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Low Fat Diet for Skin Cancer

Phase 2

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Histologically confirmed basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Not diabetic

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying how well a low-fat, balanced diet works to prevent disease progression in patients with nonmelanomatous skin cancer.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Caucasian individuals aged 15 or older with basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, having had no more than two prior skin cancers and without a genetic predisposition to skin cancer. Participants should not be diabetic, have ingested arsenic, be on certain fat-requiring diets, or have had specific treatments like x-ray therapy for acne.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing whether a low-fat diet can prevent disease progression in patients with nonmelanomatous skin cancer. It's a phase II trial where participants are randomly assigned to follow this special diet to see if it affects their skin cancer outcomes.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves dietary changes rather than medication, side effects may include changes in weight, energy levels, and possibly nutritional deficiencies if not properly managed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with skin cancer, either basal cell or squamous cell type.

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I do not have diabetes.

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It has been over 5 years since I was treated with specific cancer drugs.

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I am 15 years old or older.

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I do not have any untreated cancer in my body.

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I have had no more than two skin cancer diagnoses.

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I have never ingested arsenic.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

0 / 7Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Baylor College of MedicineLead Sponsor

1,001 Previous Clinical Trials

6,002,005 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,654 Previous Clinical Trials

40,932,978 Total Patients Enrolled

Homer Black, PhDStudy ChairBaylor College of Medicine

Media Library

Low Fat Diet (N/A) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT00003097 — Phase 2

Skin Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Low Fat Diet Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT00003097 — Phase 2

Low Fat Diet (N/A) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT00003097 — Phase 2

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the patient recruitment stage of this clinical trial still open?

"Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical trial, posted on April 1st 1989 and last edited February 6th 2009, is not actively enrolling participants. However, there are currently 159 other studies recruiting patients at present."

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Has this treatment received the FDA's stamp of approval?

"As this is a Phase 2 trial, our team at Power have assigned it an intermediary rating of 2. There are some results suggesting safety but no efficacy data yet available."

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Recent research and studies

Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of MutagenesisJournal

Influence of Dietary Factors on Actinically-induced Skin Cancer

Black, Homer S. 1998. “Influence of Dietary Factors on Actinically-induced Skin Cancer”. Mutation Research/fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/s0027-5107(98)00191-2.

Nutrition and CancerJournal

General Guidelines for a Low‐fat Diet Effective in the Management and Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Jaax, Suzanne, Lynne W. Scott, John E. Wolf Jr., John I. Thornby, and Homer S. Black. 1997. “General Guidelines for a Low‐fat Diet Effective in the Management and Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer”. Nutrition and Cancer. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/01635589709514517.

International Journal of CancerJournal

Evidence That a Low-fat Diet Reduces the Occurrence of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

Black, Homer S., John I. Thornby, John E. Wolf, Leonard H. Goldberg, J. Alan Herd, Theodore Rosen, Suzanne Bruce, et al.. 1995. “Evidence That a Low-fat Diet Reduces the Occurrence of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer”. International Journal of Cancer. Wiley. doi:10.1002/ijc.2910620210.

New England Journal of MedicineJournal