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Study identifier: NCT06679387 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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"The Effect of Memantine on the Prevention and Amelioration of Paclitaxel-induced Toxicity in Breast Cancer Patients"

Condition: Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)  ·  Sponsor: Ain Shams University

PhasePhase 2
Planned participants80
Who can joinFemale, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Cancer is currently a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chemotherapeutic agents, despite being effective in arresting the progression of cancer by targeting and eliminating rapidly dividing cancer cells, are associated with various adverse effects. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a serious clinical adverse effect of certain chemotherapeutic agents. For many patients, CIPN symptoms could be severe, disabling, and significantly impairing the activities of daily living (ADL) and diminishing the quality of life (QoL). Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy may affect up to 97% of paclitaxel-treated patients and become chronic in more than 60% of cases. The initial symptoms of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) include numbness, tingling, and allodynia (painful sensations in response to normally non-painful stimuli) that can be manifested in the patient's fingers and toes within 24-72 h post-injection. These symptoms may later progress to affect the patient's lower leg and wrists in a "glove and stocking" pattern. Symptoms typically begin distally and continue proximally as the situation worsens. Memantine is a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist that inhibits the prolonged influx of Ca2+, responsible for neuronal excitotoxicity while maintaining the physiological NMDA receptor's function and avoiding psychotropic adverse events. Although memantine has been the main treatment option for moderate and severe Alzheimer's dise…

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Mahmoud M Gharib, Assistant lecturer  ·  02 01286584470  ·  dr.mahmoudgharib.mg@gmail.com

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Ain shams University HospitalsCairo, EgyptRecruiting

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