Status:

UNKNOWN

Curcumin in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Endoscopy or Colorectal Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Leicester

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of curcumin may prevent or treat colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effect...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine levels of curcumin and its metabolites in normal colorectal tissue in patients undergoing colorectal endoscopy or colorectal cancer surgery following a 14-day cour...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Has a positive fecal occult blood test found during a pilot colorectal cancer screening program
  • Awaiting diagnostic or surveillance colonoscopy
  • Diagnosis of colorectal cancer
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Able to return for follow-up tests
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No discrete gastric or duodenal ulcer \> 5 mm in the past year
  • Patients with a history of Helicobacter pylori-related peptic ulcer disease are eligible after successfully completing antibiotic treatment for Helicobacter pylori
  • No significant medical or psychiatric problem, including significant renal, hepatic, or hematological dysfunction, that would make the patient a poor candidate for this study
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 3 months since prior investigational agents
  • No prior pelvic radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent investigational agents

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00973869

    Start Date

    July 1 2009

    Last Update

    June 24 2014

    Active Locations (2)

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    St. Mark's Hospital

    Harrow, England, United Kingdom, HA1 3UJ

    2

    Leicester Royal Infirmary

    Leicester, England, United Kingdom, LE1 5WW