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Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate in Preventing Cancer in Healthy Men

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Interventions
Drug: Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate
Other: placebo
Registration Number
NCT00287833
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate in preventing cancer in healthy men. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming, growing, or coming back. The use of Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate may prevent cancer.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the toxic effects of Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate, administered as an orange juice suspension, in healthy male participants.

II. Determine a safe dose range of this drug in these participants. III. Determine a recommended phase II dose of this drug in these participants.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the pharmacokinetics of this drug in these participants.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalation study.

Participants are sequentially assigned to 1 of 4 dose level cohorts. One participant in each dose level cohort is randomized to receive placebo. Participants receive 1 of 4 escalating doses of oral Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate or placebo, as an orange juice suspension, on day 1.

After completion of study treatment, participants are followed periodically for 4 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy volunteer

  • Male

  • Performance status - ECOG 0-2

  • RBC normal

  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mm^3

  • Platelet count normal

  • Hemoglobin normal

  • Hematocrit normal

  • ALT and AST normal

  • Bilirubin normal

  • Creatinine normal

  • No history of heart disease

  • EKG normal

  • No history of pancreatitis or obstruction of pancreatic ducts

  • No history of pancreatic cancer or pancreatic adenoma

  • Amylase normal

  • Lipase normal

  • Cholesterol normal

  • Triglycerides normal

  • Serum glucose ± 10% of normal

  • Within 15% of ideal body weight

  • No history of chronic medical condition

  • No history of excessive alcohol consumption (i.e., > 2 alcoholic beverages per day on average)

  • No history of amyloidosis

  • Non-smoker

    • Former smokers are eligible provided they have not smoked within the past 3 months
  • No history of medical condition that would influence gastrointestinal uptake of the study drug

  • No history of diabetes mellitus

  • No allergy or prior adverse reaction to soybeans

  • Not a vegetarian

  • No diagnosis of cancer within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

  • No evidence of other life-threatening disease

  • No evidence of psychiatric problems

  • More than 12 months since prior chemotherapy

  • More than 1 month since prior experimental drugs

  • More than 3 days since prior consumption of alcoholic beverages

  • More than 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent regular use (i.e., > 3 times/week) of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

  • More than 2 weeks since prior multivitamin tablets (or other vitamin supplements) of > 2 per day

  • No more than 2 multivitamin tablets (or other vitamin supplements) per day during study participation

  • No more than 1 serving of tofu, soy milk, or other primarily soy-based food per day

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm I (Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate)Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrateParticipants are sequentially assigned to 1 of 4 dose level cohorts. One participant in each dose level cohort is randomized to receive placebo. Participants receive 1 of 4 escalating doses of oral Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate or placebo, as an orange juice suspension, on day 1.
Arm II (placebo)placeboParticipants are sequentially assigned to 1 of 4 dose level cohorts. One participant in each dose level cohort is randomized to receive placebo. Participants receive 1 of 4 escalating doses of oral Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate or placebo, as an orange juice suspension, on day 1.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety as measured by NCI Common Toxicity Criteria and a recommended Phase II dose (RPTD)Up to 4 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pharmacokinetics measurements of BBI in the blood and urine0 (immediately prior to BBIC administration), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, and 48 hours after BBIC administration

Mean, median and 95% confidence interval will then be calculated for each parameter for each dose group. The relationship between dose and the above parameters will be investigated using simple linear regression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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