Calcium Aluminosilicate Anti-Diarrheal in Treating and Preventing Diarrhea in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Receiving Irinotecan

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Colorectal Cancer, Diarrhea

In brief

RATIONALE: Calcium aluminosilicate anti-diarrheal (CASAD) may help treat and prevent diarrhea caused by irinotecan. It is not yet known whether CASAD is more effective than a placebo in treating and preventing diarrhea in patients receiving irinotecan. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying CASAD to see how well it works compared with a placebo in treating and preventing diarrhea in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving irinotecan.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00748215
Run by
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
People needed
100
Starts
2009-02-04
Expected to finish
2014-08-12
Last updated by the study team
2020-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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