Assess the impact of dietary omega 3 free fatty acids and/or letrozole on obese, postmenopausal breast cancer patients.
Prospective, comparative, three arm, short term, non-interventional study with correlative biomarker endpoints. Sixty (60) obese (≥ 30 BMI) newly diagnosed ER+ postmenopausal breast cancer patients will be recruited to participate in a short term (30 day) Phase 0 biomarker evaluation study prior to surgical resection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Houston Methodist Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Mays Cancer Center, UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Change in levels of aromatase target gene.
Time frame: 30 Days
Change in serum levels of PGE2 (prostaglandin E2).
Time frame: 30 Days
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