Isoflavones in Treating Women Who Have Breast Cancer and Are Planning to Undergo Mastectomy or Lumpectomy
Breast Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Undergoing breast biopsy for any stage breast cancer No excisional biopsy At least one core biopsy block must contain carcinoma Definitive surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy) planned for 2-4 weeks after registration to this study Hormone receptor status: Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Sex: Female Menopausal status: Premenopausal Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: No known prior hepatic disease Renal: No known prior renal disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective non-hormonal contraception No other prior malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer No known prior thyroid disease No adherence to vegan diet or other special dietary requirements that would preclude study participation No allergy to study agent No obesity (body mass index greater than 32) PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: No concurrent birth control pills or other hormonal therapy No concurrent thyroid hormone replacement medications Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: More than 30 days since prior antibiotics More than 4 weeks since prior soy products No routine consumption of greater than 40 mg of soy/day No other concurrent nutritional supplements, including modular supplements of other isoflavones
Sites / Locations
- CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Coastal Hematology and Oncology, P.C. - Savannah
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Soy protein isolate
Placebo
Administration Prior to Mastectomy or Lumpectomy. Patients receive oral soy protein isolate twice daily and oral multivitamins once daily. Treatment continues for 2-4 weeks depending on time from study entry to planned surgical procedure.
Administration Prior to Mastectomy or Lumpectomy. Patients receive oral placebo twice daily and oral multivitamins once daily. Treatment continues for 2-4 weeks depending on time from study entry to planned surgical procedure.