Tangerine or Red Tomato Juice in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery

NCT ID: NCT02144649

Last Updated: 2019-08-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-09-22

Brief Summary

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This randomized pilot clinical trial compares tangerine and red tomato juice in treating patients with prostate cancer undergoing surgery. A diet high in lycopene, a substance found in tomatoes, may help prevent normal cells from transforming into cancer cells in patients with prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To conduct a randomized, three-arm pilot clinical trial to determine compliance and safety of daily consumption of tangerine tomato juice or red tomato juice.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To quantify total carotenoids, total lycopene (LYC), cis-LYC, trans-LYC, phytoene, phytofluene, and lycopene metabolites in plasma and prostate tissue in the three groups of men.

II. To evaluate serum biomarkers related to prostate carcinogenesis, including those previously impacted by tomato phytochemicals (testosterone, sex hormone-binding protein \[SHBP\], insulin-like growth factor \[IGF\]-I, IGF-binding protein \[BP\]3, vascular endothelial growth factor \[VEGF\], and a panel of anti-inflammatory cytokines) by validated assays.

III. To evaluate molecular signatures using the 200 gene quantitative Nano-string nCounter code set (selected genes known to be impacted by dietary components, genes impacted by common prostate genetic and epigenetic damage, and those regulated by testosterone) and micro-ribonucleic acid (RNA) nCounter code set.

IV. To plot the distribution of carotenoid metabolites across the matrix versus the epithelium and cancer versus non-cancer areas of the prostate using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) imaging of a limited number of samples.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment groups.

GROUP I: Patients consume no tomato juice.

GROUP II: Patients consume two cans of tangerine tomato juice daily until their scheduled surgery (approximately 4 weeks).

GROUP III: Patients consume two cans of red tomato juice daily until their scheduled surgery (approximately 4 weeks).

Conditions

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Stage I Prostate Cancer Stage IIA Prostate Cancer Stage IIB Prostate Cancer Stage III Prostate Cancer Stage IV Prostate 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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Group I (control, no juice)

Patients consume no tomato juice.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Group II (tangerine tomato juice)

Patients will consume two 5.5 oz. cans of tangerine tomato juice every day until their scheduled surgery. (approximately 4 weeks)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

dietary intervention (tangerine tomato juice)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Group II will consume two 5.5 oz. cans of tangerine tomato juice every day until their scheduled surgery. (approximately 4 weeks).

questionnaire administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Men enrolled in the study will be asked to complete a 3-Day Food Record and a series of additional questionnaires (urologic symptom and quality of life questionnaire) at home.

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Blood and urine samples at enrollment and blood, urine, and prostate tissue at the time of surgery to determine compliance with the intervention product and tomato phytochemical biodistribution. Additionally, we will correlate each type of tomato juice with lycopene presence in plasma, urine, and tissue provided by subjects on the day of surgery.

Group III (red tomato juice)

Patients consume two cans of red tomato juice daily until their scheduled surgery (approximately 4 weeks).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

dietary intervention (red tomato juice)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Group III will consume two 5.5 oz. cans of red tomato juice every day until their scheduled surgery (approximately 4 weeks).red tomato juice

questionnaire administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Men enrolled in the study will be asked to complete a 3-Day Food Record and a series of additional questionnaires (urologic symptom and quality of life questionnaire) at home.

Correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Blood and urine samples at enrollment and blood, urine, and prostate tissue at the time of surgery to determine compliance with the intervention product and tomato phytochemical biodistribution. Additionally, we will correlate each type of tomato juice with lycopene presence in plasma, urine, and tissue provided by subjects on the day of surgery.

Interventions

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dietary intervention (tangerine tomato juice)

Group II will consume two 5.5 oz. cans of tangerine tomato juice every day until their scheduled surgery. (approximately 4 weeks).

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

dietary intervention (red tomato juice)

Group III will consume two 5.5 oz. cans of red tomato juice every day until their scheduled surgery (approximately 4 weeks).red tomato juice

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

questionnaire administration

Men enrolled in the study will be asked to complete a 3-Day Food Record and a series of additional questionnaires (urologic symptom and quality of life questionnaire) at home.

Intervention Type OTHER

Correlative studies

Blood and urine samples at enrollment and blood, urine, and prostate tissue at the time of surgery to determine compliance with the intervention product and tomato phytochemical biodistribution. Additionally, we will correlate each type of tomato juice with lycopene presence in plasma, urine, and tissue provided by subjects on the day of surgery.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Dietary Modification intervention, dietary Dietary Modification intervention, dietary Ancillary studiesAll laboratory biomarker analysis

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have biopsy proven carcinoma of the prostate
* Have chosen a radical prostatectomy for treatment of their disease after the medical team has presented all possible treatment options
* Not be receiving neoadjuvant hormonal or chemotherapy (other clinical trials)
* Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
* Not currently be taking tomato carotenoid dietary supplements or "alternative" products (e.g., lycopene supplements, Lyc-O-Mato, saw palmetto); vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements are allowed
* Not be allergic to tomatoes or tomato products
* Have plasma total cholesterol \< 200 mg/dL
* Plasma triglycerides \< 200 mg/dL
* Have blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine (BUN/Cr) without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* Liver enzymes without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* Complete blood count (CBC) without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* Prothrombin time (PT) without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* International normalized ratio (INR) without clinically significant abnormalities after review by the study physicians
* Voluntarily agree to participate and sign an informed consent document
* Agree to have prostate biopsy blocks provided to the study for evaluation
* Agree to consume a standardized vitamin and mineral supplement and avoid other nutrition, dietary, or alternative medications/supplements for the duration of the study
* Agree to follow a low lycopene and phytoene diet

Exclusion Criteria

* Have an active malignancy other than prostate cancer that requires therapy
* Have a prostate biopsy with less than 5% cancer involvement
* Have a history of traumatic or surgical castration
* Have plasma total cholesterol \> 200 mg/dL
* Have plasma triglycerides \> 200 mg/dL
* Have a history of uncontrolled pituitary hormone diseases that currently require varying doses of supplemental hormonal administration (thyroid hormones, adrenocorticotropic hormone \[ACTH\], growth hormone) or other endocrine disorders requiring varying doses of hormone administration with the exception of diabetes and osteoporosis
* Are planning to start certain medications after the trial enrollment; no new finasteride (Proscar) or other hormonal agents for chemoprevention/treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH); utilizing new prescription medications for urinary outlet obstructive symptoms will result in discontinuing participation in this study; the use of new non-prescription substances to improve urinary tract symptoms will also result in discontinuing participation (i.e. saw palmetto, other herbal, alternative products); men who are currently taking finasteride or medications (meds) for urinary outlet obstructive symptoms may enroll in the study as long as there is no plan to change the dose in the weeks prior to surgery
* Have a known allergy to tomatoes or have never consumed tomatoes
* Have active metabolic or digestive illnesses such as malabsorptive disorders (Crohn's, Celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome \[IBS\]), renal insufficiency, hepatic insufficiency, cachexia, or short bowel syndrome
* Have significant loss of gastrointestinal organs, except for appendix, due to surgery
* Have altered immunity such as autoimmune disorders, clinically significant anemia, hemophilia, and blood dyscrasias
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riverside Methodist Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steven Clinton

Professor of Internal Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Locations

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Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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NCI-2014-01002

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

OSU-13166

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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