Status:

TERMINATED

Breath Test for Women Receiving Tamoxifen in the Prevention or Treatment of Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-120 years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: A breath test that measures enzymes may be effective in identifying women in whom tamoxifen may not be effective. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying a breath test to see how well it ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To assess the operating characteristics of the ¹³C-dextromethorphan (\^13 C-DM) breath test in identifying women with breast cancer (or at high risk) who are CYP2D6-genotypic poor metab...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Eligible to receive tamoxifen for 6 months for either the prevention or treatment of non-invasive or invasive, stage I-III breast cancer
  • CYP2D6 genotype known
  • Patients determined to be CYP2D6 poor metabolizers (by determination of a genotype test by their Mayo physician prior to study registration) are eligible to proceed with the initial breath test only
  • Hormone receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy \> 6 months
  • No known impaired hepatic activity defined as ≥ grade 3 AST, alkaline phosphatase, or total bilirubin
  • No pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma or other respiratory disease) associated with hypercapnia
  • No uncontrolled metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes in the presence of gastroparesis, uncontrolled congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled gastrointestinal disorders \[e.g., GERD\])
  • No prior adverse reaction to dextromethorphan
  • No history of chronic liver disease (e.g., hepatitis B or hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis, or fibrotic disease)
  • Able and willing to fast overnight prior to the study session
  • Willing to return to Mayo Clinic for follow-up
  • Willing to provide biologic specimens
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 24 hours since prior medications known to slow gastric emptying or gastrointestinal motility (e.g., alcohol, opioid analgesics, anticholinergics \[e.g., antihistamines\], and loperamide)
  • More than 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent CYP2D6 inhibitors or concurrent serotonin-reuptake inhibitors known to be potent CYP2D6 inhibitors (e.g.,paroxetine \[Paxil®\] and fluoxetine \[Prozac®\]
  • If mild to moderate inhibitors of CYP2D6 are medically necessary, patients may go back on after the 8-week time point
  • More than 4 weeks since prior and no concurrent monoamine-oxidase inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegiline, and tranylcypromine)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 23 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    92 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00873366

    Start Date

    May 1 2009

    End Date

    September 23 2015

    Last Update

    January 23 2018

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    Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905