A Study of the Effect of Polyphenon E (Green Tea Extract) on Breast Cancer Progression

Summary

To see if an extract of green tea can affect certain markers of breast cancer and breast cancer progression in women with a recent biopsy positive for cancer and who are scheduled for surgery.

Timeline

Start

2004-05

Primary completion

2009-12

Completion

2013-07

Publications

• Results Proffered Oral Presentations - Intervention Studies Abstract PR-05: Effects of presurgical administration of tea polyphenols in women with operable breast cancer Julie L. Campbell1, James Cardelli2, Jerry McLarty2, Dawn Hershman1, Bret Taback1, Susan Refice1, Stephanie Wang2, Rebecca Bigelow2 and Katherine Crew1 1Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 2Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA Cancer Prevention Research: December 2010; Volume 3, Issue 12, Supplement 2. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.PREV-10-PR-05

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