Eflornithine in Treating Patients At High Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. The use of eflornithine (DMFO) may be an effective way to prevent the development of prostate cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of eflornithine in preventing prostate cancer in patients who are at high risk of developing the disease.

Timeline

Start

1998-10

Primary completion

2012-12

Completion

2012-12

Publications

• Results Simoneau AR, Gerner EW, Nagle R, Ziogas A, Fujikawa-Brooks S, Yerushalmi H, Ahlering TE, Lieberman R, McLaren CE, Anton-Culver H, Meyskens FL Jr. The effect of difluoromethylornithine on decreasing prostate size and polyamines in men: results of a year-long phase IIb randomized placebo-controlled chemoprevention trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Feb;17(2):292-9. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0658.

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