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Lead
University of Chicago
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Diagnosis of cancer (including, but not limited to, breast and ovarian cancer)
Females aged 18 and older
History of grade 3 or higher peripheral neurotoxicity, any neuromotor, neurocortical, or neurocerebellar toxicity, myalgias or arthralgias refractory to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids, ong-term persistence (\> 6 months) of grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy, or other unusually severe neurotoxicity approved for inclusion in study by Principal Investigator after completion of paclitaxel chemotherapy regimen or history of peripheral neuropathy that required treatment with narcotics or grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy after only 1 to 2 doses of paclitaxel.
History of no neurotoxicity (grade 0) after completion of a standard paclitaxel-containing chemotherapy regimen
Females age 18 and older
Matched to a specified subject with neurotoxicity based on age (within 10 years), tumor type, chemotherapy regimen or total paclitaxel dosage, race, and ethnicity
You may not be if
Treatment with other severely neurotoxic chemotherapy (i.e. cisplatin) prior to or concomitantly with paclitaxel. Carboplatin therapy is allowed.
Presence of peripheral neuropathy prior to paclitaxel therapy
Poorly controlled or insulin-dependent diabetes or other condition likely to predispose to neurotoxicity (alcoholism, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)
Clareo Health | Assessment of Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy
