Breast Cancer FemaleEarly Phase 1NCT05680662
The Study of Quadruple Therapy Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin, and EGCG as Adjuvant Therapy for Early, Metastatic Breast Cancer and Triple-negative Breast Cancer, a Novel Mechanism
A Early Phase 1 study testing quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc in people with Breast Cancer Female and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, run by Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Trial summary
breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. With more than 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses each year, It is the second most frequent cancer-related death among women worldwide. Breast cancer develops slowly, and the majority of cases are found through routine screening. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Breast Cancer Female, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- What is being tested?
- quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 200 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2023to 31 Jan 2024
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age above 18
- Female patients
- with any type of breast cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ... Invasive breast cancer (ILC or IDC) ... Triple-negative breast cancer. ... Inflammatory breast cancer. ... Paget disease of the breast. ... Angiosarcoma. ... Phyllodes tumor.
- HER2-positive by ASCO CAP 2018 guidelines, confirmed by central testing
- Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
- ANC ≥ 1000/mm3 hemoglobin ≥8 g/dl platelets ≥ 75,000/mm3 AST and ALT both <5x institutional ULN Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL. For patients with Gilbert syndrome, the direct bilirubin should be <institutional ULN Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL OR calculated GFR ≥ 30mL/min 6- Locally advanced tumors at diagnosis, including tumors fixed to the chest wall, peau d'orange, skin ulcerations/nodules, or clinical inflammatory changes (diffuse brawny cutaneous induration with an erysipeloid edge) Patients with a history of previous invasive breast cancer.
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Who cannot join
- Neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for this breast cancer prior to enrollment is prohibited.
- Any of the following due to teratogenic potential of the study drugs:
- Pregnant women Nursing women Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception (condoms, diaphragms, IUDS, surgical sterilization, abstinence, etc). Hormonal birth control methods are not permitted.
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents for treatment of breast cancer, unless specific approval is obtained from the Sponsor-Investigator.
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About this study
breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. With more than 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses each year, It is the second most frequent cancer-related death among women worldwide. Breast cancer develops slowly, and the majority of cases are found through routine screening.
breast cancer-causing deaths among women all over the world and increased in the last few years even though the treatment is advanced like immunotherapy chemotherapy by yet no treatment for triple-negative breast cancer zinc and competition between znt1 and zip6,10 at breast cancer cells. Is zinc ionophore like quercetin and EGCG has a role, In a novel experimental study zinc is a trace metal that has many roles in cells, enzymatic activity, and gene regulations, and also for the integrity of DNA.
Read more
Zinc transporters (zinc related -proteins such as ZIPs, and ZnTs are affected by triggers factors like cytokines and growth factors.
There are two large families of zinc transporters like ZIPs ( 14 members) and ZnTs family (10 members), ZIPS family cause an influx of zinc from the extracellular to the cytoplasm and also from intracellular organelles like endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi or mitochondria in contrast to ZnTs which cause an influx of zinc from the cytoplasm to intracellular organelles. ( lower cytoplasmic zinc) (1) Breast cancer deaths occurred from metastasis; Catalytic enzymes called proteases like cathepsin L are frequently overexpressed in aggressive cancers. Breast tumor metastatic potential is correlated with macrophage presence. These macrophages associated with tumors frequently adopt an M2-like pro-tumorigenic phenotype, which results in the production of growth hormones and proteases, notably the lysosomal protease cathepsin L. Because cathepsin L is commonly released by breast cancer cells and aids in tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. It is expected that cathepsin L secretion by both tumor-associated macrophages and neoplastic cells would promote the metastatic phenotype because cathepsin L is widely produced by breast cancer cells and helps with tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. (2) this study target new mechanisms and achieves the best management as some types of cancer breast like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) no definite treatment so we target the following pathways and epigenetic processes by these adjuvant compounds which have a promising role in the immunity like EGCG, Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin so our team will discuss novel methods to achieve the best efficacy from chemotherapy
Read the detailed description
breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. With more than 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses each year, It is the second most frequent cancer-related death among women worldwide. Breast cancer develops slowly, and the majority of cases are found through routine screening.
breast cancer-causing deaths among women all over the world and increased in the last few years even though the treatment is advanced like immunotherapy chemotherapy by yet no treatment for triple-negative breast cancer zinc and competition between znt1 and zip6,10 at breast cancer cells. Is zinc ionophore like quercetin and EGCG has a role, In a novel experimental study zinc is a trace metal that has many roles in cells, enzymatic activity, and gene regulations, and also for the integrity of DNA.
Zinc transporters (zinc related -proteins such as ZIPs, and ZnTs are affected by triggers factors like cytokines and growth factors.
