TAR-0520 Gel in Hand and Foot Syndrome (TARIAN008)

March 3, 2026 updated by: Tarian Pharma

A Phase 2a Exploratory Study of TAR-0520 Gel in Prevention of Hand and Foot Syndrome

Hand and Foot Syndrome (HFS) is a weii-established and frequent cutaneous adverse event of capecitabine used in the treatment of different cancers.HFS is charectirized by a variety of symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to a painful sensation of palms and sols that could limit functionality and hamper patients on their daily activities.

The aim of this study is to explore the TAR-0520 gel safety and preventive efficacy of HFS in patients with colorectal and breast cancer patients treated with capecitabine.

Is the product well tolerated locally and systemically ? Is the product reducing frequency and severity of HFS ? Is product improving Quality of Life (QoL) of treated patients ? Each patient will receive the active TAR-0520 gel and they will apply it to both hands,twice daily. Applications will be done 1 hour before each morning and evening capecitabine oral intake.

Feet will be not treated and will serve as controls. In total , this study will follow patients during 4 capecitabine Cycles (each Cycle=21 days) for a total of 12 weeks.

Clinical evaluations will take place at Day1 of each Cycle and will be conducted separetaly on hands and feet.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a well-established cutaneous adverse event of certain chemotherapeutic agents mainly capecitabine. HFS is characterized by a wide variety of symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to a painful sensation of palms and soles that could limit functionality and hamper patients on their daily activities. Although not life threatening, it may have a severe impact on quality of life, including incapacity in working or walking, leading possibly to cancer drug discontinuation or dose modification .

The current study aims at exploring the TAR-0520 gel safety and preventative efficacy of HFS in patients with colorectal and breast cancer treated with capecitabine.

This will be an open-label, intra-individual, monocentric, pilot study with approximately 25 patients included.

Patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer or colorectal cancer receiving capecitabine monotherapy with recommended dose (≥ 1000 mg/m² twice daily from day 1 to 14 every 3 weeks) will be enrolled in the trial.

Each patient will receive the active TAR-0520 gel containing 1.5% of Brimonidine tartrate. They will be instructed to apply it to both hands, twice daily. TAR-0520 gel applications will take place approximately one hour before each morning and evening capecitabine oral intake. Feet will be non-treated and will serve as controls.

During each chemotherapy Cycle (lasting 3 weeks), capecitabine will be administered for 14 days (BID regimen), followed by a 7-day treatment-free period. This dosing schedule corresponds to the standard-of-care regimen for capecitabine in patients receiving this chemotherapy as part of routine clinical practice.

TAR-0520 gel applications, BID to both hands will take place during the 14-day capecitabine treatment.From Day15 to Day21, neither capecitabine nor TAR-0520 gel will be administered.

TAR-0520 gel will be self-applied by patients or applied by somebody else (e.g. family member or caregiver) to the skin of both palmar and dorsal surfaces of both hands including fingers. Test product will be applied and massaged until full penetration.

In total, this study will follow patients during 4 capecitabine Cycles for a total of approximately 12 weeks of observation.

Evaluations will take place at Baseline (Day1 of the Cycle 1) and then at Day1 of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (final visit) Cycle.

These evaluations will be conducted separately on hands and feet. During the evaluation visits, TAR-0520 gel safety will be evaluated with collection of adverse events and reactions.

The preventive efficacy will be assessed by measuring the incidence of grade 2 or higher HFS acording to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) and via clinical grading of different HFS symptoms (numbness/tingling , pain, redness, swelling, bleesters, scalling/desquamation) on the scale 0-3 , 0-symptom absent,3-symptom severe.

The QoL will be assessed using HFS-14 questionnaire.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

25

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Marseille, France, 13009
        • Instiut Paoli-Calmettes
        • Contact:
          • Emmanuel Mitry, MD
          • Phone Number: +33491223333

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Medical diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer planned to be treated with capecitabine
  • at a dose > 1000mg/m² twice daily every 2 out of 3 weeks as single agent chemotherapy
  • Patients with life expectancy graeter than 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with medical history of capecitabine treatment
  • patient with pre-existing neuropathy confounding assessement of HFS
  • Patient with Raynaud's syndrome or other vascular peripheral disorders
  • Patient with dermatological lesions on hands or foot

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TAR-0520 gel
Treatment of the hands
hands treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Advers events
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 of each Cycle ( Cycle1,2,3,4 and 5), each Cycle duration is 21 days
Baseline, Day 1 of each Cycle ( Cycle1,2,3,4 and 5), each Cycle duration is 21 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Severity of HFS on hands and foot
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 of each Cycle (Cycle 1,2,3,4 and 5) each Cycle duration is 21 days
NCI- CTCAE grading of HFS
Baseline, Day 1 of each Cycle (Cycle 1,2,3,4 and 5) each Cycle duration is 21 days

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HFS clinical grading
Time Frame: Baseline,Day 1 of each Cycle ( Cycle 1,2,3,4 and 5), each cycle duration is 21 days
HFS symptoms and signs
Baseline,Day 1 of each Cycle ( Cycle 1,2,3,4 and 5), each cycle duration is 21 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

March 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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