Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Epidiferphane and Taxanes in Breast Cancer Patients (NCT05074290)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Patients with breast cancer are commonly treated with taxane chemotherapy. Some very common side effects of taxanes, such as anemia and peripheral neuropathy, are often as not well addressed during treatment, resulting in dose reductions, dose delays and early discontinuation (collectively called relative dose intensity) of these chemotherapy agents in 15-80 % of patients on these drugs. This reduction in relative dose intensity (RDI) results in worse clinical outcomes such as progression free and overall survival. Pre-clinical studies in mouse models subjected to standardized chemotherapy regimens containing paclitaxel or oxaliplatin have shown that the nutritional supplement Epidiferphane reduces both neuropathy and anemia. This study will investigate whether the use of Epidiferphane in patients with breast cancer receiving taxane chemotherapy results in an attenuation of the side effects experienced, as well as an improvement in tumor response rate. The safety and maximum tolerated dose of Epidiferphane in this patient population will also be determined in this study.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (14 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (18 items).
Location: University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Must not be receiving any other investigational agents
- Subjects of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period and following completion of taxane therapy for an additional 6 months for subjects of child bearing potential and 3 months for subjects with partners of child bearing potential.
- Subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Active systemic infection considered to be opportunistic, life threatening or clinically significant at the time of treatment.
- Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with trial requirements.
- Known allergy to turmeric, broccoli, or green tea.
- Subjects must not be on treatment with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors such as tacrolimus or on verapamil during the trial.
- History of any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding (e.g. hemoglobin \< 10 mg/dL, CTCAE v 5.0 grade 3 or higher neutropenia or thrombocytopenia) giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of protocol therapy or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or that puts the subject at high risk for treatment complications, in the opinion of the treating physician.
- Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated.
- Subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness.
- Subjects demonstrating an inability to comply with the study and/or follow-up procedures.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.