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CompletedNCT02239731Updated Feb 27, 2018

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of Doxycycline Foam for the Prevention of EGFRI Skin Toxicity in Cancer Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of FDX104 (4% Doxycycline) in Rash Due to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors, sponsored by Vyne Therapeutics Inc.. Completed at 7 sites in Israel. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-27.

Sponsored by Vyne Therapeutics Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of FDX104 Antibiotic Foam in the prevention of EGFRI skin toxicity in cancer patients receiving Cetuximab or Panitumumab.

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This is a phase II multicenter, randomized, double blind, vehicle controlled clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Doxycycline Foam 4% for the prevention of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition Skin Toxicity, to Subjects with Cancer Receiving Cetuximab or Panitumumab on a weekly or every 2 weeks basis.

The study consists of a screening visit, a treatment period where patients will be treated topically on the face twice daily for 5 weeks. A post-treatment follow up visit (4 weeks after end of treatment), will be performed only for subjects who have experienced unresolved possibly-related or related adverse events at the end of the treatment. Seven days after randomization and study drug initiation, subjects will start their EGFRI treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Rash Due to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors

Keywords

  • EGFRI
  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition
  • Skin toxicity
  • Topical
  • Doxycycline
  • Foam
  • Phase II
  • Cetuximab
  • Panitumumab
  • Vectibix
  • Erbitux
  • Rash
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In context

Lead sponsor

Vyne Therapeutics Inc. is the lead sponsor of 32 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 22 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 13 (59%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 years and older
  2. Subjects with any cancer receiving Cetuximab or Panitumumab on a weekly or every 2 weeks basis.
  3. Scheduled to start Cetuximab or Panitumumab treatment;
  4. Males or non-pregnant, non-lactating females who are postmenopausal, naturally or surgically sterile, or with a negative subunit hCG pregnancy test immediately prior to study entry.
  5. Able to understand and provide signed informed consent.
  6. Ability to reliably apply topical FDX104 and vehicle twice a day to the appropriate part of the face
  7. Willingness to minimize sun exposure for 5 weeks from randomization
  8. ECOG performance status 0-2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior allergic reaction or severe intolerance to Doxcycycline and/or other tetracyclines.
  2. Prior allergic reaction or severe intolerance to soy or coconut oil
  3. Cutaneous metastases on the face or might spread to the face.
  4. The presence of any active skin disease (e.g., eczema), tattoos or other problems at application site, (i.e., located on the face) that, in the investigator's opinion, could confound the evaluation of the rash or make topical application unacceptable
  5. Hair on the face (e.g beard) which would interfere with the application of the study drug or its evaluation.
  6. ANC \<1,500/mm3 (or\<1.5x109/L), or Platelet count \< 100,000/mm3 (or \<100x109/L)
  7. Abnormal renal functions: Serum creatinine >1.6 mg/dL or 142umol/L (SI units) or calculated estimated creatinine clearance \<40 ml/min1.73 m2 based on Cockcroft and Gault formula.
  8. Abnormal hepatic functions: Serum Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine tansaminase (ALT) >5 institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). Or Total billirubin > 2 x institutional ULN or >5 x institutional ULN if documented liver metastasis.
  9. Any clinically significant safety laboratory results that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at undue risk if the subject were to participate in the study
  10. Any clinically significant finding on the physical examination that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at undue risk if the subject were to participate in the study
  11. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  12. Undergoing any current biological treatment for cancer other than the prescribed EGFRI
  13. Treatment with topical antibiotics, anti-acne medication and other topical treatments on the face within 14 days prior to treatment start. Use of topical corticosteroids within 2 weeks prior to baseline; only mild to moderate topical steroids are allowed outside the head and neck area. The area should not exceed 10% of the whole body surface area. In body folds, such as axillary and inguinal regions, only mild topical steroids are allowed in short term use (≤15 consecutive days).
  14. Treatment with systemic antibiotics 7 days prior to treatment start.
  15. Known or suspected pregnancy, or lactation or planned pregnancy (females)
  16. Previous enrolment in a clinical trial involving investigational drug or a medical device within 30 days before provision of written informed consent for the study
  17. Subjects who are mentally or physically unable to comply with all aspects of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
24 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FDX104 (4% Doxycycline)

    Active ingredient: Doxycycline Concentration: 4% Route: Topical Dosage schedule: Twice daily, morning and evening. Prophylactic treatment to prevent the rash associated with EGFRI treatment. patients will apply a thin layer of the drug twice daily for five weeks to one half of face

    Drug: FDX104 (4% Doxycycline)

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo foam

    Active ingredient: None Route: Topical Dosage schedule: Twice daily, morning and evening. Patients will apply a thin layer of the placebo twice daily for five weeks to the opposite half of the face of which they received active treatment.

    Drug: FDX104 (4% Doxycycline)

Interventions

  • DrugFDX104 (4% Doxycycline)

    FDX104 - 4% or Placebo to be applied twice twice daily during 5 weeks

    Also known as: FDX104 antibiotic foam

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To investigate the safety and tolerability of FDX104 in cancer patients receiving EGFRI

    To demonstrate the safety and tolerability of FDX104 in terms of skin tolerability, adverse events, serious adverse events and vital signs in subjects with advanced cancer treated by EGFRI.

    Time frame: 9 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Reduction of skin toxicity by FDX104 in cancer patients treated with EGFRI

    Reduction in numbers of papulo-pustular eruptions in the treatment side compared to the placebo treated side and reduction in erythema or edema areas in the treatment side compared to the placebo treated side estimated by the MESTT grading scale developed by the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and by visual scale of rash severity (Scope A. scale)

    Time frame: 9 weeks

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Study locations

7 sites
  • Soroka Medical Center
    Be'er-Sheva, Israel
  • Rambam Medical Center
    Haifa, Israel
  • Hadassah Medical Center
    Jerusalem, Israel
  • Rabin Medical Center
    Petah-Tikva, Israel
  • Assaf Harofeh medical center
    Rishon LeZion, Israel
  • Sourasky medical center
    Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
  • Sheba medical center
    Tel Hashomer, Israel
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References and documents

Publications

  • Shacham Shmueli E, Geva R, Yarom N, Hubert A, Keynan R, Kedem TH, Eini M, Tamarkin D, Shirvan M. Topical doxycycline foam 4% for prophylactic management of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor skin toxicity: an exploratory phase 2, randomized, double-blind clinical study. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Aug;27(8):3027-3033. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4600-8. Epub 2019 Jan 4. PubMed 30607677 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 27, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02239731
Lead sponsor
Vyne Therapeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 15, 2014
Start date
Oct 2014
Primary completion
Oct 2015
Completion
Oct 2015
Last update
Feb 27, 2018

Study contacts

Ravit Geva, MD
principal investigator · Sourasky Medical center, Tel-aviv, Israel
Einat Shacham Shmueli, MD
principal investigator · Sheba Medical Center
Nirit Yarom, MD
principal investigator · Assaf Harofeh medical center, Beer Yaakov, Israel
Valerya Semenysty, MD
principal investigator · Rambam Health Care Campus
Ayala Hubert, MD
principal investigator · Hadassah Medical Organization
Alexander Gluzman, MD
principal investigator · Soroka University Medical Center
Hadas Prag Nave, MD
principal investigator · Rabin Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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