Acitretin in Preventing Skin Cancers in Patients With Previously Treated Skin Cancers Who Have Undergone Organ Transplantation - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	North Central Cancer Treatment Group National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003611

Purpose

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of acitretin may be an effective way to prevent the recurrence or further development of skin cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of acitretin in preventing skin cancers in patients with at least two previously treated skin cancers who have undergone organ transplantation.

Condition	Intervention
Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer	Drug: acitretin

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized
Official Title:	Chemoprevention Trial of Acitretin Versus Placebo in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Multiple Prior Treated Skin Cancers

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Skin Cancer

Drug Information available for: Acitretin

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Estimated Enrollment:	110
Study Start Date:	May 2000
Primary Completion Date:	February 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine the chemopreventive efficacy of acitretin in immunosuppressed solid organ transplant recipients with a history of multiple previous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer resections.
Evaluate human papillomavirus (HPV) as a possible etiologic cofactor in the development of cutaneous epidermal dysplasia/carcinoma from skin tissues of these patients.
Determine the effect of acitretin on potential surrogate endpoint biomarkers and HPV DNA in normal (sun protected), sun-exposed, and dysplastic and carcinoma (SCC/BCC) skin specimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to age (at least 18 to under 50 vs 50 to 59 vs 60 to 69 vs 70 and over), number of prior skin cancers in past 5 years (2 vs 3 vs at least 4), time since most recent skin cancer occurrence (less than 12 months vs at least 12 months), sunburn susceptibility (none vs moderate vs high), visible skin damage (mild vs moderate vs severe).

Patients receive either oral acitretin or placebo daily for 2 years. Skin biopsies are obtained at 1 year from normal areas and from any areas with skin cancer for genetic studies.

Patients are followed every 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 110 patients will be accrued for this study within 4-5 years.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Solid organ recipient (kidney, liver, heart, lung, or pancreas) receiving immunosuppressive agents (e.g., prednisone, other corticosteroid, azathioprine, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil)
At least 6 months since transplant
At least 2 prior (same event or separate events) basal cell carcinomas (BCC) or squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) resected
- All visible BCC and SCC resected

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

18 and over

Performance status:

Not specified

Life expectancy:

Greater than 2 years

Hematopoietic:

WBC at least 3400/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL

Hepatic:

Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN
SGOT no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal:

Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Other:

Not pregnant or nursing
Fertile patients must use two effective forms of birth control for at least 1 month before, during, and at least 3 years after study
No history of oral retinoid intolerance
No significant, uncontrolled hyperlipidemia
No other significant medical condition or threatened allograft rejection state where retinoid use would be contraindicated

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

Not specified

Chemotherapy:

Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

See Disease Characteristics

Radiotherapy:

Not specified

Surgery:

See Disease Characteristics

Other:

At least 1 year since prior retinoids
No concurrent oral vitamin A supplements, topical retinoids, or other potentially irritating skin preparations
No alcohol during and for 2 months after study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003611

Locations

United States, Arizona
CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5404
United States, Florida
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
United States, Illinois
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61602
United States, Iowa
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309-1016
United States, Kansas
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
United States, Minnesota
CentraCare Health Plaza
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States, 56303
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
United States, North Dakota
Medcenter One Health System
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, 58501
United States, South Dakota
CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57104
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57709

Sponsors and Collaborators

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:

Mark R. Pittelkow, MD

Mayo Clinic

More Information

Additional Information:

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000066688, NCCTG-969251, NCI-P98-0137
Study First Received:	November 1, 1999
Last Updated:	July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003611 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

basal cell carcinoma of the skin
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Keratolytic Agents
Skin Diseases
Epidermoid Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Basal Cell
Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Skin Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Acitretin
Carcinoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Keratolytic Agents
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Skin Diseases
Therapeutic Uses

Skin Neoplasms
Dermatologic Agents
Acitretin
Pharmacologic Actions

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