Status:

COMPLETED

Eflornithine and Sulindac in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Colon Polyps

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Precancerous Condition

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This randomized phase III trial is studying eflornithine and sulindac to see how well they work compared to a placebo in preventing colorectal cancer in patients with colon polyps. Chemoprevention is ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the rate of new adenomatous polyp formation in patients with a history of adenomatous polyps of the colon treated with eflornithine and sulindac vs placebo. II. Correl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria:
  • History of \>= 1 surgically resected adenomatous polyp of the colon measuring \>= 3 mm within the past 5 years
  • Screening colonoscopy performed within the past 6 months
  • All polyps must have been removed during colonoscopy, pathologically examined, and archived
  • No prior surgical resection removing \> 40 cm of the colon
  • No personal or family history of familial polyposis or hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer
  • SWOG 0-1
  • Bilirubin =\< 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT =\< 2 times normal
  • Creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Urine protein =\<, urine casts 0-3, urine WBC and RBC count 0-5 cells by urinalysis
  • No history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • No gastric or duodenal ulcers within the past 12 months
  • Gastric or duodenal ulcers that were adequately treated \> 24 months ago are allowed
  • No symptomatic gastric or duodenal ulcers
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Must have regional geographic stability over the next 36 months
  • Pure tone audiometry evaluation normal
  • Patients with \>= 20 dB of uncorrectable hearing loss (for age) of any 2 contiguous frequencies are not allowed
  • No invasive malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer, level I (or Breslow \< 0.76 mm) cutaneous melanoma, Duke's A colon cancer, stage I cervical cancer, or stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • No severe metabolic disorder
  • No other significant acute or chronic disease that would preclude study participation
  • No history of abnormal wound healing or repair
  • No conditions that would confer risk of abnormal wound healing or repair
  • No history of allergy to NSAIDs or eflornithine
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • No concurrent corticosteroids on a regular or predictable intermittent basis
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Concurrent calcium supplements (=\< 1,000 mg/day) allowed
  • Concurrent lipid-lowering drugs (i.e., high-dose statins) allowed
  • No other concurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on a regular or predictable intermittent basis
  • Concurrent aspirin for cardiovascular prophylaxis (i.e., 81 mg/day) allowed
  • No concurrent anticoagulants on a regular or predictable intermittent basis
  • No concurrent treatment for gastric or duodenal ulcers

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 1998

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    375 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00118365

    Start Date

    July 1 1998

    End Date

    August 1 2008

    Last Update

    January 22 2015

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    University of California Medical Center At Irvine-Orange Campus

    Orange, California, United States, 92868