Bupropion to Reduce Cancer Related Fatigue in Cancer Survivors

Description

This phase III trial studies how well bupropion works in reducing cancer related fatigue in cancer survivors. Cancer and its treatment can cause fatigue. Bupropion is a drug that is used to treat depression, as well as to help people quit smoking. It belongs to the family of drugs called antidepressants and works by increasing certain types of activity in the brain. Bupropion may reduce cancer-related fatigue by causing changes in inflammation and stress hormones.

Conditions

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This phase III trial studies how well bupropion works in reducing cancer related fatigue in cancer survivors. Cancer and its treatment can cause fatigue. Bupropion is a drug that is used to treat depression, as well as to help people quit smoking. It belongs to the family of drugs called antidepressants and works by increasing certain types of activity in the brain. Bupropion may reduce cancer-related fatigue by causing changes in inflammation and stress hormones.

Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Bupropion For Cancer Related Fatigue

Bupropion to Reduce Cancer Related Fatigue in Cancer Survivors

Condition
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Anchorage

Anchorage Associates in Radiation Medicine, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 98508

Anchorage

Anchorage Radiation Therapy Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99504

Anchorage

Alaska Breast Care and Surgery LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Anchorage

Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Anchorage

Alaska Women's Cancer Care, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Anchorage

Anchorage Oncology Centre, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Anchorage

Katmai Oncology Group, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Anchorage

Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

Fairbanks

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, 99701

Kingman

Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, Arizona, United States, 86401

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Be at least 18 years of age
  • * Be diagnosed with cancer
  • * Have stable disease or no evidence of disease
  • * Report WORST level of fatigue in the past week as moderate to severe (i.e., a score \>= 4 on a 0-10 scale, screening measures, question 1)
  • * Have completed surgery, radiation, and/or systemic intravenous anticancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy) 2 or more months prior to enrollment. Participants currently receiving oral maintenance, targeted, or hormonal therapy are eligible. Participants receiving intravenous supportive therapy (e.g., bisphosphonates) are eligible
  • * Able to read and speak English
  • * Currently not pregnant or breastfeeding. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception, i.e, abstinence, IUD (intrauterine device), hormonal contraceptive (birth control pills) or barrier method (condoms) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
  • * Be capable of providing written informed consent
  • * Be receiving intravenous anti-cancer therapy (e.g., intravenous immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, targeted therapy)
  • * Be currently taking any medications that contain bupropion (e.g., Wellbutrin, Forfivo, Aplenzin, or Zyban)
  • * Be taking an monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), linezolid, or methylene blue within two weeks prior to enrollment
  • * Be taking any anti-psychotic medications within a week prior to enrollment
  • * Have a history of renal impairment (i.e., glomerular filtration rate \< 45)
  • * Have a history of cirrhosis (i.e., Child-Pugh score \>= 5)
  • * Have a history of seizures
  • * Have a history of bulimia or anorexia nervosa
  • * Report a history of sensitivity to bupropion
  • * Report an allergy to lactose
  • * Have psychiatric or neurological disorder(s) that would interfere with study participation per physician or physician's designee

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Rochester NCORP Research Base,

Heather S Jim, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

Study Record Dates

2025-12-30