Celecoxib in Preventing Basal Cell Carcinoma in Patients With Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. The use of celecoxib may be an effective way to prevent the development of basal cell carcinoma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of celecoxib in preventing basal cell carcinoma in patients who have basal cell nevus syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00023621
Run by
University of California, San Francisco
People needed
60
Starts
2001-02-01
Expected to finish
2007-07-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-06-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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