Status:

WITHDRAWN

Metformin Use to Reduce Disparities in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Woman's

Collaborating Sponsors:

Our Lady of the Lake Hospital

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Conditions:

Breast Cancer Stage

Insulin Resistance

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women globally, with \~1.4 million new cases diagnosed annually Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and morta...

Detailed Description

Even as cancer research has led to more advanced, targeted cancer treatments than ever before, not all patients are able to reap the benefits of these efforts, as demonstrated by their persistently wo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non-Hispanic white or black females
  • Age \> = 18 years
  • English speaking
  • Newly diagnosed breast cancer
  • BMI \> = 25 (must be overweight)
  • Insulin-resistant (as determined by 2 hour 75 gm oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)). Concentrations and trajectories of insulin and glucose at 0, 30, 60, and 120 min during an oral glucose tolerance test will undergo mathematical modeling. The numbers for defining insulin resistance have been established in the Woman's Laboratory and are interpreted by the pathologists.

Exclusion

  • Metastatic Disease
  • Current diagnosis of Diabetes or diagnosed with diabetes (as determined by HbA1C\> 6.5)
  • Having surgery prior to chemotherapy
  • Medical conditions for which metformin is contraindicated (gastrointestinal and renal failure),
  • Abnormal CBC (defined by a baseline platelet count of less than 130 and a baseline absolute neutrophil count of less than 1000). In addition, baseline hemoglobin of less than 10, if there is no evidence of a concurrent nutritional deficiency (like iron). \[Patients simply needing something like iron to correct the anemia will not be excluded\].

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04741204

Start Date

September 1 2022

End Date

September 1 2022

Last Update

July 6 2023

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Woman's Hospital

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70815