Celecoxib in Preventing Polyps in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage I Colon Cancer
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2006-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the
development of cancer. It is not yet known whether celecoxib is effective in preventing
polyps in patients with colon cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of celecoxib in preventing the
development of polyps in patients who have undergone surgery for stage I colon cancer.