Status:

RECRUITING

Trial of Curcumin to Prevent Progression of Low-risk Prostate Cancer Under Active Surveillance

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Prostate Cancer

Eligibility:

MALE

40-89 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a prospective study to determine if the use of curcumin randomized against placebo will reduce cancer progression in patients with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance.

Detailed Description

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men with an estimated 180,890 new cases and 26,120 deaths from prostate cancer expected in 2016 in the United States. Although the lifetime risk of develop...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 40-89 years
  • Biopsy proven, low-risk, localized prostate cancer (minimum of 8 cores)
  • May have had biopsy within last 12 months
  • ≤4 separate locations in the prostate involved with cancer. If multiple cores are obtained from same lesion or area than this will count as one location.
  • Gleason score ≤6 with no Gleason pattern 4
  • Clinical stage T1c-T2a/b
  • Serum PSA ≤15 ng/ml
  • Life expectancy \> 5 years

Exclusion

  • Any previous prostate cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, oral glucocorticoids, GnRH analogues, prostatectomy)
  • Concurrent or previous use within 6 months of screening of any 5α-reductase inhibitor
  • Use of anabolic steroids or drugs with antiandrogenic properties
  • Prostate volume \>150 cm³
  • Patients who are taking antiplatelet, anticoagulant agents or have a history of a bleeding disorder. Patients taking 81 mg of Aspirin will be allowed to enroll with close observation
  • History of gastric or duodenal ulcers or untreated hyperacidity syndromes. Patients on stable doses (2 months of therapy) of GERD medication allowed.
  • Patients who are currently taking Curcumin and are unwilling to stop or plan to take Curcumin during the study
  • Patients with a history of gallbladder problems or gallstones or biliary obstruction, unless patient had cholecystectomy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 11 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

291 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03769766

Start Date

March 11 2019

End Date

November 1 2030

Last Update

June 11 2025

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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390