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Evaluation of the safety and the therapeutic effect of the Guanabana infusion in patients with breast cancer

Evaluation of the safety and therapeutic effect of ingestion of the herbal remedy infusion (Tea) of soursop leaves (Annona muricata) in patients with breast cancer - GPCM

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000451
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-11-04
Start date
2024-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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Conditions

Breast cancer

Interventions

Experimental Group (Group A): Will receive the standard treatment for their stage and clinical characteristics of cancer, indicated by their treating physicians, without the researchers intervening in

Sponsors

Medical School of the University of Colima, Mexico
Lead Sponsor
State Institute of Cancerology of IMSS-BIENESTAR Colima, Mexico.
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical and histological diagnosis of stage III-IV breast cancer (according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO) classification. 2. Recently diagnosed breast cancer (within 6 months) and without previous treatment, or in disease recurrence after having been only in follow-up and without treatment (without chemo/radiotherapy) for at least one year. 3. Histology of adenocarcinoma, with any positivity to estrogen, progestin or her2neu receptors. 4. ECOG 0-2. 5. Platelets = 100,000mm3. 6. Total serum bilirubin =1.5mg/dl.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of a primary cancer other than breast cancer. 2. Alcoholism and/or drug addiction. 3. Allergy to soursop. 4. Gastrointestinal ulcer. 5. Inflammatory bowel disease. 6. Diagnosis of ischemic heart disease. 7. Liver disease. 8. Kidney disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete response (Percentage of patients who achieve a Complete Response, defined as the disappearance of clinical and radiological evidence of the disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria). Measurement time: 6 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Adverse events (According to the Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) version 5). Measurement time: every week until month 6. 2. Quality of life (Questionnaires EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23). Measurement time: At baseline and, at 6 months of treatment.

Countries

Mexico

Contacts

Public ContactIvan Delgado Enciso

State Institute of Cancerology of IMSS-BIENESTAR Colima, Mexico

ivan_delgado_enciso@ucol.mx

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026