Status:

COMPLETED

Lycopene in Preventing Prostate Cancer in Healthy Participants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain substances to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The dietary supplement lycopene may prevent the development of prostate c...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the toxicity and safety of lycopene supplementation as chemoprevention for prostate cancer in healthy participants. * Determine the pharmacokinetics of this agent in these par...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Healthy participants in good medical condition
  • No chronic medical conditions
  • No regular use of prescription medications
  • No evidence of psychiatric disorder
  • Non-smoker
  • Former smokers allowed provided they have not smoked within the past 3 months
  • No history of alcohol abuse
  • Serum lycopene concentration \< 700 nM
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 to 45
  • Performance status
  • Karnofsky 100%
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 13.0 g/dL
  • WBC ≥ 4,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count 150,000-400,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic
  • AST and ALT ≤ 75 U/L
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • No liver disease
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • No renal disease
  • Cardiovascular
  • No cardiovascular disease
  • No abnormal EKG
  • Other
  • Within 15% of ideal body weight
  • No history of gastrointestinal malabsorption or other condition that would preclude drug absorption
  • No alcohol consumption within the past 72 hours
  • No allergy to tomato-based products
  • No history of cancer
  • No diabetes mellitus
  • No other illness that would preclude study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • At least 4 weeks since prior experimental drugs
  • More than 14 days since prior prescription drugs
  • No concurrent participation in another experimental trial
  • No concurrent prescription drugs

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00093561

    Start Date

    August 1 2004

    End Date

    February 1 2006

    Last Update

    June 26 2013

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    University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612