Effect of SBG in Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00533364

Last Updated: 2010-02-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study is set up to determine whether soluble beta-glucan (SBG) has

* unfavourable side effects
* beneficial treatment effects when given in combination with standard antibody and chemotherapy to patients with breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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SBG (Soluble beta-glucan)

Oral administration, three dose levels, administered day 1-8 in each 3-weeks treatment cycle, 4 treatments cycles.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Women with histologically/cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
2. Primary tumor or metastases are HER2-ICH3+ or FISH+
3. Measurable or non-measurable disease
4. The patients must not have received treatment with the combination trastuzumab and vinorelbine previously
5. Expected lifetime of more than 12 weeks
6. Age ≥ 18 years
7. Performance status ≤ 2 according to World Health Organization (WHO) scale
8. The patient must be able to comply with the protocol
9. Verbal and written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. A negative pregnancy test must be provided during the screening period for fertile women. Fertile women must use effective contraceptive methods
2. Clinical symptoms indicating central nervous system involvement
3. Other current or former malignant disease, with the exception of adequately treated and cured carcinoma in situ cervicis uteri and basocellular skin carcinomas
4. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50% of normal range
5. Reduced bone marrow function defined by leukocyte counts \< 3.0 x 109/l and neutrophil counts \< 1.5 x 109/l, or thrombocyte counts ≤ 100 x 109/l
6. Reduced liver function defined by bilirubin \> 3 x upper normal limit and/or ASAT/ALAT \> 3 x upper normal limit and/or alkaline phosphatase \> 3 x upper normal limit.
7. Reduced renal function defined by serum creatinine \> 2 x upper normal limit
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biotec Pharmacon ASA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Biotec Pharmacon ASA

Principal Investigators

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Erik Wist, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ullevaal University Hospital

Locations

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Ålesund Hospital

Ålesund, , Norway

Site Status

Ullevål University Hospital

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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SBG-2-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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