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. 2023 Apr 11;13:1116016. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1116016

Table 8.

US clinical trials using propranolol as cancer treatment.

β-AR blockade NCT Number Title Status Study Results Conditions Interventions Phases Enrollment
1 NCT01847001 Study of Propranolol in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Completed Propranolol + Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy SAE 10% Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm|Breast Cancer Drug: Propranolol|Other: DOT imaging|Drug: Paclitaxel|Drug: Nab-paclitaxel|Drug: Trastuzumab|Drug: Pertuzumab|Drug: Doxorubicin|Drug: Cyclophosphamide|Procedure: Surgery|Drug: Premedication|Drug: Anti-nausea therapy|Drug: Pegfilgrastim Phase 2 10
2 NCT01308944 Therapeutic Targeting of Stress Factors in Ovarian Cancer Patients Completed No Results Available Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer|Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma|Fallopian Tube Cancer Drug: Propranolol Phase 1 24
3 NCT02165683 Use of Propranolol to Reduce FDG Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue in Pediatric Cancer Patients PET Scans Completed No Results Available Pediatric Cancer Drug: Propranolol Phase 1 10
4 NCT01902966 Feasibility - Beta Adrenergic Blockade (BB) in Cervical Cancer (CX) Terminated dose escalation 40 mg by mouth twice a day, SAE 20% Cervical Cancer Drug: Propranolol|Behavioral: Diary|Behavioral: Relaxation Audio Recording|Behavioral: Questionnaires Not Applicable 6
5 NCT04848519 Propranolol Hydrochloride and Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Recruiting No Results Available Recurrent or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Drug: Pembrolizumab|Drug: Propranolol Hydrochloride Phase 2 25
6 NCT03152786 Propranolol Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery Suspended No Results Available Prostate Carcinoma Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis|Drug: Propranolol Hydrochloride|Other: Questionnaire Administration|Other: Survey Administration Phase 2 50
7 NCT05651594 Propranolol in Combination With Pembrolizumab and Standard Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Recruiting No Results Available Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Procedure: Biopsy|Procedure: Biospecimen Collection|Procedure: Computed Tomography|Drug: Fluorouracil|Drug: Leucovorin|Drug: Oxaliplatin|Biological: Pembrolizumab|Drug: Propranolol Hydrochloride|Other: Questionnaire Administration Phase 2 40
8 NCT01504126 Propranolol Hydrochloride and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer Completed No Results Available Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer Drug: Chemotherapy|Drug: Propranolol Hydrochloride|Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment|Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery Early Phase 1 32
9 NCT04682158 Propranolol With Standard Chemoradiation for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Recruiting No Results Available Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Drug: Carboplatin|Radiation: 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy|Drug: Propranolol|Radiation: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy|Drug: Paclitaxel Phase 2 60
10 NCT03384836 Propranolol Hydrochloride and Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IIIC-IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Recruiting No Results Available Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7|Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6 and v7 Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis|Biological: Pembrolizumab|Drug: Propranolol Hydrochloride Phase 1|Phase 2 47
11 NCT00967226 Propranolol Versus Prednisolone for Treatment of Symptomatic Hemangiomas Terminated Propranolol SAE 1/11 (9.09%) Hemangioma of Infancy Drug: propranolol|Drug: Prednisolone Phase 2 19
12 NCT05312255 Non-chemotherapeutic Interventions for the Improvement of Quality of Life and Immune Function in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Recruiting No Results Available Plasma Cell Myeloma|Recurrent Plasma Cell Myeloma|Refractory Plasma Cell Myeloma|Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma Behavioral: Behavioral Intervention|Drug: Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist|Drug: Propranolol|Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment|Other: Questionnaire Administration|Other: Resistance Training|Other: Short-Term Fasting Not Applicable 150
13 NCT01074437 Corticosteroids With Placebo Versus Corticosteroids With Propranolol Treatment of Infantile Hemangiomas (IH) Terminated Has Results Hemangioma Drug: Prednisolone (Corticosteroid)|Drug: Propranolol|Drug: Placebo Phase 2 9
14 NCT05479123 Assessing the Impact of Dosage Frequency of Propranolol on Sleep Patterns in Patients With Infantile Hemangiomas Recruiting No Results Available Infantile Hemangioma Drug: Propranolol three times a day|Drug: Propranolol twice a day|Drug: Timolol Phase 4 174
15 NCT01056341 Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy and Safety of Propranolol Oral Solution in Infants With Proliferating Infantile Hemangiomas Requiring Systemic Therapy Completed Propranolol 3mg/kg/d 6 Months, 60.4% resolution. SAE 4.95% for Propranolol 3mg/kg/day for 6 months Infantile Hemangioma Drug: Propranolol|Drug: Placebo Phase 2|Phase 3 512
16 NCT01265576 Study of Sorafenib With or Without VT-122 in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Unknown status No Results Available HCC Drug: Sorafenib|Drug: VT-122 (propranolol plus etodolac)|Drug: Placebo Phase 2 20