Vitamin E Supplements in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Vitamin E may help prevent the development of cancer. Studying samples of tissue from patients with colorectal cancer who receive Vitamin E before undergoing surgery in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about how Vitamin E changes biomarkers related to colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized early phase I trial is studying giving vitamin E supplements to see how it affects biomarkers in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00905918
Run by
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
People needed
14
Starts
2009-06-01
Expected to finish
2014-05-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-09-30

Who can join

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

Where it is running

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