Fenretinide Followed by Surgery Compared With Surgery Alone in Preventing Ovarian Cancer in Patients at Increased Risk
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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 fenretinide given before surgery is more
effective in preventing ovarian cancer than surgery alone.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of fenretinide followed by
surgery with that of surgery alone in preventing ovarian cancer in patients who are at
increased risk.