomi Ramulus, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, and Jujubae Fructus)(9). Recently, HGWD has been shown to be effective in the treatment of oxaliplatin- and diabetic-related PNs . But there are no prospective studies to explore the efficacy of HGWD in the treatment of nab-PTX-induced PN in patients with BC. Therefore, we conducted this prospective randomized controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of HGWD to prevent nab-PTX-induced PN in patients with BC. The primary aim of this study was to assess the prevention of nab-PTX-induced PN by soaking hands and/or feet with HGWD when compared to placebo.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoction (HGWD) infusion packs | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- HGWD group
- description
- Patients in the HGWD group (n = 46) soaked and washed Immersion and Washing limbs with HGWD infusion packs, followed by smearing limbs with vitamin E and vitamin B12. The composition of HGWD infusion pack was: 60g Radix Astragali (Huangqi), 15g Ramulus Cinnamomi (Guizhi), 15g Paeonia lactiflora (Baishao), 15g Gentiana (Qinjiao), 6g Scorpio (Quan-Xie), 20g Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Shengjiang), 20 Jujubes (Dazao), 30g Geranium wilfordii (Laoguancao), 12g radix sileris (Fangfeng), 30g Spatholobus suberectus (Jixueteng), 15g Ligusticum (Chuanxiong), 15g Poria (Fuling), and 15g Radixcyathulae (Chuanniuxi). HGWD infusion pack was boiled in water and extraction was performed twice to obtain a total of 500 ml drug-containing water. The drug-containing water was maintained at 39 to 40℃ for soaking and washing limbs for 20min twice a day for consecutive 14 days
- interventionNames
- Drug: Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu decoction (HGWD) infusion packs
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- control group
- description
- Patients in the control group and the HGWD group used vitamin E milk and vitamin B12 to smear the limbs three times per day for 14 days.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
The inclusion criteria comprised: ˑ histologically confirmed untreated BC; ˑ female; ˑage from 18 to 65 years old; ( ˑ Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score of 0 or 1; ˑat least receiving 4 cycles of nab-PTX (260mg/m2); ˑ grade 2 or greater nab-PTX induced-PN evaluated by European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer-Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (EORTC QLQ-CIPN20)(12, 13); ˑ estimated survival time \> 6 months. The exclusion criteria were： ˑ a history of diabetes or neurological disorders; ˑmental disorder; ˑabnormal hepatic functions (total bilirubin upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine transaminase/aspartate transaminase ≥ 2.5 × ULN ), renal functions(creatinine ≥ 1.5 × ULN), and hematological functions (absolute neutrophil count ≤ 1.5 × 109/L, platelet count ≤ 80 × 109/L, hemoglobin \< 90 g/L); ˑFailure to complete chemotherapy due to treatment-related adverse events; ˑ a family history of a genetic neuropathy; ˑhad received previous treatment with neurotoxic chemotherapy, including oxaliplatin, cisplatin, vinca alkaloid and etc.; ˑ a history of allergy to Chinese medicine.
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