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Effects of GCP on Prostate Cancer.
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Study NCT00269555   Information provided by University of California, Davis
First Received: December 22, 2005   Last Updated: September 7, 2006   History of Changes
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December 22, 2005
September 7, 2006
May 2004
Reduction in PSA serum levels.
Same as current
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Stabilization of PSA serum levels.
Same as current
 
Effects of GCP on Prostate Cancer.
Effects of a Genistein Combined Polysaccharide (GCP) on Patients With a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance.

Genistein Combined Polysaccharide (GCP) is derived from adding soy powder to shiitake mushrooms. This concentrated mixture is currently being sold in Japan and the United States and is thought to possibly contain properties that may be useful in treating certain types of cancer.

 
 
Interventional
Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Prostate Cancer
Drug: Genistein Combined Polysaccharide (GCP)
 
deVere White RW, Hackman RM, Soares SE, Beckett LA, Li Y, Sun B. Effects of a genistein-rich extract on PSA levels in men with a history of prostate cancer. Urology. 2004 Feb;63(2):259-63.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
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September 2006
 

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must be male and have a pathological diagnosis of prostate cancer.

No treatment (surgery [RRP], radiation, or hormones) prior to study entry.

The patient has decided, after consultation with his own doctor, to have no treatment intervention (surgery [RRP], radiation, or hormones) for the next six months.

PSA between 2.0 and 10.0 ng/ml.

If PSA is >10.0, patient must have been on Active Surveillance for 12 months prior to study initiation.

No known allergy to soy or soy products.

The patient is not currently taking more than 2 grams of genistein a day in nutritional or diet enhancing supplements (OTC supplements).

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Exclusion Criteria:

No pathological documentation of prostate cancer.

Allergy to soy or soy products

Prior history of treatment for prostate cancer.

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Male
 
No
 
United States
 
 
NCT00269555
 
 
University of California, Davis
 
Principal Investigator: Robert Hackman, PhD University of California, Davis
Study Director: Ralph W deVere White, MD University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
September 2006

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