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Study on the possible pharmacokinetic interaction between green tea supplements and tamoxifen in patients with breast cancer. the TEA study”

Completed
Conditions
Breast cancer
Registration Number
NL-OMON21997
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age = 18 years
2. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of primary or advanced breast cancer, who are on tamoxifen treatment for at least three months (steady state concentration).
3. WHO performance = 1 (see Appendix B)
4. Able and willing to sign the informed consent form prior to screening evaluations
5. Willing to abstain from strong CYP3A4, CYP2D6, CYP2C9/2C19, UGT and P-gp inhibitors or inducers, herbal or dietary supplements or other over-the-counter medication besides paracetamol. (see Appendix C)
6. Willing to abstain from a cup of green tea (<4 h after tamoxifen intake)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with known impaired drug absorption (e.g. gastrectomy and achlorhydria)
2. Patients with an active gastric ulcer
3. Patients with a BMI >35 kg/m2
4. Age >80 years
5. Known serious illness or medical unstable conditions that could interfere with this study requiring treatment (e.g. HIV, hepatitis, Varicella zoster or herpes zoster, organ transplants, kidney failure (GFR<30 ml/min/1.73 m2), serious liver disease (e.g. severe cirrhosis), cardiac and respiratory diseases)
6. A CYP2D6 poor metabolizer or ultra-rapid metabolizer phenotype based on CYP2D6 genotyping outcome
7. Use of strong CYP3A4, CYP2D6, CYP2C9/2C19, UGT and P-gp inhibitors or inducers , herbal or dietary supplements or other over-the-counter medication besides paracetamol (e.g. Veregen, grapefruit, st. Johns-wort)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the change from baseline of the Area under the curve (AUC) of tamoxifen in patients with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen with and without green tea supplements
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. To compare the Area under the Curve (AUC) of endoxifen in patients with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen with and without green tea. <br>2. To compare other tamoxifen and endoxifen pharmacokinetic outcomes (i.e. clearance, maximum concentration (Cmax), minimal concentration (Ctrough) and time until maximum concentration (tmax) and elimination half-life (t½)). in patients with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen with and without green tea. <br>3. To evaluate the incidence and severity of side-effects of treatment with tamoxifen in absence and presence of green tea.
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