Green Tea Extract in Treating Current or Former Smokers With Bronchial Dysplasia
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2011-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use
of Polyphenon E, a substance found in green tea, may keep cancer from forming in current or
former smokers with bronchial dysplasia.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well green tea
extract works in treating current or former smokers with bronchial dysplasia.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Collaborators:
National Cancer Institute (NCI) University of Cincinnati