Blueberry compound may boost cancer treatment in small trial
NCT ID NCT03671811
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase II trial tests whether adding pterostilbene, an antioxidant found in blueberries, to the hormone drug megestrol acetate can better slow endometrial cancer growth before hysterectomy. About 44 patients will receive either megestrol acetate alone or with pterostilbene for a short time before surgery. The main goal is to see if the combination reduces tumor cell growth more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- megestrol acetate and pterostilbene
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to shrink endometrial tumors before surgery, possibly improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 44 participants, so results may not apply widely. The added benefit of pterostilbene is uncertain.
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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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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Female participants only
- 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: * Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Willing to undergo an intraoperative biopsy/or standard of care tissue collection during surgery, following completion of treatment with MA +/- PTE * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 * Histologically confirmed EC or complex atypical hyperplasia of the endometrium * Candidate for a total hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy * About to initiate preoperative window period, with planned hysterectomy scheduled * Platelets \>= 100,000/mm\^3 * NOTE: Platelet transfusions are not permitted within 14 days of platelet assessment unless cytopenia is secondary to disease involvement * Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 1.5 x ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 1.5 x ULN * Creatinine clearance of \>= 60 mL/min per 24 hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula * Women of childbearing potential: negative urine or serum pregnancy test in premenopausal women. Postmenopausal women do not need to undergo a pregnancy test. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required Exclusion Criteria: * Pterostilbene supplements within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy * Any of the following phytochemical-based supplements within 30 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy: resveratrol, genistein, and quercetin * Chemotherapy for EC * Allergic reaction/hypersensitivity to similar agents, excipients * Unstable cardiac disease as defined by one of the following: * Cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (MI) within the past 6 months * NYHA (New York Heart Association) heart failure class III-IV * Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation or hypertensive emergency/urgency (defined as systolic blood pressure \>= 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>= 120 mmHg) * Active or history of recent thromboembolism or stroke, within the past 6 months * Cushing's syndrome * Acute infection requiring systemic (intravenous) treatment * Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Known active hepatitis B or C infection * Inability to swallow tablets/capsules * Any other condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures, e.g., infection/inflammation, intestinal obstruction, unable to swallow medication, social/ psychological issues, etc * Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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