Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Fluvastatin on Biomarkers in Women Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Stage I Breast Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting samples of blood and tissue from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn how fluvastatin effects biomarkers related to breast cancer. PURPOSE: Thi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine differences between measures of cell proliferation (Ki-67) in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or stage I breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant fluvastatin so...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or stage I breast cancer by stereotactic core or incisional biopsy
  • Planning to undergo surgery in 3-6 weeks
  • Patients undergoing re-excision due to evidence of tumor present at surgical margins are eligible
  • Hormone receptor status not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified
  • ALT and AST ≤ 10% above upper limit of normal
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Able to tolerate statins
  • Willing to undergo 2 blood draws (separated by approximately 3-4 weeks) during study participation (control arm)
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No other concurrent statins
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent administration of any of the following:
  • Niacin
  • Propranolol
  • Cholestyramine
  • Cyclosporine
  • Digoxin
  • Erythromycin
  • Itraconazole
  • Gemfibrozil
  • Phenytoin
  • Diclofenac
  • Tolbutamide
  • Glyburide
  • Losartan
  • Cimetidine
  • Ranitidine
  • Omeprazole
  • Rifampin
  • Warfarin
  • No initiation of new hormonal therapy during study participation
  • Concurrent participation in other clinical trials (e.g., for DCIS or prevention) is allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00416403

    Start Date

    July 1 2006

    End Date

    June 1 2011

    Last Update

    December 13 2012

    Active Locations (4)

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    UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

    San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

    2

    University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637-1470

    3

    Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115-6084

    4

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10065