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Filter by:Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a side effect of chemotherapy. HFS is characterized by redness, swelling, and pain on the palms of the hands and/or soles of the feet, which can progress to blistering. Hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) refers to symptoms affecting the hands and/or feet associated with multikinase inhibitors (TKIs). HFS and HFSR are painful complications that can lead to compromised daily activities, sleep-wake disturbance and impaired mobility, eventually decreasing Quality of Life (QoL). Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is a non-invasive therapy based on the application of visible and/or near-infrared light produced by a laser diode or a light-emitting diode. The scientifically proven biologic effects of PBM are improved wound healing, and a reduction in pain, inflammation, and oedema. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of PBMT in the management of HFS and HFSR.
Skin toxicities are a major complication to cancer therapies. They can be painful and limit the amount of drug that can be received by cancer patients, preventing the patients from receiving optimal doses of drug. One such cutaneous toxicity, hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR), is caused by next generation targeted agents that are in routine use for the treatment of kidney and liver cancer. HFSR is characterized by swelling, redness, and pain of the palms and soles, in addition to the development of painful or thickened callus-like plaques with fissures in areas of friction and pressure. The investigators have identified a topical skin-directed therapy, 1% topical sildenafil cream, that the investigators believe will be useful in preventing and ameliorating this painful, skin side effect associated with the targeted agents sorafenib and sunitinib. This project proposal aims to conduct an open-label pilot study to assess whether pre-medication with this cream can be an effective way of preventing or decreasing the severity of hand-foot skin reaction, improving their quality of life on therapy and enabling the patients to receive optimal amounts of their anti-cancer drug.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate treatments for a rash caused by sorafenib.