Clinical trials: Patients at Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
Collecting Information From Patients and Family Members With Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes or Who Are at High Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Gathering medical and family history information from patients and family members may help doctors better understand hereditary colorectal cancer and hereditary polyposis syndrome and identify patients at high risk of…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer, Precancerous Condition
- Trial name
- NCT00675636
- Testing
- study of socioeconomic and demographic variables, evaluation of cancer risk factors, study of high risk factors
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 730 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Colon Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Aspirin in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer
This randomized phase II trial is studying how well aspirin works in preventing colorectal cancer in patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer. Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Precancerous Condition, Rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00468910
- Testing
- acetylsalicylic acid, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)