There are two large families of zinc transporters like ZIPs ( 14 members) and ZnTs family (10 members), ZIPS family cause an influx of zinc from the extracellular to the cytoplasm and also from intracellular organelles like endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi or mitochondria in contrast to ZnTs which cause an influx of zinc from the cytoplasm to intracellular organelles. ( lower cytoplasmic zinc) (1) Breast cancer deaths occurred from metastasis; Catalytic enzymes called proteases like cathepsin L are frequently overexpressed in aggressive cancers. Breast tumor metastatic potential is correlated with macrophage presence. These macrophages associated with tumors frequently adopt an M2-like pro-tumorigenic phenotype, which results in the production of growth hormones and proteases, notably the lysosomal protease cathepsin L. Because cathepsin L is commonly released by breast cancer cells and aids in tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. It is expected that cathepsin L secretion by both tumor-associated macrophages and neoplastic cells would promote the metastatic phenotype because cathepsin L is widely produced by breast cancer cells and helps with tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. (2) this study target new mechanisms and achieves the best management as some types of cancer breast like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) no definite treatment so we target the following pathways and epigenetic processes by these adjuvant compounds which have a promising role in the immunity like EGCG, Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin so our team will discuss novel methods to achieve the best efficacy from chemotherapy the study will include 100 cases with many types of breast cancer like hormonal sensitive, triple negative, and metastatic breast cancer, and another group of 100 patients not given this adjuvant therapy type of study is a randomized clinical control trial interventional with 4 compounds (EGCG,ZINC, QUERCETIN,METFORMIN)
- Being tested
- quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc
- Medical subject headings
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zincCombination product
this intervention target many mechanisms at tumorigenesis, metastasis autophagy, apoptosis, interleukin 6, cathepsin L, and also epigenetic DNA methylation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| adjuvant quadruple thearpy of quercetin , zinc, EGCG, metformin for 100 breast cancer cases | Experimental | experimental study of adjuvant quadruple therapy of quercetin, zinc, EGCG, and metformin for 100 cases of different types of breast cancer women daily dose as follows daily 500 mg orally quercetin OD daily 50 mg zinc sulfate orally OD daily 300 mg EGCG orally OD daily metformin 850 mg orally OD during chemotherapy courses and until last stage of treatment Receives: Combination Product: quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc |
| no adjuvant thearpy for 100 cases of breast cancer breast for this group ( controlled group ) | Experimental | this arm ( 100 cases controlled group not taken adjuvant therapy only was taken the regular chemotherapy as prescription Receives: Combination Product: quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
invasive Disease Free Survival at 3 Years from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause
Kaplan-Meier estimates of iDFS will be estimated and plotted with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause
Measured: Time Frame: 3 Years
Secondary outcomes (4)
Invasive Disease Free Survival at 10 Years
Kaplan-Meier estimates of iDFS will be estimated and plotted with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause
Measured: 10 years
Number of Participants with Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [
NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 will be utilized for AE reporting
Measured: 5 years
Total patient chair time of drug administration
Mean difference will be estimated between HP FDC SC and IV admin of HP in sub-study
Measured: 18 months
Breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) at 10 Years
the time period between randomization and death due to breast cancer.
Measured: 10 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jan 2023
- Study start1 Jan 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jan 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Breast Cancer FemaleStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Amr kamel khalil Ahmed, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05680662
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Amr Ahmed
- Status last verified
- Dec 2022
- First submitted
- 23 Dec 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Jan 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Jan 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Study of Quadruple Therapy Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin, and EGCG as Adjuvant Therapy for Early, Metastatic Breast Cancer and Triple-negative Breast Cancer, a Novel Mechanism
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05680662
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Amr Ahmed
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Saudi ArabiaOther government
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jan 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. With more than 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses each year, It is the second most frequent cancer-related death among women worldwide. Breast cancer develops slowly, and the majority of cases are found through routine screening.
breast cancer-causing deaths among women all over the world and increased in the last few years even though the treatment is advanced like immunotherapy chemotherapy by yet no treatment for triple-negative breast cancer zinc and competition between znt1 and zip6,10 at breast cancer cells. Is zinc ionophore like quercetin and EGCG has a role, In a novel experimental study zinc is a trace metal that has many roles in cells, enzymatic activity, and gene regulations, and also for the integrity of DNA.
Zinc transporters (zinc related -proteins such as ZIPs, and ZnTs are affected by triggers factors like cytokines and growth factors.
There are two large families of zinc transporters like ZIPs ( 14 members) and ZnTs family (10 members), ZIPS family cause an influx of zinc from the extracellular to the cytoplasm and also from intracellular organelles like endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi or mitochondria in contrast to ZnTs which cause an influx of zinc from the cytoplasm to intracellular organelles. ( lower cytoplasmic zinc) (1) Breast cancer deaths occurred from metastasis; Catalytic enzymes called proteases like cathepsin L are frequently overexpressed in aggressive cancers. Breast tumor metastatic potential is correlated with macrophage presence. These macrophages associated with tumors frequently adopt an M2-like pro-tumorigenic phenotype, which results in the production of growth hormones and proteases, notably the lysosomal protease cathepsin L. Because cathepsin L is commonly released by breast cancer cells and aids in tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. It is expected that cathepsin L secretion by both tumor-associated macrophages and neoplastic cells would promote the metastatic phenotype because cathepsin L is widely produced by breast cancer cells and helps with tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. (2) this study target new mechanisms and achieves the best management as some types of cancer breast like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) no definite treatment so we target the following pathways and epigenetic processes by these adjuvant compounds which have a promising role in the immunity like EGCG, Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin so our team will discuss novel methods to achieve the best efficacy from chemotherapy
Detailed description
breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. With more than 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses each year, It is the second most frequent cancer-related death among women worldwide. Breast cancer develops slowly, and the majority of cases are found through routine screening.
breast cancer-causing deaths among women all over the world and increased in the last few years even though the treatment is advanced like immunotherapy chemotherapy by yet no treatment for triple-negative breast cancer zinc and competition between znt1 and zip6,10 at breast cancer cells. Is zinc ionophore like quercetin and EGCG has a role, In a novel experimental study zinc is a trace metal that has many roles in cells, enzymatic activity, and gene regulations, and also for the integrity of DNA.
