Clinical Trial: Eflornithine in Treating Patients At High Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase IIb Chemoprevention Trial of Difluoromethylornithine in Brothers and First Cousin Males of Familial Prostate Cancer Proba

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. The use of eflornithine may be an effective way to prevent the development of prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of eflornithine in preventing prostate cancer in patients who are at high risk of developing the disease.