Could a natural pill prevent blood clots in ovarian cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT07303894
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a daily pill called isoquercetin, made from a plant compound, can reduce blood markers linked to clot risk in people with ovarian cancer. About 90 participants receiving chemotherapy will take either isoquercetin or a placebo for up to 6 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug lowers thrombin generation, a key step in clot formation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- isoquercetin (a plant compound taken as a pill)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to lower the risk of dangerous blood clots in people with ovarian cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study measures blood markers, not actual clot prevention, and it's possible isoquercetin won't work better than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have histological- or cytological-confirmed ovarian cancer (epithelial, serous, or clear cell) and be receiving first-line chemotherapy (day 1 of isoquercetin should align with day 1 of cycle 1 or 2 of chemotherapy) for neoadjuvant, adjuvant, or advanced settings. * Minimum age 18 years * Life expectancy of greater than 6 months. * ECOG performance status \<2 * Participants must have preserved organ and marrow function as defined below: * Platelet count \> 50,000/mcL * Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) \< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \< 3 x ULN without liver metastases and \<5 x ULN in presence of liver metastases. * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3 X ULN without liver metastases and \<5 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases. * Estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl \>30 ml/min) * The effects of isoquercetin on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior history of documented venous thromboembolic event within the last 2 years (excluding central line associated events whereby patients completed anticoagulation) * Active bleeding or high risk for bleeding (e.g., known acute gastrointestinal ulcer) * History of significant hemorrhage (requiring hospitalization or transfusion) outside of a surgical setting within the last 24 months * Familial bleeding diathesis * Known diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) * Currently receiving anticoagulant therapy * Current daily use of aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), cilostazol (Pletal), aspirin-dipyridamole (Aggrenox) (within 10 days) or considered to use regular use of higher doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents as determined by the treating physician (e.g ibuprofen \> 800 mg daily or equivalent) * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Known intolerance of (iso)quercetin, niacin or ascorbic acid (including known G6PD deficiency). * Participants with known brain metastases * Pregnant women are excluded from this study because isoquercetin is a PDI inhibitor with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk of adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with isoquercetin, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with isoquercetin.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Data Collection Only)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All protocol activities)
RECRUITINGRockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (All Protocol Activities )
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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