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A trial to see if pyridoxine can help relieve hand foot syndrome (HFS) caused by capecitabine (CAPP-IT trial)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Breast cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at whether vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) tablets could help relieve hand foot syndrome caused by the chemotherapy drug capecitabine.

Recruitment start: 1 December 2004

Recruitment end: 30 June 2009

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Pippa Corrie

Supported by

Addenbrookes NHS Trust

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

Last reviewed: 27 March 2012

CRUK internal database number: 755

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