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NCT02352025

S-equol in Women With Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Completed EARLY_PHASE1 Last updated 22 July 2020
What this trial tests

EARLY_PHASE1 trial testing S-equol in Breast Cancer in 39 participants. Completed in 30 June 2020.

Timeline
15 April 2015
Primary endpoint
10 April 2019
30 June 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
PhaseEARLY_PHASE1
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment39
Start date15 April 2015
Primary completion10 April 2019
Estimated completion30 June 2020
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Breast Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The primary objective of this study is to determine if S-equol, an ER-beta agonist, is effective in decreasing the proliferation rate of triple negative breast cancer.

Publications & conference data

7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Recent progress in DNA methyltransferase inhibitors as anticancer agents.
    Zhang Z, Wang G, Li Y, Lei D, et al · · 2022 · cited 96× · PMID 37077808 · DOI 10.3389/fphar.2022.1072651
  2. Estrogen receptor beta signaling in CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells boosts T cell receptor activation and antitumor immunity through a phosphotyrosine switch.
    Yuan B, Clark CA, Wu B, Yang J, et al · · 2021 · cited 40× · PMID 33462142 · DOI 10.1136/jitc-2020-001932
  3. Insights into the Role of Estrogen Receptor β in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
    Sellitto A, D'Agostino Y, Alexandrova E, Lamberti J, et al · · 2020 · cited 34× · PMID 32516978 · DOI 10.3390/cancers12061477
  4. Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells Using Naturally Occurring Phytoestrogens.
    Nguyen M, Osipo C. · · 2022 · cited 24× · PMID 35743256 · DOI 10.3390/ijms23126813
  5. Estrogen Receptor β4 Regulates Chemotherapy Resistance and Induces Cancer Stem Cells in Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
    Bano A, Stevens JH, Modi PS, Gustafsson JÅ, et al · · 2023 · cited 10× · PMID 36982940 · DOI 10.3390/ijms24065867
  6. Flavonoid-Based Combination Therapies and Nano-Formulations: An Emerging Frontier in Breast Cancer Treatment.
    Uniyal P, Akhtar A, Rawat R. · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 41155601 · DOI 10.3390/ph18101486
  7. Interaction between Estrogen Receptors and p53: A Broader Role for Tamoxifen?
    Das GM, Oturkar CC, Menon V. · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 39891710 · DOI 10.1210/endocr/bqaf020

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