Zinc transporters (zinc related -proteins such as ZIPs, and ZnTs are affected by triggers factors like cytokines and growth factors.
There are two large families of zinc transporters like ZIPs ( 14 members) and ZnTs family (10 members), ZIPS family cause an influx of zinc from the extracellular to the cytoplasm and also from intracellular organelles like endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi or mitochondria in contrast to ZnTs which cause an influx of zinc from the cytoplasm to intracellular organelles. ( lower cytoplasmic zinc) (1) Breast cancer deaths occurred from metastasis; Catalytic enzymes called proteases like cathepsin L are frequently overexpressed in aggressive cancers. Breast tumor metastatic potential is correlated with macrophage presence. These macrophages associated with tumors frequently adopt an M2-like pro-tumorigenic phenotype, which results in the production of growth hormones and proteases, notably the lysosomal protease cathepsin L. Because cathepsin L is commonly released by breast cancer cells and aids in tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. It is expected that cathepsin L secretion by both tumor-associated macrophages and neoplastic cells would promote the metastatic phenotype because cathepsin L is widely produced by breast cancer cells and helps with tumor invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. (2) this study target new mechanisms and achieves the best management as some types of cancer breast like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) no definite treatment so we target the following pathways and epigenetic processes by these adjuvant compounds which have a promising role in the immunity like EGCG, Quercetin, Zinc, Metformin so our team will discuss novel methods to achieve the best efficacy from chemotherapy the study will include 100 cases with many types of breast cancer like hormonal sensitive, triple negative, and metastatic breast cancer, and another group of 100 patients not given this adjuvant therapy type of study is a randomized clinical control trial interventional with 4 compounds (EGCG,ZINC, QUERCETIN,METFORMIN)
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| adjuvant quadruple thearpy of quercetin , zinc, EGCG, metformin for 100 breast cancer cases | Experimental | Combination Product: quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zincexperimental study of adjuvant quadruple therapy of quercetin, zinc, EGCG, and metformin for 100 cases of different types of breast cancer women daily dose as follows daily 500 mg orally quercetin OD daily 50 mg zinc sulfate orally OD daily 300 mg EGCG orally OD daily metformin 850 mg orally OD during chemotherapy courses and until last stage of treatment |
| no adjuvant thearpy for 100 cases of breast cancer breast for this group ( controlled group ) | Experimental | Combination Product: quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zincthis arm ( 100 cases controlled group not taken adjuvant therapy only was taken the regular chemotherapy as prescription |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Age above 18
- Female patients
- with any type of breast cancer Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ... Invasive breast cancer (ILC or IDC) ... Triple-negative breast cancer. ... Inflammatory breast cancer. ... Paget disease of the breast. ... Angiosarcoma. ... Phyllodes tumor.
- HER2-positive by ASCO CAP 2018 guidelines, confirmed by central testing
- Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for this breast cancer prior to enrollment is prohibited.
- Pregnant women Nursing women Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception (condoms, diaphragms, IUDS, surgical sterilization, abstinence, etc). Hormonal birth control methods are not permitted.
- Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents for treatment of breast cancer, unless specific approval is obtained from the Sponsor-Investigator.
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zincthis intervention target many mechanisms at tumorigenesis, metastasis autophagy, apoptosis, interleukin 6, cathepsin L, and also epigenetic DNA methylation | Combination product | adjuvant quadruple thearpy of quercetin , zinc, EGCG, metformin for 100 breast cancer cases, no adjuvant thearpy for 100 cases of breast cancer breast for this group ( controlled group ) |
Primary outcome
invasive Disease Free Survival at 3 Years from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause
Time frame: Time Frame: 3 Years
Kaplan-Meier estimates of iDFS will be estimated and plotted with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals. from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause
4 secondary outcomes
Invasive Disease Free Survival at 10 Years
Time frame: 10 years
Number of Participants with Treatment Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [
Time frame: 5 years
Total patient chair time of drug administration
Time frame: 18 months
Breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) at 10 Years
Time frame: 10 years
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Jan 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Early Phase 1 study testing quercetin, EGCG, metformin , zinc in people with Breast Cancer Female and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, run by Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jan 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
invasive Disease Free Survival at 3 Years from the time of randomization until the occurrence of the first of the following events: invasive local/regional recurrence, Contralateral invasive breast cancer, Distant recurrence, Death from any cause (time frame: Time Frame: 3 Years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jan 2023.