Protective Effects of the Nutritional Supplement Sulforaphane on Doxorubicin-Associated Cardiac Dysfunction

The participants will be dosed, based on weight, in a double-blind fashion with identical appearing placebo or sulforaphane caplets in a daily dose for 12 weeks of: two caplets for individuals \<100 lb., four caplets for individuals 100-200 lb. and eight caplets for individuals \>200 lb. Avmacol or placebo will be prescribed by Dr. Awasthi and will be dispensed by local pharmacy or study coordinators at TTUHSC/UMC Lubbock. We will be doing pill counts to make sure that volunteers have used as directed. We will measure the Sulforaphane level in plasma by well-established method.

The participants will be dosed, based on weight, in a double-blind fashion with identical appearing placebo or sulforaphane caplets in a daily dose for 12 weeks of: two caplets for individuals \<100 lb., four caplets for individuals 100-200 lb. and eight caplets for individuals \>200 lb. Avmacol or placebo will be prescribed by Dr. Awasthi and will be dispensed by local pharmacy or study coordinators at TTUHSC/UMC Lubbock. We will be doing pill counts to make sure that volunteers have used as directed. We will measure the Sulforaphane level in plasma by well-established method.