Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Treating Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01869764

Last Updated: 2019-10-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-11-30

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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This phase II clinical trial studies how well omega-3 fatty acid works in treating patients with stage I-III breast cancer. Studying samples of tissue and blood in the laboratory from breast cancer patients receiving omega-3 fatty acid may help doctors learn more about the effects of omega-3 fatty acid on tumor cells.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if omega-3 dietary supplementation (omega-3 fatty acid) results in higher polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) levels in surgical specimens of normal and malignant breast tissue in women who took omega 3 tablets in comparison to those who took placebo.

II. To determine if omega-3 dietary supplementation results in higher PUFA levels in plasma and red blood cells in women who took omega 3 tablets in comparison to those who took placebo.

III. To determine if omega-3 dietary supplementation affects the metabolites of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA in surgical specimens of malignant and normal breast tissue in comparison to controls.

IV. To determine if women who take omega-3 dietary supplementation have less proliferation and greater apoptosis in malignant breast tissue in comparison to women who take placebo.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive omega-3 fatty acid orally (PO) daily for 7-14 days.

ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO daily for 7-14 days.

Conditions

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Ductal Breast Carcinoma in Situ Lobular Breast Carcinoma in Situ Male Breast Cancer Stage IA Breast Cancer Stage IB Breast Cancer Stage II Breast Cancer Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Stage IIIB Breast Cancer Stage IIIC Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I (omega-3 fatty acid)

Patients receive omega-3 fatty acid PO daily for 7-14 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

omega-3 fatty acid

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Arm II (placebo)

Patients receive placebo PO daily for 7-14 days.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given PO

laboratory biomarker analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Interventions

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omega-3 fatty acid

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Given PO

Intervention Type OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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fish oil n-3 fatty acid O3FA PLCB

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Newly diagnosed stage I to III breast cancer and carcinoma in situ (including lobular carcinoma in situ \[LCIS\] and ductal carcinoma in situ \[DCIS\])
* Breast surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) is planned for at least 7 days from the day of enrollment
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved written informed consent document
* Tumor measures at least 1 centimeter on imaging or physical exam

Exclusion Criteria

* Any patient with surgery scheduled \< 7days after biopsy
* Patients who are unable to refrain from the use of any NSAID or full-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)-containing NSAID while taking study drug
* Patients who will receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy are not eligible
* Patients who are currently taking omega-3 fatty acids, as they are unable to be randomized to placebo
* Patients who have previously taken omega-3 fatty acid within 1 month prior to study enrollment
* Patients with an allergy or known hypersensitivity to fish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Edward Levine, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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NCI-2013-00963

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P30CA012197

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CCCWFU 98113

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB00023419

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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