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RecruitingNCT06148038Updated Sep 28, 2026

CBD for Breast Cancer Primary Tumors

A Phase 1 interventional study of CBD Oral and Control in Breast Cancer, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.

Sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
84
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized placebo controlled partially blinded window of opportunity trial. A maximum of 84 patients with invasive breast cancer will be enrolled. Patients will be randomized 2:2:1:1 to either CBD low dose, CBD high dose, matching low dose placebo, or matching high dose placebo using permuted block randomization with random block sizes of 6 or 12. The time window between CBD or placebo initiation and surgery will be between 5 and 56 days.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients who are able to consent for surgery.
  2. Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer (stages I, II, or III) with Ki67 proliferation rate greater than or equal to 10%.
  3. Women 18 years of age or older at time of consent.
  4. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use an approved form of birth control and to have a negative pregnancy test result before registration. WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 consecutive months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes.
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  6. Adequate hematologic and end organ function, defined by the following laboratory results obtained within 14 days prior to registration:

    1. ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L
    2. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L
    3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
    4. Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL
    5. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN)
    6. AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 × ULN
    7. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min on the basis of measured CrCl from a 24-hour urine collection or Cockcroft-Gault* glomerular filtration rate estimation:

      (140-age) × (weight in kg) × (0.85 if female)

      72 × (serum creatinine in mg/dL)

      • The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (Levey et al. 2006) and the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (Levey et al. 2009) formulas for estimation of glomerular filtration rate are also acceptable.
  7. Self declared ability and capacity to comply with the study and follow-up procedures.
  8. Subjects must be scheduled for surgery no less than 5 days from the planned start of day 1 and no more than 56 days from the planned start of day 1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy or neoadjuvant endocrine therapy.
  2. Known allergy to sesame. Please note the study product contains sesame oil.
  3. South Carolina State employees or anyone whose work requires THC drug testing.
  4. Patients taking drugs metabolized by cytochrome p450 including warfarin, amiodarone, levothyroxine, clobazam, lamotrigine, valproate, prednisolone, hydrocortisone, clarithromycin, itraconazole, erythromycin, fluconazole, clopidogrel, rifampin, sulfamethoxazole, any opioids, and antiepileptic medications including carbamazapine, phenytoin, and valproic acid.
  5. Self reported routine use of recreational or medicinal marijuana products, including over-the-counter CBD oil, Marinol®, Delta-8 THC, or cannabis (defined as > 4 times over last 30 days) or illicit drug use including opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, PCP, LSD.
  6. Self reported concurrent use of over-the-counter CBD oil, Marinol®, Delta-8 THC, or cannabis.
  7. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to CBD or placebo.
  8. Underlying history of epilepsy/ recurrent seizure disorder or unexplained seizure within past 6 months.
  9. Patients with uncontrolled cardiovascular disease defined by myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischemic attack, or need for coronary stent placement within past six months.
  10. Patients with a medical history of psychiatric illness or psychiatric symptoms that would prevent them from completing study procedures or would disqualify them from surgical intervention (e.g., untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or suicide ideation/attempt resulting in psychiatric hospitalization within the last 30 days).
  11. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  12. Use of blood thinners at the time of registration (warfarin, rivaroxaban, clopidogrel, and apixaban) .
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
84 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CBD Oral

    CBD Oral 175mg or 350mg twice daily for 5-56 days

    Drug: CBD Oral

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo control

    Placebo control Oral twice daily for 5-56 days

    Other: Control

Interventions

  • DrugCBD Oral

    CBD Oral 175mg or 350mg twice daily for 5 days-56 days

  • OtherControl

    Placebo Control

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. CBD and cell proliferation

    To determine whether oral administration of cannabidiol (CBD) causes biological changes related to cell proliferation (using Ki67 expression as a marker) in primary tumors of breast cancer patients.

    Time frame: 2 months

  2. CBD and apoptosis

    To determine whether oral administration of cannabidiol (CBD) causes biological changes related to apoptosis (using Ki67 expression as a marker) in primary tumors of breast cancer patients.

    Time frame: 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE 5.0

    To determine adverse event relationship to oral CBD extract in patients with breast cancer.

    Time frame: 2 months

  2. GAD-7 anxiety level scoring at Pre and post CBD administration

    To determine whether CBD administered in the period waiting for surgery reduces self-reported anxiety from baseline to time of surgery as measured by the GAD-7 patient reported outcomes scale.

    Time frame: 2 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
    Recruiting
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06148038
Lead sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 28, 2023
Start date
Sep 18, 2026
Primary completion
Aug 28, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 28, 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 28, 2026

Study contacts

HCC Clinical Trials Office
Contact
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu
843-792-9321

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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