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WithdrawnNCT01302002

The Use of Metformin in Early Breast Cancer Patients Pre-Surgery

The Use of Metformin in Early Breast Cancer Patients Pre-Surgery: A Phase 0 Study Regarding The Biological Effect

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
EARLY_Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cancer, Brazil · Other Government
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The study will test metformin in patients with early breast cancer. Blood and tissue will be collected before and after the use of metformin.

Detailed description

Patients will take metformin twice a day for 3 weeks before surgery. The hypothesis is that metformin will reduce cell proliferation rates (Ki67) and increase apoptoses (TUNEL)in tumor tissue. The study will collect and analyze pre- and post-treatment blood specimens for: * Serum glucose * Insulin levels * Estradiol * HOMA test * Glycosylated haemoglobin

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGMetformin Pre-Surgery500 mg tablet, taken twice a day for 3 weeks

Timeline

Start date
2011-01-01
Primary completion
2016-02-01
Completion
2016-02-01
First posted
2011-02-23
Last updated
2016-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01302002. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.