Manuka Honey in Preventing Esophagitis-Related Pain in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy For Lung Cancer



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Lung Cancer, Cancer, Chronic Pain, Gastrointestinal
Therapuetic Areas:Gastroenterology, Musculoskeletal, Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:10/19/2013
Start Date:February 2012

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Phase II Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Manuka Honey for the Reduction of Chemoradiation Therapy Induced Esophagitis-Related Pain During the Treatment of Lung Cancer


RATIONALE: Manuka honey may prevent or reduce esophagitis-related pain caused by
chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether Manuka honey is more
effective than standard care in preventing pain.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II clinical trial is studying Manuka honey to see how well it
works in preventing esophagitis-related pain in patients receiving chemotherapy and
radiation therapy for lung cancer.


OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Evaluate the relative efficacy of 4 times a day consumption of liquid or lozenge Manuka
honey to delay or prevent radiation esophagitis-related pain (during combined
chemotherapy and radiation therapy for lung cancer) as compared to standard supportive
treatment, as measured at week 4 by Numerical Rating Pain Scale (NRPS) for pain upon
swallowing.

Secondary

- Evaluate the trend of severity of radiation esophagitis-related pain during combined
chemotherapy and radiation therapy for lung cancer using weekly measurements of the
NRPS.

- Evaluate the adverse events associated with Manuka honey, as measured by CTCAE, v. 4.

- Evaluate the severity of radiation esophagitis (grade 3-4, CTCAE, v. 4).

- Assess weight loss (percent weight change from baseline to 4 weeks).

- Assess quality of life (QOL) and pain, as measured by the European Organization for
Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-30) global
QOL score and pain symptom subscale.

- Assess patient-reported dysphagia via a daily patient log.

- Assess nutritional status, as measured by the mean change in serum prealbumin levels
from baseline to 4 weeks.

- Assess opioid use by collecting the patient's narcotic use in the previous 24-hour
period at each weekly evaluation.

- Evaluate patient-reported adverse events associated with Manuka honey using the
PRO-CTCAE.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to the percentage of
esophagus in the radiation field (V60 < 30% vs V60 ≥ 30%). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3
treatment arms.

- Arm I: Patients receive standard supportive care for esophagitis-related pain as needed
during chemoradiotherapy.

- Arm II: Patients swallow liquid Manuka honey slowly over 3-5 minutes. Patients must
refrain from eating and drinking for 1 hour after administration. Treatment continues 4
times per day during chemoradiotherapy.

- Arm III: Patients place Manuka honey lozenges in their mouth one at a time and swallow
the honey as it dissolves (no chewing or swallowing it whole). Patients must refrain
from eating and drinking for 1 hour after administration. Treatment continues 4 times
per day during chemoradiotherapy.

Patients complete quality of life, pain swallowing diary, and pain assessments (Numerical
Rating Pain Scale, EORTC ALA-30 and Pain Subscale, and PRO-CTCAE) periodically during study
treatment.

Patients are followed up at 12 weeks from the start of study treatment.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Patients being treated with combination chemotherapy (definitive or adjuvant) and
radiation therapy once daily for small cell or non-small cell lung cancer (primary
population for the trial)

- Patients can receive chemoradiotherapy while on a Radiation Therapy Oncology
Group (RTOG) lung trial or while not being on a clinical trial

- No patients receiving chemoradiotherapy while enrolled on a single institution
trial or trials coordinated by other cooperative groups

- No patients with metastatic disease

- At least 5 cm of the esophagus must be in the 60 Gy isodose volume in 1.6 to 2.0 Gy
fractions

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

- Able to swallow thick liquids prior to treatment

- Able to complete required forms (verbal completion is adequate)

- No patients with poorly controlled diabetes

- No known hypersensitivity to honey

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No patients who have received prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy

- No patients receiving more than once daily treatments

- Therapeutic use of honey other than the Manuka honey provided for this trial is not
allowed while patients are on study

- Patients must also avoid honey-flavored medical products and/or sugary, viscous
substances

- Amifostine is not permitted
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