Analysis of Tissues From Patients in Trial of Myo-Inositol to Prevent Lung Cancer

This study will examine tissue specimens from patients participating in a trial of high-dose myo-inositol to prevent lung cancer. The trial, conducted at the British Columbia Cancer Agency-Vancouver Cancer Center (BCCA-VCC), includes people who have pre-cancerous changes in the air passages of their lungs.

The BCCA-VCC trial was designed to determine side effects of taking large amounts of the food supplement myo-inositol for longer than a month and if the supplement can help smokers stop smoking.

The current study will look at the levels of a substance called Akt in tissue samples obtained from air passages of subjects in the BCCA-VCC trial. Akt is activated by tobacco components and can be found in lung tumor specimens and pre-cancerous lesions. Myo-inositol may affect Akt levels and help prevent progression of pre-cancerous lesions to cancer.

People participating in the BCCA-VCC phase 1 myo-inositol trial are eligible for this study. Tissue samples obtained from air passages of these patients during their participation in that study will be sent to the National Cancer Institute for analysis of Akt levels.

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Key information

Conditions

AKT

Age range

40 year–74 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA)

Vancouver, Canada

About this study

Human transbronchial biopsy specimens collected under protocol study numbers CDR0000302633; BCCA-U98-0411; BCCA-C02-0298 will be immunohistochemically stained for activated Akt using phospho-specific antibodies. These samples are part of a phase I chemoprevention trial of myo-inositol being conducted in Vancouver, BC by the British Columbia Cancer Agency in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The transbronchial specimens will be sent to the NCI for analysis of activated AKT. The study aims to determine whether myo-inositol, a putative inhibitor of the upstream kinase phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, can alter activated Akt levels in smokers with bronchial dysplasia.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Any patients entered into phase 1 myo-inositol trial are eligible for inclusion, provided that they have consented to tissue analysis in the original consent form.

Exclusion criteria

None anticipated at this time.

Treatment and study plan

Akt levels

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Nih

Registry information

Official study title

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Human Transbronchial Biopsy Specimens Collected in a Phase I Chemoprevention Trial of Myo-Inositol in Heavy Smokers Conducted Outside the Intramural NCI Program

Important dates

Study start: 2005
First posted: Jun 21, 2006
Registry last updated: Mar 23, 2007

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