Preventing nerve damage from breast cancer chemotherapy
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how certain chemotherapy drugs affect the brain and cause nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) in people with breast cancer. The goal is to find ways to prevent or reduce these side effects so that treatment can be more comfortable and effective.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You have been diagnosed with breast cancer
- You will be receiving chemotherapy with one of these drugs: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, docetaxel, or paclitaxel
- You are willing to come to MD Anderson Cancer Center for brain imaging sessions
- You do not have any pre-existing nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) from any cause
- You are not taking antipsychotic medications and do not have active brain disease (like metastases, dementia, or encephalopathy)
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