Combination Therapy of 5-Fluorouracil and CALcipotriol Versus 5-Fluorouracil in the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis: a Multicentre Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (4) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY

5-Fluorouracil (5FU) is proven to be the most effective therapy in field directed treatment for AK, with Jansen et al. reporting a 1-year probability of treatment success of 74.7%. However, treatment with 5FU is associated with side effects, like erythema, itching, a burning sensation and crusting, and a burdensome dosing regimen of twice daily application for four weeks. This long treatment duration in combination with side-effects and overall lifestyle adjustments during treatment can be the reason for poor adherence and premature termination, and it can also lead to future refusal of 5FU therapy. Therefore, room for improvement lies in increasing the tolerability, in terms of side effects or treatment duration, while maintaining the efficacy of 5FU in the treatment of AK. Addition therapy, which can shorten the duration of treatment, might be the key to success. Calcipotriol (CAL) enhances thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), an epithelium-derived cytokine, which promotes antitumor immunity. Therefore, it is known to have a synergistic effect when combined with 5FU in the treatment of AK. This suggests that short-term treatment with 5FU-CAL is effective and provides the opportunity to shorten duration of treatment, thereby improving tolerability of treatment and full adherence to the treatment regimen. However, no study compared 5FU-CAL combination therapy with standard 5FU treatment for a duration of 28 days. This study aims to evaluate whether a short course of combination therapy with 5FU-CAL is non-inferior to a full course of 5FU monotherapy with respect to the 1-year probability of treatment success.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Adults above 18 years of age

• Clinical and dermoscopical diagnosis of AK by a dermatologist, in one or more area(s):

‣ Face, ears, (balding) scalp

⁃ Neck/Shawl area, including the sun-exposed chest area

⁃ Upper extremities

• Number of AK lesions ≥4 in a continuous treatment area of up to 100 cm2

• AK Olsen grade I-III

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Catharina Hospital Eindhoven
RECRUITING
Eindhoven
Zuyderland Medical Center
RECRUITING
Heerlen
Maastricht University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Maastricht
VieCuri Medical Center
RECRUITING
Venlo
Contact Information
Primary
Myrthe MG Moermans, MD
myrthe.moermans@mumc.nl
0031433877295
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-03-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 232
Treatments
Experimental: topical 5FU-CAL, twice daily, during 4 or 6 consecutive days
Treatment duration is based on treatment location
Active_comparator: topical 5FU, twice daily, 7 days a week, during 4 weeks
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Maastricht University Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov