Isotretinoin Plus Interferon in Treating Patients With Recurrent Cancer
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Official title
ALPHA INTERFERON AND CIS-RETINOIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of isotretinoin may be an effective way to prevent cancer or stop cancer from growing. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Combining isotretinoin and interferon may be an effective treatment for some recurrent cancers. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of interferon alfa plus isotretinoin in treating patients with recurrent cancer.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00002506
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 1992
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 1995
- Completion
- Jan 31, 1999
- Last update posted
- May 11, 2011
1992 – 1999
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 6
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 6
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | California | 92658 | — |
| Bloomington Hospital | Bloomington | Indiana | 47402 | — |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46260 | — |
| Bergan Mercy Medical Center | Omaha | Nebraska | 68124 | — |
| Baptist Regional Cancer Center - Knoxville | Knoxville | Tennessee | 37901 | — |
| St. Joseph Regional Cancer Center | Bryan | Texas | 77802 | — |
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- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00002506, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted May 11, 2011 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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