Patients will be randomly classified into two groups - verum and placebo. The patients in the experimental arm will receive capsules with broccoli sprout grain containing a total of 90mg sulforaphane active substance per day over one year as nutrition supplement whereas patients assigned to the placebo group will receive inactive substance (methylcellulose) with identical capsule and portion distribution.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Advanced, surgically non-treatable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (surgical exploration, intraoperative biopsy but also palliative bypass interventions (bileodigestive anastomosis and/or gastroenterostomy because of preoperative cholestasis or impaired gastric emptying due to tumor-mass effect)
Intact gastric emptying
Written informed consent
Patients ≥18 years of age
Palliative chemotherapy
You may not be if
Intolerance to broccoli or its ingredients
Impaired mental status or language problems / barriers
Clareo Health | Pilot Study Evaluating Broccoli Sprouts in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer [POUDER Trial]
