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CompletedNCT00473980Updated Apr 2, 2012

Preoperative Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs(NSAID) to Colorectal Cancer Patients

A Phase 4 interventional study of Indomethacin, celecoxib, esomeprazole in Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Göteborg University. Completed at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-04-02.

Sponsored by Göteborg University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is designed to evaluate effects of NSAIDs on immune activity inside and close to tumor tissue in patients with colorectal cancer.

Read the detailed description

Study and control patients are randomized to receive preoperative treatment with indomethacin or celecoxib compared to sham treatment.Tumor biopsies are taken at operation and used for analyses of tumor immunity and gene expression.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

  • MHC
  • CTLs
  • Colon carcinoma
  • NSAID
  • Survival
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,599 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,459 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Göteborg University is the lead sponsor of 265 studies on the registry; 46 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Colon carcinoma scheduled for curative operation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes, steroid medication, liver and kidney impairment
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Drug

    Treatment with indomethacin or celecoxib

    Drug: Indomethacin, celecoxib, esomeprazole

  • Sham comparator
    SHAM

    Sham treatment

    Drug: Indomethacin, celecoxib, esomeprazole

Interventions

  • DrugIndomethacin, celecoxib, esomeprazole
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Immune reactivity

    Time frame: Acute evaluations

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Surgery
    Göteborg, SE 41345, Sweden
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 2, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00473980
Lead sponsor
Göteborg University
First posted
May 16, 2007
Start date
Dec 1998
Completion
May 2007
Last update
Apr 2, 2012

Study contacts

Kent Lundholm, MD, prof
principal investigator · Göteborg University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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