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Diindolylmethane in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Stage I Prostate Cancer
Stage II Prostate Cancer
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Drug: diindolylmethane
Drug: placebo
Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Other: pharmacological study
Registration Number
NCT00450229
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

Giving diindolylmethane, a substance found in cruciferous vegetables, may help doctors learn more about how diindolylmethane is used by the body. This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of diindolylmethane compared with a placebo in treating patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for stage I or stage II prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare neoadjuvant prostatic diindolylmethane (DIM\^) concentrations in patients with stage I or II adenocarcinoma of the prostate treated with DIM vs placebo prior to radical prostatectomy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the ratio of urinary 2-hydroxyestrone:16-hydroxyestrone in patients treated with these regimens.

II. Compare plasma levels of total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients treated with these regimens.

III. Compare serum testosterone levels in patients treated with these regimens. IV. Compare the ratio of plasma insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1:IGF binding protein-3 in patients treated with these regimens.

V. Compare cytochrome p450 mRNA expression of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2B1, and CYP3A enzymes in circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and in fresh frozen tissue in patients treated with these regimens.

VI. Compare DIM blood steady-state concentrations in patients treated with these regimens.

VII. Identify polymorphisms of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2B1, and CYP3A in circulating PMNs in patients treated with these regimens.

VIII. Compare tissue levels of PSA, androgen receptor, Ki-67, and caspase 3 in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE:

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

Arm I: Patients receive low-dose, nutritional-grade oral diindolylmethane (DIM) twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.

Arm II: Patients receive high-dose, nutritional-grade oral DIM twice daily as in arm I.

Arm III: Patients receive oral placebo twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.

Patients in all arms undergo surgical resection of their tumor within 1 day after completion of DIM or placebo.

Patients undergo blood, tissue, and urine sample collection periodically during study for immunohistochemical (IHC)/molecular analyses and pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenomic correlative studies. Patient specimens are assessed for DIM levels in plasma and tissue (by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry \[LC/MS\]) and for biologic response to DIM (by TUNEL assay). Intermediate biomarkers of DIM activity are also assessed, including urinary 2-hydroxyestrone:16-hydroxyestrone ratio (by LC/MS assay), plasma total prostate-specific antigen (PSA), plasma insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1:IGF binding protein-3 ratio (by ELISA), and tissue androgen receptor, PSA, Ki-67, and caspase 3 (by immunohistochemistry). Cytochrome p450 induction and gene expression (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2B1, CYP3A) are also assessed in tissue and plasma by semiquantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm IItherapeutic conventional surgeryPatients receive high-dose, nutritional-grade oral DIM twice daily as in arm I.
Arm IdiindolylmethanePatients receive low-dose, nutritional-grade oral diindolylmethane (DIM) twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm Ipharmacological studyPatients receive low-dose, nutritional-grade oral diindolylmethane (DIM) twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm IIIlaboratory biomarker analysisPatients receive oral placebo twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm Ilaboratory biomarker analysisPatients receive low-dose, nutritional-grade oral diindolylmethane (DIM) twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm IIdiindolylmethanePatients receive high-dose, nutritional-grade oral DIM twice daily as in arm I.
Arm IIItherapeutic conventional surgeryPatients receive oral placebo twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm IIIpharmacological studyPatients receive oral placebo twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm Itherapeutic conventional surgeryPatients receive low-dose, nutritional-grade oral diindolylmethane (DIM) twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Arm IIlaboratory biomarker analysisPatients receive high-dose, nutritional-grade oral DIM twice daily as in arm I.
Arm IIpharmacological studyPatients receive high-dose, nutritional-grade oral DIM twice daily as in arm I.
Arm IIIplaceboPatients receive oral placebo twice daily for 21-28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Treatment may continue for up to 60 days, if surgery is delayed.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tissue levels of DIMUp to 5 years

The distribution of levels of DIM will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics. For the primary comparison between the placebo group and the DIM groups combined, tissue levels of DIM will be compared using Student t-test. In the case of violation of normality assumptions, an appropriate transformation of the data such as logarithm will be considered or a nonparametric test such as Wilcoxon rank-sum test will be used for comparison. A dose-response relation will be explored based on the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DIM blood steady-state concentrationsUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Tissue measures of messenger RNA of CYPs (CYP1A2, CYP1A1, CYP2B1, CYP3A)Up to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Total PSAUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Measures of androgen receptor, PSA, Ki-67, caspase 3, and TUNELUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Urinary 2-hydroxyestrone/16-hydroxyestrone ratioUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Serum testosteroneUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

IGF1:IGFBP-3 ratioUp to 5 years

Will be summarized by treatment arm with descriptive statistics.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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