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Completed Phase 1 Interventional

Effect of Curcumin on Dose Limiting Toxicity and Pharmacokinetics of Irinotecan in Patients With Solid Tumors

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01859858

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Official title

A Prospective Evaluation of the Effect of Curcumin on Dose-limiting Toxicity and Pharmacokinetics of Irinotecan in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Brief summary

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Curcumin is an extract of the tumeric root that has been shown to have anti-tumor properties in laboratory studies. Curcumin, and its parent spice, turmeric (curcuma longa), are the 4th most commonly purchased dietary supplement in the U.S. Many cancer patients take curcumin during their treatment for cancer because of the purported health benefits. This research study is designed to learn more about the safety, pharmacokinetics and effectiveness of irinotecan when given in combination with curcumin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The study of how the body absorbs, processes and eliminates drugs is called pharmacokinetics (PK). One of the main purposes of this study is to better understand the interaction between curcumin and irinotecan by measuring levels of irinotecan in the blood (ie. measure irinotecan PK) when a patient also takes curcumin. Information collected from this study could result in improved dosing guidelines and lead to more effective treatment of your cancer with less toxicity.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01859858
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Enrollment
23 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Dietary Supplement · Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
May 31, 2013
Primary completion
Oct 4, 2016
Completion
Oct 4, 2016
Last update posted
Dec 3, 2023

2013 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
2
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
IU Simon Cancer Center Indianapolis Indiana 46202
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive cancer Center Chapel Hill North Carolina 27509

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