Tamoxifen to Treat Barrett's Metaplasia

Summary

Treat Barrett's esophagus (BE) patients with tamoxifen to Barrett's metaplasia as measured by changes in Barrett's esophagus appearance by endoscopy and histology as well as changes in SOX2 and CDX2.

Timeline

Start

2014-07-09

Primary completion

2016-06-21

Completion

2016-06-21

Publications

• Background Lindblad M, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Chandanos E, Lagergren J. Hormone replacement therapy and risks of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas. Br J Cancer. 2006 Jan 16;94(1):136-41. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602906.
• Background Huh WJ, Khurana SS, Geahlen JH, Kohli K, Waller RA, Mills JC. Tamoxifen induces rapid, reversible atrophy, and metaplasia in mouse stomach. Gastroenterology. 2012 Jan;142(1):21-24.e7. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.09.050. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

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