Clinical Trial on Ganoderma Spore Lipids Combined With Chemo in Patients With G.I. Cancers

Phase 3

• Conditions: Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
• Interventions: Drug: Ganoderma Spore Lipids; Drug: Placebo; Drug: Chemotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT02785523
• Lead Sponsor: Xiaonan Cui

Brief Summary

A phase III double-blind randomized clinical trial on the effects of ganoderma spore lipids to the immunological response in patients with G.I. Cancers. The trial is randomized, double-blind. Cancer patients are diagnosed based on pathology or cell biology. Patients are randomized into 2 groups: both groups receive chemotherapy. Either group receives ganoderma spore lipids or placebo capsules 600mg three times a day (TID) in addition to the chemotherapy. Clinical evaluation includes chemotherapy drug toxicities, life quality improvement. Blood biochemistry tests mainly include malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), adrenaline, nor-adrenaline, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1b, interleukin (IL)-6, cell flow cytometry on Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg cytokines, as well as serum cortisol, estradiol (female), progesterone (female), testosterone (male), etc.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-25
• Status Verified: 2016-05
• Study Start: 2016-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 2016-05-30
• Primary Completion: 2017-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: 18-80, male and female.

• Diagnosis: imaging, cell and pathology report.

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) O-2, life expectancy more than 3 months.

• Chemotherapy is not contraindicated.

• No apparent surgical trauma during the previous 2 weeks.

• Past treatment:

  • Biological treatment: at least 4 weeks after previous treatment with immunotherapy or other biological; chemotherapy, at least 6 months after last treatment with chemotherapy and or target therapy.
  • Surgery: had not received transplantation surgery, at least 2 weeks after last major surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

• A purulent and chronic infection of wound healing delayed.
• Diseases of the blood system.
• Abnormal blood coagulation function.
• Severe brain disease or primary brain tumors without control, and mentally ill person.
• Patients with brain metastases.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Patients (male/female) with fertility, But the patients themselves or their spouses do not take effective contraception.
• Allergic constitution.
• In addition, patients taking part in other clinical trials, being treated with other biotherapy or immunotherapy and researchers consider not suitable for clinical subjects for other reasons will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
G. SPORE LIPIDS	Ganoderma Spore Lipids	Form: Capsule Dosage and frequency: This group receives ganoderma spore lipids capsules 600mg TID in addition to the chemotherapy. Duration: 6 chemotherapy cycles.
G. SPORE LIPIDS	Chemotherapy	Form: Capsule Dosage and frequency: This group receives ganoderma spore lipids capsules 600mg TID in addition to the chemotherapy. Duration: 6 chemotherapy cycles.
Placebo	Placebo	Form: Capsule Dosage and frequency: This group receives placebo capsules 600mg TID in addition to the chemotherapy. Duration: 6 chemotherapy cycles.
Placebo	Chemotherapy	Form: Capsule Dosage and frequency: This group receives placebo capsules 600mg TID in addition to the chemotherapy. Duration: 6 chemotherapy cycles.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse Events: neutropenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, nausea, vomit, fatigue, loss of appetite.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).
Assessing the quality of life(QOL) in 5 grades and recording: appetite, mental state, sleep, fatigue, pain, attitude towards treatment, daily life ability, treatment of severity of side effects.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) in urine.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).
Th1/Th2, Th17/Treg in blood.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).
Interleukin(IL)-1b, interleukin(IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α in blood.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).
Estradiol (female), progesterone (female), testosterone (male) in blood.	Cycle 2, cycle 4, cycle 6(each cycle is 21 days).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; 🇨🇳 Dalian, Liaoning, China