Clinical Trial of Green Tea Catechins in Men on Active Surveillance

March 31, 2026 updated by: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Phase II Clinical Trial of Green Tea Catechins in Men on Active Surveillance (AS)

This randomized double-blinded Phase II clinical trial will evaluate the bioavailability, safety, effectiveness and validate the mechanism by which a standardized formulation of whole Green Tea Catechin, (Sunphenon® 90D) containing 405 mgs vs. Placebo, administered for 24 months in a cohort of men with low to intermediate grade prostate managed on active surveillance

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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115

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • Moffitt Cancer Center
    • Kansas
      • Westwood, Kansas, United States, 66205
        • University of Kansas Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Biopsy-proven (consisting of ≥ 12 tissue cores) adenocarcinoma of the prostate with cancer present in at least one biopsy core (TRUS or/and mpMRI/TRUS fusion), Gleason score (3+3) or predominant Gleason pattern 3 (3+4), ≤ 33% of biopsy cores, and ≤50% involvement of any biopsy core (Participant meets all criteria for Active Surveillance as determined by MD)
  • Willing to start or continue on active surveillance
  • Baseline/screening serum PSA <10 ng/mL
  • No other prior treatment for PCa, including focal therapy
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • No history of renal or hepatic disease, including history of hepatitis B and C
  • Meet hematological eligibility parameters (Neutrophil count ≥ 1,200/mm3 (≥1.2 k/μL), Stable platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm3 (≥ 75k/μL) Hepatic and renal function eligibility parameters, serum total Bilirubin ≤ULN (ULN: 1.2 mg/dl) (or ≤3.0 mg/dL for patients with Gilbert's syndrome), AST or ALT <1.5x ULN and Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN
  • Willing to abstain from consumption of any supplements containing GTC
  • Willing to restrict tea consumption to less than three (3) servings of hot tea or three (3) servings of iced tea per week
  • Willing to discontinue current vitamin/mineral supplement use and use one provided by study
  • Willing to take study agent or placebo at the dose specified with meals.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have had prior treatment for PCa by surgery, irradiation, local ablative (i.e., cryosurgery or high-intensity focused ultrasound), or androgen-deprivation therapy)
  • Men who are currently treated or those treated in the past 3 months prior to day of randomization with 5- alpha-reductase inhibitors (e.g., finasteride, dutasteride)
  • Participants who have PCa with distant metastases
  • Participants who have been treated with: hormone therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy and/or radiation, for any malignancies within the past 2 years prior to registration.Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. All patients with metastatic disease will be excluded
  • Participants may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to tea or compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to green tea extracts.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Sunphenon® 90D
Participants will be administered a standardized formulation of whole Green Tea Catechin for 24 months. The daily dose of Green Tea Catechin will be taken in divided doses, three capsules in the morning and 3 capsules in the evening, with food (within one hour of eating a substantial meal). On the day of monthly follow-up visit, capsules should be taken within 4 hours of visit and blood draw for required lab work. If the participant is scheduled to come in the afternoon, dose should be taken with lunch that day instead of with dinner for that day.
Drug: Sunphenon
The study agent will be administered in divided doses with food, three capsules twice a day (405 mg) for 24 months
Other Names:
  • Green Tea Catechin
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants will be administered a placebo for 24 months. The daily dose of placebo will be taken in divided doses, three capsules in the morning and 3 capsules in the evening, with food (within one hour of eating a substantial meal). On the day of monthly follow-up visit, capsules should be taken within 4 hours of visit and blood draw for required lab work. If the participant is scheduled to come in the afternoon, dose should be taken with lunch that day instead of with dinner for that day.
Drug: Placebo
Matching placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Progression to Prostate Cancer (PCa)
Time Frame: 24 months
Number of participants with clinical progression defined as a composite outcome on repeat prostate biopsy >33% of biopsy cores positive for cancer or >50% of any biopsy tissue core positive for cancer or adverse reclassification of Gleason sum >3+3 or >3+4 respectively at end of study biopsy
24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Occurrence of Adverse Events per Study Arm
Time Frame: Base line to 24 months
Safety of Green Tea Catechins (GTC) at daily dose (vs. Placebo) as indicated by incidence of adverse events and toxicities, monitored using Common Toxicity Criteria version 5.0, complete blood count (CBC), and complete metabolic panel (CMP) from baseline, month 6, month 12 and month 24 at end of trial, Liver toxicities (LFTs) from baseline, month 3, 6 and every 3 months until end of intervention
Base line to 24 months
Adherence of Green Tea Catechins vs.Placebo
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 months
Adherence based on pill counts and agent logs
Baseline to 24 months
Acceptability of Green Tea Catechins vs.Placebo
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 months
Acceptability based on pill counts and agent logs
Baseline to 24 months
Change in (prostate-specific antigen) PSA and PSA kinetics
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 months
PSA or PSA density and PSA doubling time at month 12 and at 24 months) from serum at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and month 24
Baseline to 24 months
Change in gene expression panel
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 months
Asses change in gene expression panel (Decipher) and a set of 13 biomarker genes known to be overexpressed in PCa from baseline to end of study (EOS) using biopsy tissue
Baseline to 24 months
Proportion of men with no cancer
Time Frame: Baseline to 24 months
Assess the proportion of men with no cancer in the post-intervention biopsy
Baseline to 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Nagi Kumar, PhD RD FADA, Moffitt Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 21, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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February 27, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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February 27, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 5, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 6, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 31, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • MCC-20056
  • 1R01CA235032-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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