Clinical trials

Hand and Foot Syndrome (HFS) is a weii-established and frequent cutaneous adverse event of capecitabine used in the treatment of different cancers.HFS is charectirized by a variety of symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to a painful sensation of palms and sols that could limit functionality and hamper patients on their daily activities. The aim of this study is to explore the TAR-0520 gel safety and preventive efficacy of HFS in patients with colorectal and breast cancer patients treated with capecitabine. Is the product well tolerated locally and systemically ? Is the product reducing frequency and severity of HFS ? Is product improving Quality of Life (QoL) of treated patients ? Each patient will receive the active TAR-0520 gel and they will apply it to both hands,twice daily. Applications will be done 1 hour before each morning and evening capecitabine oral intake. Feet will be not treated and will serve as controls. In total , this study will follow patients during 4 capecitabine Cycles (each Cycle=21 days) for a total of 12 weeks. Clinical evaluations will take place at Day1 of each Cycle and will be conducted separetaly on hands and feet.

Taxane -induced peripheral neuropthy (TIPN) and nail toxicites are frequent side effects of taxane therapy in breast cancer patients.. TIPN involves the hands and the feet ,its symptoms comprise numbness,tingling,altered touch sensation, impaired vibration, parasthesia and dysesthesias induced by touch, warm or cool temperatures. This study investigate the preventive effect of TAR-0520 gel on TIPN and on nail toxicity. Breast cancer patients under taxanes therapy will apply TAR-0520 Gel to one hand and the homolateral foot including fingers and toes. Other hand and foot will be untreated and will serve as control. Patients will be followed during the 12 cycles of taxane therapy. Evaluations of TIPN will include clinical assessments by the oncologist, examination by a neurologist, patient questionnaires administered by a nurse and objective neurophysiological measures conducted by trained personnel. Evaluation of taxane nail toxicity will include a clinical grading by a nurse and a patient questionnaire.

A Phase II, multicentric, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel- group trial to confirm the good safaty profile and to explore the preventive effect of topically applied TAR-0520 gel on folliculitis developed in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients treated with monoclonal anti-EGFR antibodies.