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Study to Evaluate Biomarkers and Safety of Dapagliflozin Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Therapy
Led by Yale University · Updated on 2025-03-19
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
58 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The primary objective of the study is to assess metabolic plasma markers of insulin resistance in patients with early-stage HER2-negative breast cancers receiving dapagliflozin concomitant with neoadjuvant therapy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Study to Evaluate Biomarkers and Safety of Dapagliflozin Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Therapy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women over 18 years old with newly diagnosed clinical stage I-III HER2-negative invasive breast cancer eligible for neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Acceptable chemotherapy regimens include weekly paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide, docetaxel plus carboplatin with or without pembrolizumab, or paclitaxel plus carboplatin with pembrolizumab (KEYNOTE-522 regimen)
- Body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or higher
- Hyperinsulinemia defined by HOMA-IR score of 2.5 or greater
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
- Availability of at least one physical biopsy slide from diagnostic tissue
- Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to birth control if sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner
- Female participants must be at least one year post-menopausal or surgically sterile
- Adequate organ function as defined by specified blood counts and liver, kidney, and coagulation parameters
- Ability to swallow oral medication
- Agreement not to donate blood during the study and for 90 days after last chemotherapy dose
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous partial breast surgery or biopsy that prevents accurate assessment of pathologic response
- Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Contraindications to planned chemotherapy regimens
- Diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus
- Use of antidiabetic medications affecting insulin resistance within the past month
- History of allergic reaction to dapagliflozin
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 25
- History of recurrent urinary tract infections
- Participation in weight loss programs, significant recent weight change, or history of gastrointestinal surgery
- Receipt of live vaccines within 30 days before starting treatment or during the trial
- Investigator judgment that participant may not comply with study procedures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Yale Cancer Center Smilow Cancer Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
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Research Team
C
Carl Brown
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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