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Breast CancerPhase 1NCT00099008

Genistein in Preventing Breast or Endometrial Cancer in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

A Phase 1 study testing Genistein in people with Breast Cancer and Endometrial Cancer, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of genistein may be effective in preventing breast or endometrial cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 to 70 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
What is being tested?
Genistein
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2004to Jul 2006
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 45 to 70 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Healthy participants
  • Papanicolaou test (pap smear) normal within the past 13 months
  • Mammogram normal within the past 13 months
  • No history of breast cancer
  • Not at high-risk (5-year risk < 1.9%) for breast cancer according to NCI's Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 45 to 70

Sex

  • Female

Menopausal status

  • Postmenopausal
  • Last spontaneous menstrual bleeding > 12 months ago

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • WBC ≥ 3,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • ALT and AST < 2 times normal
  • No significant abnormality of the liver by physical exam

Renal

  • Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • No significant cardiac disease
  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No significant abnormality of the heart by physical exam

Pulmonary

  • No significant abnormality of the lung by physical exam

Other

  • Body mass index < 35
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone > 27 mIU/mL
  • Thyroid or endocrine function test normal
  • Alcohol intake ≤ 2 drinks/day or ≤14 drinks/week
  • Not pregnant
  • No intermediate equol values (≥10 ug/L to ≤ 20 ug/L) on soy challenge
  • No history of seizures
  • No significant abnormality of the spleen or other abdominal organs by physical exam
  • No neurologic abnormality by physical exam
  • No significant metabolic abnormality on the biochemical screen
  • No history of substance abuse or addiction
  • No tobacco use
  • No diets containing > 20 mg of genistein/day or > 40 mg isoflavone/day
  • No known intolerance to soy
  • No other serious medical illness
  • No active malignancy or malignancy initially diagnosed within the past 2 years except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • More than 2 years since prior chemotherapy
  • No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • More than 3 months since prior hormonal or estrogen therapy
  • More than 3 months since prior tamoxifen or other selective estrogen-receptor modulators
  • More than 1 month since prior supplements containing phytoestrogens or that have estrogenic side effects (soy isoflavones or PC-SPECS)
  • No concurrent thyroid medication
  • Other concurrent endocrine medication allowed provided medication was initiated ≥ 3 months before study entry AND participant has been on a stable regimen for the past 3 months

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • No prior hysterectomy or oophorectomy

Other

  • More than 3 months since prior antibiotics

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Phase I Multiple Dose Clinical Study of Soy Isoflavones in Healthy, Post-Menopausal Women

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of genistein may be effective in preventing breast or endometrial cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the effectiveness of genistein in preventing breast or endometrial cancer in healthy postmenopausal women.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the effects of genistein vs placebo on DNA damage and apoptosis by conducting COMET, TUNEL, Caspase-3, and AP site assays in healthy postmenopausal women.
  • Compare the effects of these drugs on gene expression in an estrogen-sensitive tissue by oligoarray profiling in these participants.
  • Determine the effect of genistein on estrogenic effects by self-reported side effects, measurement of sex hormone-binding globulin, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and estrogen levels, and expression of known estrogen-sensitive genes in these participants.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Participants are stratified according to their study ID numbers. Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Participants receive oral genistein twice daily on days 1-84.
  • Arm II: Participants receive oral placebo twice daily on days 1-84. In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of dysplasia, malignancy, unacceptable toxicity, or gross noncompliance.

Participants are followed at days 7, 14, 28, 56, and 84 during study treatment and at day 28 after completion of study treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 participants (20 for arm I and 10 for arm II) will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
Genistein, Placebo
Keywords
breast cancer, endometrial cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Endometrial Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • GenisteinDietary supplement

    Also called PTI G-2535

    oral Genistein twice daily on days 1-84

  • PlaceboDietary supplement

    oral Placebo twice daily on days 1-84

Study groups in NCT00099008
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IExperimentalGenistein
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Genistein
Arm IIPlacebo comparatorPlacebo
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Efficacy of genistein on DNA and apoptosis

    Compare the effects of genistein vs placebo on DNA damage and apoptosis by conducting COMET, TUNEL, Caspase-3, and AP site assays in healthy postmenopausal women.

    Measured: 112 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Dec 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2004
  3. Primary completionJul 2005
  4. Study completionJul 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00099008
Sponsor's protocol ID
UNC-GCRC-2107
Other IDs
CDR0000393450
Status last verified
May 2013
First submitted
8 Dec 2004
Last updated
21 May 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Pop EA, Fischer LM, Coan AD, Gitzinger M, Nakamura J, Zeisel SH. Effects of a high daily dose of soy isoflavones on DNA damage, apoptosis, and estrogenic outcomes in healthy postmenopausal women: a phase I clinical trial. Menopause. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4 Pt 1):684-92. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318167b8f2.

    PubMed 18446090

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Genistein in people with Breast Cancer and Endometrial Cancer, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 May 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy of genistein on DNA and apoptosis (time frame: 112 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00099008, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 May 2013.

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