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Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
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Phase III Trials

Investigator/Institution  Patient Population  Interventions  Status of Patient Accrual 
D. Alberts/Univ. of Arizona Prior sporadic adenoma Ursodeoxycholic acid vs. placebo Closed
M. Bertagnolli/Multicenter Prior sporadic adenoma Celecoxib vs. placebo Closed
Women’s Health Initiative/National Institutes of Health Postmenopausal women Low-fat diet vs. calcium + vitamin D vs. HRT vs. placebo Closed
J. Burn/CAPP-1, Univ. of Newcastle Prephenotypic FAP Aspirin vs. resistant starch vs. both vs. placebo Closed
uk-CAP/Cancer Research U.K. Prior sporadic adenoma Aspirin vs. folate vs. both vs. placebo Closed
P. Lance/Univ. of Arizona Prior sporadic adenoma Celecoxib vs. selenium vs. both vs. placebo Open selenium vs. placebo only
J. Baron/Dartmouth Univ. Prior sporadic adenoma Aspirin ± folate vs. placebo; also, folate arm is ongoing Closed
H. Berkel/Hipple Cancer Research Center Prior sporadic adenoma Piroxicam vs. calcium carbonate vs. both vs. placebo Closed
E. Giovannucci/Harvard Prior sporadic adenoma Folate vs. placebo Closed
J. Burn/CAPP-2, Univ. of Newcastle HNPCC patients or mutation carriers Aspirin vs. resistant starch vs. both vs. placebo Closed

FAP = familial adenomatous polyposis; ACF = aberrant crypt foci; HRT = hormone replacement therapy; CAPP = Concerted Action Polyposis Prevention Study; uk-CAP = United Kingdom Colorectal Adenoma Prevention Study; HNPCC = hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Also see Umar et al.[24]

References

  1. Umar A, Viner JL, Richmond E, et al.: Chemoprevention of colorectal carcinogenesis. Int J Clin Oncol 7 (1): 2-26, 2002.  [PUBMED Abstract]


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