To Check Safety of Ayurvedic Oral Cannabis in Breast and Head and Neck Cancer
NCT ID: NCT05969314
Last Updated: 2025-04-11
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1
12 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-06-08
2025-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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However, because of lack of systematic, large volume studies, the evidence is slow to emerge. We have previously seen changes related to NF-kb (inflammation) and AP1 (acute hypoxia/stress) pathway genes within the tumour tissue as assessed by transcriptomic analysis (Yet unpublished data). There is laboratory evidence to suggest that the changes induced in the AP1 pathway during surgery can be ameliorated by cannabis treatment. We intend to explore this anticancer potential of C sativa herbal preparation in the pre-operative setting in breast and head and neck cancer patients. Hence, we are proposing a phase 1 study to assess the pharmacokinetic availability and safety and tolerability profile of one such ayurvedic preparation which contains 5 mg THC:CBD 1:1 preparation. Other than the PK profile, we will also be studying its effect on gene expression profiling of the breast and head neck oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma tissue.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Cannabis
Cannabis capsules containing 5 mg of THC and CBD each or 2.5 mg of THC and CBD each.
Cannabis capsules
Cannabis capsules containing 5 mg of THC and CBD each or 2.5 mg of THC and CBD each.
Interventions
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Cannabis capsules
Cannabis capsules containing 5 mg of THC and CBD each or 2.5 mg of THC and CBD each.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Age \> 18 and \< 65
3. Operable cancers planned to undergo upfront curative surgery
4. Patient fit for surgery (ASA Grade I / II)
5. Patient Voluntarily willing to give consent for study
Exclusion Criteria
2. Presence of medical disease such as pulmonary, renal, liver, gastro-intestinal disease which may interfere with any study specific procedure (deranged renal parameters \> 1.5 times normal range or deranged liver function tests such as \> 2.5 times raised liver enzymes)
3. History of substance abuse (including cannabis-related products) or alcohol abuse
4. Personal history of psychiatric disease or Significant family history of psychiatric disease
5. Pregnancy and/or lactation
6. Patients currently (within last 14 days before consenting) on other CNS depressants such as alcohol, barbiturates, benozodiazapines (like diazepam, alprazolam etc)
7. Patients on other medications which will likely have a drug interaction with cannabis- such as clozapine, duloxetine, naproxen, cyclobenzaprine, olanzapine, haloperidol, and chlorpromazine, macrolides, calcium channel blockers, benzodiazepines, cyclosporine, sildenafil (and other PDE5 inhibitors), antihistamines, haloperidol, antiretrovirals
8. Any other illness or abnormal laboratory investigations which the investigator considers as making the patients ineligible for the study
9. Any patient with positive HIV, HBsAg, HCV status
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Tata Memorial Hospital
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Dr Rajendra A. Badwe
Doctor
Principal Investigators
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Rajendra A Badwe, MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Director, Tata Memorial Centre
Locations
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Tata Memorial Center
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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CTRI/2020/06/020649
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
TMH Project No. 3386
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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