Phase II A Trial of Curcumin Among Patients With Prevalent Subclinical Neoplastic Lesions (Aberrant Crypt Foci)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Chemoprevention is the use of certain substances to keep cancer from forming, growing, or
coming back. Curcumin is a compound found in plants that may prevent colon cancer from
forming. This phase II trial is studying how well curcumin works in preventing colon cancer
in smokers with aberrant crypt foci.