Acitretin in Preventing Skin Cancer in Patients at High Risk for Skin Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of acitretin may stop cancer from growing in patients at high risk for basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. PURPOSE: This randomized trial is studying how well acitretin works in preventing skin cancer in patients at high risk for skin cancer.

Timeline

Start

2003-02

Primary completion

2006-05

Completion

2006-05

Drugs

Indications