Magnesium Oxide in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Hot Flashes and a History of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivor, Hot Flashes
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring hot flashes, cancer survivor, breast cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Women with a history of breast cancer (currently without malignant disease)
- Bothersome hot flashes (defined by their occurrence ≥ 28 times per week and of sufficient severity to make the patient desire therapeutic intervention)
- Presence of hot flashes for ≥ 30 days prior to study registration
- Willingness to provide the biologic specimens as required by the protocol
- Hormone receptor status not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Women who are postmenopausal as defined by absence of a period in the past 12 months or bilateral oophorectomy
- Women with at least one ovary but without a uterus should be deemed postmenopausal by either age over 55 or a combination of estrogen within a postmenopausal range (per local lab) and FSH over 40 mIU/mL
- No women of childbearing potential or who are premenopausal
- Creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min
- Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
- No history of allergic or other adverse reaction to magnesium
- No diabetes
- No patients with conditions that are implicated in decreased absorption of magnesium (e.g., Crohn disease, ETOH abuse)
- No patients who have diarrhea where magnesium might make it worse (per provider discretion)
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
None of the following current (≤ 28 days prior to registration) or planned therapies (tamoxifen, raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors are allowed, but the patient must have been on a constant dose for ≥ 28 days and must not be expected to stop the medication during the study period):
- Antineoplastic chemotherapy (trastuzumab or lapatinib are allowed)
- Androgens
- Estrogens (any delivery route)
- Progestational agents
- No prior use of magnesium for hot flashes
- No current or planned use of gabapentin (for any reasons) or antidepressants (for any reasons) or other agents for treating hot flashes (except stable dose of vitamin E is allowed as long as it was started > 30 days prior to study registration and are to be continued through the study period; soy is allowed, if it is planned to be continued at the same dose during the study period)
- No current use of magnesium for any indication (except one standard multiple vitamin dose is allowed per day)
- Not taking diuretics, corticosteroids, bile acid sequestrants, and other prescription and over-the-counter medications that may affect magnesium levels
- No current (≤ 7 days prior to registration) or planned use of other non-drug therapies for managing hot flashes, such as acupuncture or yoga (use of these therapies for other reasons is allowed)
Sites / Locations
- Fairbanks Cancer Treatment Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
- Boulder Community Hospital
- Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital
- St. Anthony Central Hospital
- Porter Adventist Hospital
- Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
- St. Joseph Hospital
- Rose Medical Center
- Swedish Medical Center
- Poudre Valley Hospital
- Front Range Cancer Specialists
- North Colorado Medical Center
- Sky Ridge Medical Center
- Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital
- McKee Medical Center
- St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center
- Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
- Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Herbert D. Kerman Regional Oncology Center - Daytona Beach
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
- MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
- Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
- Oncare Hawaii, Incorporated - Pali Momi
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Lusitana
- Queen's Cancer Institute at Queen's Medical Center
- Straub Clinic and Hospital, Incorporated
- Kuakini Medical Center
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Kuakini
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Tripler Army Medical Center
- Castle Medical Center
- Kauai Medical Clinic
- Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Canton
- Illinois CancerCare - Carthage
- Eureka Community Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Eureka
- Galesburg Clinic, PC
- Illinois CancerCare - Havana
- Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic
- Illinois CancerCare - Macomb
- Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus
- Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth
- OSF Holy Family Medical Center
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Pekin
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- Illinois CancerCare - Peru
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Illinois CancerCare - Princeton
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- Elkhart Clinic, LLC
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - Elkhart
- Elkhart General Hospital
- St. Francis Hospital Cancer Care Services
- Howard Community Hospital
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - Plymouth
- Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - La Porte
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines
- Mercy Cancer Center - West Lakes
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
- McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Methodist West Hospital
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
- Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
- Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
- Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Battle Creek Health System Cancer Care Center
- Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- Hurley Medical Center
- Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
- CCOP - Grand Rapids
- Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
- Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Dickinson County Healthcare System
- Foote Memorial Hospital
- Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
- St. Mary Mercy Hospital
- Community Cancer Center of Monroe
- Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
- Mercy General Health Partners
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital
- Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
- Lakeside Cancer Specialists, PLLC
- Munson Medical Center
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- MeritCare Bemidji
- Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
- Hutchinson Area Health Care
- Immanuel St. Joseph's
- HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology - Maplewood
- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital
- Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
- Coborn Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Park Nicollet Cancer Center
- United Hospital
- St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center
- Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
- Lakeview Hospital
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology - Woodbury
- Central Care Cancer Center at Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center
- Southeast Cancer Center
- Goldschmidt Cancer Center
- Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
- Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
- Billings Clinic - Downtown
- Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
- St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
- Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
- St. Peter's Hospital
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center
- Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
- Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
- Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Immanuel Medical Center
- Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Lakeside Hospital
- Creighton University Medical Center
- Lovelace Medical Center - Downtown
- University of New Mexico Cancer Center
- Park Ridge Hospital
- Rutherford Hospital
- Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
- Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
- St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
- MeritCare Broadway
- Wood County Oncology Center
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- Mount Carmel Hospital East
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- CCOP - Columbus
- Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
- Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- CCOP - Dayton
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Community Cancer Center
- Hematology Oncology Center
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- Wayne Hospital
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- Fairfield Medical Center
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Knox Community Hospital
- Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
- St. Charles Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic - Oregon
- Southern Ohio Medical Center Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
- Flower Hospital Cancer Center
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- Toledo Hospital
- St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
- St. Anne Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center
- United States Air Force Medical Center - Wright-Patterson
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
- Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
- Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
- Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
- Geisinger Hazleton Cancer Center
- Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
- Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- AnMed Cancer Center
- Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
- Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, PA
- Carolina Blood and Cancer Care
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
- Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
- St. Joseph Cancer Center
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- Virginia Mason Medical Center
- Pacific Medical Center
- Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
- St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Franciscan Skemp Healthcare - La Crosse Campus
- Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center
- Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
- Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
- St. Nicholas Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
- Marshfield Clinic - Wausau Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Arm I
Arm II
Arm III
Arm IV
Patients receive a low-dose of magnesium oxide orally (PO) daily (QD).
Patients receive a high-dose of magnesium oxide PO QD.
Patients receive a low-dose of placebo PO QD.
Patients receive a high-dose of placebo PO QD.