Protection of Cardiovascular Function With Crocin in BrEast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT05504148

Last Updated: 2022-09-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-29

Study Completion Date

2023-09-25

Brief Summary

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The potential cardiovascular toxicity of tumor treatment and its resulting cardiovascular events have gradually become an important health risk for tumor survivors. Prevention and early identification of cardiovascular toxicity has now become one of the bottlenecks in improving the prognosis of cancer patients. Compared to conventional echocardiographic indicators, new ultrasound technology based on speckle tracking imaging (STI) has shown superiority in the diagnosis, risk stratification and prognosis evaluation of cardiovascular diseases. Crocin, one of the main active components of saffron, has been found protective effect on cardiovascular toxicity in basic studies. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center clinical study to observe the effect of crocin on cardiovascular function caused by breast cancer treatment.

One hundred and twenty breast cancer patients planning to undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy will be included and randomly divided into a crocin group and a placebo group to observe the effect of total saffron tablets on cardiovascular function in patients with early breast cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Participants will take crocin or placebo (4 tablets/time, 3 times a day) during each cycle of chemotherapy for 8 days, started on the 1st day before radiotherapy/chemotherapy. Follow-up was performed every 3 months after enrollment, and the follow-up period was 6 months.

Primary study endpoints include the differences between groups in the difference in LVEF and GLS measured by echocardiography at the end of the experiment compared to baseline. Secondary study endpoint include the differences in the incidence rates of serum troponin exceeding the upper limit of normal value and NT-proBNP higher than the normal age reference value, the frequency and duration of chest tightness, chest pain and palpitation, the degree of arrhythmia and ST-T changes displayed by dynamic electrocardiogram, the other echocardiographic parameters (the E/e', global circumferential strain, global radial strain, 3D-GAS, LV torsion, LV rotation/derotation velocity, SDI, RVFWS, and indexes of left ventricular diastolic function and right ventricular function) at the end of the experiment compared to baseline between the two groups.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Inclusion criteria:

1. Age 25-80 years old, female;
2. Patients diagnosed with breast cancer by histopathology;
3. Patients who plan to receive adjuvant radiotherapy/chemotherapy or combined adjuvant trastuzumab or pertuzumab targeted therapy;
4. Patients who completed at least 6 cycles of treatment after enrollment;

Exclusion criteria:

1. pregnant or breastfeeding women;
2. Patients with poor echocardiographic image quality;
3. Persistent atrial fibrillation and severe arrhythmia affect the collection and analysis of ultrasound data;
4. Patients who are participating in other clinical studies.

Eligible patients were randomly divided into 1:1 group and divided into crocin group and placebo control group. Both groups of subjects received crocin or placebo on the basis of standard anti-tumor treatment.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Crocin group

The chemotherapy/radiotherapy protocols are made by oncologists adopted for patients depending on specific conditions , take saffron total glucosides tablets(provided by Reyoung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

crocin

Intervention Type DRUG

Take saffron total glucosides tablets for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before radiotherapy/chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day.

placebo group

Undergoing chemotherapy/radiotherapy protocols as planned, take placebo piece during(the same appearance of crocin tablets, production unit:Reyoung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Take placebo piece during for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before radiotherapy/chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day

Interventions

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crocin

Take saffron total glucosides tablets for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before radiotherapy/chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Take placebo piece during for 8 days during each chemotherapy (started on the 1st day before radiotherapy/chemotherapy), 4 tablets/time, 3 times a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 25-80 years old, female;
2. Patients diagnosed with breast cancer by histopathology;
3. Patients who plan to receive adjuvant radiotherapy/chemotherapy or combined adjuvant trastuzumab or pertuzumab targeted therapy;
4. Patients who completed at least 6 cycles of treatment after enrollment;

Exclusion Criteria

1. pregnant or breastfeeding women;
2. Patients with poor echocardiographic image quality;
3. Persistent atrial fibrillation and severe arrhythmia affect the collection and analysis of ultrasound data;
4. Patients who are participating in other clinical studies.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mei Zhang, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Locations

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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Jinan, Shandong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Mei Zhang, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-18560086629

Xiaoling Liu, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-18560086718

Facility Contacts

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Lijuan Bu, PhD

Role: primary

+86-18560088816

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Other Identifiers

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6010121027

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