A Randomized Study of Sulindac in Oral Premalignant Lesions

NCT00299195 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if a drug called sulindac can prevent the development of changes in the mouth that are related to oral pre-cancer growths (oral epithelial dysplasia) or oral cancer. Sulindac is an anti-inflammatory drug that has already been tested in people with arthritis (inflammation of a joint).

This study is being done by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center in Cochin, India, and Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Trivandrum, India.

Conditions

  • Leukoplakia, Oral
  • Benign Neoplasms

Interventions

DRUG

sulindac

Sulindac 150 mg po bid x 24 weeks

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo bid x 24 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AIMS Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India

    collaborator OTHER
  • Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals

    collaborator OTHER
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jay O. Boyle, M.D. · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-23
Primary Completion
2020-01-06
Completion
2020-01-06

Countries

  • United States
  • India

Study Locations

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