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Breast CancerNCT00910884

Plant Extracted Natural Compounds Impact on Stage IV Breast Cancer Survival Time and Remission.

An observational study of Breast Cancer, run by Brabant Research at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Plant extracted natural compounds, in an adjunct therapy position, slow the growth and reproduction of Stage IV Breast Cancer tumor cells. May help eradicate different types of cancers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
laboratory biomarker analysis and therapeutic dietary intervention
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2020to Sep 2021
Phase
Observational
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 18 to 70 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Breast cancer not limited to "in-remission only." Any Stage of cancer; preference in population to Stage IV. Inclusions: Breast Cancer, any stage. In remission or not. Uterine Cancer, any stage. In remission or not. Ovarian Cancer, any stage. In remission or not. Hormonal Cancers, cell division driven by hormones. In remission or not. Skin Cancers, any stage. In remission or not. Exclusions: None noted at this time. Exclusions may be modified upon presentation. Look for updates.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of prostate, breast, or uterine cancer
  • Early or late stage disease
  • Currently waiting to initiate conventional therapy or radiotherapy OR receiving concurrent conventional chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  • Hormone receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Menopausal status not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior or concurrent chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for cancer allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Brabant Research, Incorporated

    Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216

    Richard E. Lasker, PhD, 509-340-9902, rel@brabantresearch.com

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About this study

Official title: Stage IV Breast Cancer Gene Expression Control Using Micro-Trace and Plant Extracted Natural G.R.A.S. (Generally Accepted As Safe), Compounds in Adjunct Therapy Alongside Conventional Cancer Protocols

RATIONALE: Plant extracted natural compounds, in an adjunct therapy position, slow the growth and reproduction of Stage IV Breast Cancer tumor cells. May help eradicate different types of cancers.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this randomized Phase I trial is to first IDENTIFY, through laboratory analysis and validating cellular biochemical pathways, and HELP CONTROL, using natural plant extracted compounds, G.R.A.S. (Generally Accepted As Safe), compounds, the reproduction, growth progress and metastasis of Stage IV Breast Cancer cells. The therapy position is adjunct to conventional therapies and in "one-off" trials have been excitingly effective for long-term survival. Novel use of bioactive GRAS compounds to augment and enhance conventional cancer therapies and as stand-alone parallel therapies.

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OBJECTIVES:

To utilize multiple naturally-occurring bioalkaloids, bioactive "compounds of interest" from multiple sources, to influence prostate, breast, and uterine cancer pathways in cancer patients and cancer patients in remission. Other cancer types may be applicable.

To utilize specific naturally-occurring bioalkaloids and bioactive "compounds of interest" to suppress cancer proliferation-stimulation/growth activities induced by normal cancer metabolism including environmental estrogen impact, estrogen-mimicking compounds, estrogen-influencing and testosterone-type compounds.

To utilize DNA interaction with proliferating cancer cells via intercalation, which has a binding impact activity that then impairs DNA polymerase furthering DNA strand breakage and complete apoptosis. In addition, these bioactive compounds through intercalation, prevent cancer-cell DNA strand breakage from re-connection and repair, (limitlessness) while depleting nuclear topoisomerase, the enzyme also targeted by a number of conventional chemotherapy routes. Finally; a number of the bioalkaloids binds to cancer telomeres capping them at specific number or reducing them to "one and done."

Natural GRAS compounds, in previous studies that background this research, reduced secondary bonding of TMPRSS2-ERG fusing affecting testosterone \& estrogen hormone influence in cell proliferation. Variant mRNAs of, for example, the TMPRSS2-ERG fusing pathway were affected whereas normalized mRNAs in all other cells were not, a mechanism and chemistry not readily understood.

To utilize natural extracted plant compounds as a means to influence DIABLO (direct inhibitor of apoptosis binding protein with low isoelectric point) by downregulating over 350 genes which influence extracellular matrix (ECM) receptor interaction, and complement coagulation cascades were upregulated.

To utilize applications of, or ingestion of, specifically grown plant species/subspecies, extract the "compounds of action" or "compounds of activity" but maintaining an "entourage-affect by protecting "multi-compound complex arrangement chemistry" to maintain normal metabolic functionality of the compounds of interest..

BACKGROUND DATA:

Pharmaceutica has, since the turn of the 1800s to the 1900s, tried to find, extract and/or synthesize plant \& biological compounds that have the highest activity in a given medical treatment regime. In many cases the object was to get to the heart of the active compound, discarding non-active compounds,and, in other cases for various reasons including stockholder satisfaction, to be able to patent the synthesis chemistry and prevent duplication by competitors.

The one point of this important to this work is that the natural multi-compounds were the "compounds of action" for centuries and in most cases, in the natural form they were utilized in pre-20th century medicine, while the action of control was usually much slower, the side affects were non-existent.

Recent research (sic) now places a more important role of the "multi-compound" and the "entourage-effect' they have as cancer cells are quick to evolve, like viruses, and where the pharmaceutica "single compound of action" approach works well when ALL the cancer cells are eliminated, does not work well when surviving cells evolve to create resistance...a common outcome to most advanced stage cancers.

The "entourage-effect" using the "multi-compound" natural extracted compounds appears to negate the evolution/resistance response of cancerous cells by having multiple "chemistries of action" involved the cancer-control process which then hides/disguises the metabolic pathway of control from the surviving cancer cells.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

Arm I: Patients receive oral natural supplements comprising indole-3-carbinol, perillyl alcohol, glucuronic acid, and flavonoids daily for 12 months. Patients also consume whole foods comprising indole-3-carbinol and a diet that eliminates exogenous growth hormones.

Arm II: Patients do not receive natural supplements or consume whole foods or a special diet.

Levels of compounds of interest are measured by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed periodically for 6 months and monitored for a second 6 months period.

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Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
laboratory biomarker analysis, therapeutic dietary intervention
Keywords
stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage III breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer, hormonal cancers, skin cancers
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Skin Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    No supplements are given

  • therapeutic dietary interventionProcedure or surgery

    Given orally daily for 12 months

Study groups in NCT00910884
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IPatients receive oral GRAS supplements daily for 12 months or as possible within the patient's parameters.
Receives: Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Procedure: therapeutic dietary intervention
Arm IIPatients do not receive supplements.
Receives: Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

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

  1. Utilize GRAS plant extracted compounds for suppression of cancer-cell replication.

    Using adjunct therapy to augment and increase efficacy of conventional cancer treatments

    Measured: 12 months

  2. Suppression of cancer genetic pathways to reproduction.

    suppress cancer cell proliferation

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Reduction of secondary bonding of TMPRSS2-ERG fusing using, among other modes of action, DPPH radical-scavenging activity

    Monitor levels

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Monitor normal metabolic function while measuring cancer-marker levels.

    metabolic function testing

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Jun 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionMar 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2021 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00910884
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000643461
Other IDs
BRABANT-00005271
Status last verified
Jan 2020
First submitted
29 May 2009
Last updated
18 Jan 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer, run by Brabant Research 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jan 2020. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Utilize GRAS plant extracted compounds for suppression of cancer-cell replication. (time frame: 12 months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 18 Jan 2020.

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