Status:

COMPLETED

Broccoli Sprout/Broccoli Seed Extract Supplement in Decreasing Toxicity in Heavy Smokers

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma

Tobacco-Related Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This randomized early phase I trial studies how well broccoli sprout/broccoli seed extract supplement works in decreasing toxicity in heavy smokers. Broccoli sprout/broccoli seed extract supplement is...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether broccoli sprout/broccoli seed extract supplement (Avmacol) increases the urinary excretion of the mercapturic acid of the tobacco carcinogen, benzene, in h...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Current tobacco smokers with \>= 20 pack years of self-reported smoking exposure and a current average use of \>= 10 cigarettes/day
  • Karnofsky performance scale \>= 70%
  • Leukocytes \>= 3,000/microliter
  • Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/microliter
  • Platelets \>= 100,000/microliter
  • Total bilirubin =\< 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 1.5 x ULN
  • Creatinine =\< ULN
  • Fertile subjects must use adequate contraception (abstinence, barrier methods, or birth control pills) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her study physician immediately
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion

  • History of invasive cancer within the past 2 years, with the exception of excised and cured non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Chronic, current or recent (within the past 2 weeks) use of systemic steroid doses equivalent to prednisone \> 5 mg daily for continued use \> 14 days; use of inhaled steroids, nasal sprays, and topical creams for small body areas is allowed
  • Participants may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Avmacol
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 20 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 24 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

49 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03402230

Start Date

February 20 2018

End Date

July 24 2022

Last Update

June 28 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719

2

University of Arizona Cancer Center - Prevention Research Clinic

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719