Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Breast Cancer in Women at High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00114296

Last Updated: 2013-09-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs or supplements to keep cancer from forming, growing, or coming back. The use of omega-3 fatty acids may prevent breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well omega-3 fatty acids work in preventing breast cancer in women at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on mammographic breast density (MBD) in women at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Secondary

* Determine, preliminarily, the effects of this supplement on cell atypia and breast cell proliferation measured in ductal lavage specimens from these patients.
* Determine the effects of this supplement on circulating hormone and growth factor blood levels in these patients.
* Determine the effects of this supplement on the expression of estrogen-related proteins found in ductal lavage specimens from these patients.
* Determine the effects of this supplement on plasma lipid peroxidation levels in these patients.
* Correlate the modifying effect of lipid peroxidation-related genes with MBD in patients treated with this supplement.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, pilot study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive oral placebo three times daily for 12 months.
* Arm II: Patients receive oral omega-3 fatty acids three times daily for 12 months.

In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of the development of ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma of the breast or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients (40 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Keywords

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breast cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Interventions

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omega-3 fatty acid

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Sex

* Female

Menopausal status

* Not specified

Performance status

* SWOG 0-1

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL

Hepatic

* SGOT and/or SGPT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
* Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 times ULN

Renal

* Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* No underlying medical, psychiatric, or social condition that would preclude study participation
* No other invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* More than 6 months since prior and no concurrent hormonal therapy, including any of the following:

* Antiestrogens
* Estrogen
* Selective estrogen-receptor modulators
* Progestins
* Aromatase inhibitors
* Hormonal contraceptives

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* No prior bilateral mastectomy

Other

* More than 3 months since prior and no concurrent chronic (i.e., \> 3 times per week) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, or indomethacin) or cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
* No prior cancer treatment that would preclude study treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Agustin Garcia, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Locations

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Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CSMC-00006359

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CSMC-00000509

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000430701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id