Eflornithine With or Without Triamcinolone in Preventing Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients With Actinic Keratosis

NCT00021294 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-09-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. Eflornithine with or without triamcinolone may be effective in preventing nonmelanoma skin cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of eflornithine with or without triamcinolone in preventing nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients who have actinic keratosis.

Conditions

  • Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer
  • Precancerous/Nonmalignant Condition

Interventions

DRUG

eflornithine

DRUG

triamcinolone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David S. Alberts, MD · University of Arizona

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-05-31
Primary Completion
2002-06-30
Completion
2002-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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