Phase II Clinical Trial of Purified Isoflavones in Prostate Cancer: Comparing Safety, Effectiveness

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 2

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Treatments

Drug: Purified isoflavones

Drug: Methyl cellulose blend

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT01036321

MCC-15835

IRB 107980 (Other Identifier)

1P20MD003375-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of our study is to recruit and treat 96 men diagnosed with prostate cancer and scheduled for a prostatectomy with a capsule form of either purified isoflavones or placebo for a 3-6 week period to see if we can slow down the rate of prostate cancer growth. A placebo is a pill or something that looks like the medicine that is being studied but has no active medicine in it. We also want to see if taking purified isoflavones is safe and if it reduces lower urinary tract symptoms. In addition, we want to study if purified isoflavones are able to slow the progression of prostate cancer, and the mechanism of action of purified isoflavones. If the safety and the effects of purified isoflavones on slowing down the progression of prostate cancer is shown in our study, this will also be a safe way of treating men who are at high risk of prostate cancer, so that we can prevent prostate cancer in the future.

Full description

Patients will need to take two (2) capsules daily, one with their breakfast and one with their dinner. On the day prior or the day that patients are coming in for their pre-operative surgery blood work, we ask that they take the second dose with lunch, if their appointment is in the afternoon.

At the start of the study and at the end of the study (3-6 weeks), patients will undergo interviews, complete questionnaires, and have lab tests to determine if this drug is effective to reduce progression of prostate cancer and is safe to use.

Patients will also receive a multivitamin/mineral supplement for the 3-6 weeks that they are on this study and will be required to take one (1) every day. It is required that patients not take any other vitamin/mineral or herbal preparation containing isoflavones and avoid eating or drinking soy products.

We anticipate that most patients will be scheduled for a prostatectomy 3-6 weeks (+/- 3 days) from start of study agent. In addition to their first visit, patients will be required to come in the day of the surgery for prostatectomy.

Enrollment

71 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

30 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of localized prostate cancer (PCa), based on pathological assessment from biopsy specimens
No prior or current therapy for PCa or history of cancer except non-melanoma skin cancer
Scheduled for prostatectomy between 3- 6 weeks (+/-3 days) after start of study agent
No known history of hepatic or renal disease (LFTs (SGOT/SGPT) > 5.0 x upper limit of normal as evidenced by impairment of baseline laboratory values, Actual creatinine clearance of >60 utilizing the Cockcroft-Gault formula (1976), which employs creatinine measurements and a patient's weight to predict the clearance. The constant is 1.23 for men.
Omnivorous diet
No evidence of prostatitis or urinary tract infection
Able and willing to give written informed consent
Currently not using or willing to discontinue any nutritional supplements that contain soy or soy isoflavones
Not allergic to study supplements
Not on antibiotics
Men who do not consume more than 3 - 4 oz. of soy or soy products per week
Not taking steroid hormones or medications which have known impact on prostatic specific antigen (PSA)
Health status cleared by primary MD or urologist
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1

Exclusion criteria

Prior history of prostate cancer; Current or prior history of other malignancies (exceptions include nonmelanoma skin cancer or other cancer with no evidence of tumor recurrence five years after definitive treatment)
History of renal or hepatic disease, including history of hepatitis B, C or delta as evidenced by impairment of baseline laboratory values
Participation in any other investigational study or use of any other investigational agents within 30 days of study entry
History of allergic reactions attributed to soy isoflavones or other compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Novasoy 400® or the inactive components present in the purified isoflavone and placebo capsules
Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or any psychological, familial, sociological or other concomitant condition that would not allow adequate compliance with the study protocol
Only African American (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa) and Caucasian (a person having origins in any of the original people of Europe, Middle East, or North Africa) men, as defined by the NIH, will be included in this study. Since this is an investigation targeting men with PCa, women are not eligible for the study.