Low Fat Diet to Prevent Disease Progression in Patients With Skin Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00003097

Last Updated: 2009-02-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

175 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1989-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: A low-fat, balanced diet may prevent disease progression in patients with nonmelanomatous skin cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of a low-fat, balanced diet to prevent disease progression in patients with nonmelanomatous skin cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether intervention with a low-fat balanced diet will prolong the disease-free survival time in patients presenting with nonmelanomatous skin cancer and having a history of not more than two previous skin cancers. II. Assess the effect of this intervention on numbers of tumors during the two year follow-up period. III. Determine the incidence of new skin cancer in the control, nonintervention population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized into the Dietary Intervention or Nonintervention groups. The control group has initial and follow up assessment of eating habits. The dietary intervention group also has initial and follow up assessment of eating habits that have been changed to reduce fat intake to one-half of the amount in the average American diet with a subsequent increase of carbohydrates to compensate for total caloric intake. Both groups have assessment of clinical status of skin cancer at 4 month intervals for 24 months. Patients are followed for two years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 175 patients will be accrued in the first 3 years of this study.

Conditions

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Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Interventions

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preventative dietary intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin No more than two prior skin carcinomas Must not have genetic predisposition to skin cancer (i.e., xeroderma pigmentosum, basal cell nevous syndrome)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 15 and over Race: Caucasian Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No therapeutic diet that requires fat intake greater than 20% of total calories No untreated systemic malignancy No history of arsenic ingestion Not diabetic

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: No concurrent systemic steroids Radiotherapy: No prior x-ray therapy for acne No prior/concurrent ultraviolet light (PUVA or UVB) therapy for psoriasis Surgery: Not specified Other: No concurrent megavitamin or mineral supplementation At least 5 years since treatment with antimetabolites, folic acid inhibitors, alkalating agents, etc.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Baylor College of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Homer Black, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Baylor College of Medicine

Locations

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Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Black HS, Jaax S: Low-Fat Dietary Guide to Aid in the Management of Skin Cancer. Houston, TX: 1999.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Black HS. Influence of dietary factors on actinically-induced skin cancer. Mutat Res. 1998 Nov 9;422(1):185-90. doi: 10.1016/s0027-5107(98)00191-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9920444 (View on PubMed)

Black HS: Diet and skin cancer. In: Heber D, Blackburn GL, Go VL: Nutritional Oncology. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999, pp. 405-419.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Jaax S, Scott LW, Wolf JE Jr, Thornby JI, Black HS. General guidelines for a low-fat diet effective in the management and prevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Nutr Cancer. 1997;27(2):150-6. doi: 10.1080/01635589709514517.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9121942 (View on PubMed)

Black HS, Wolf JE: Protective influence of a low-fat diet on non-melanoma skin cancer. Dermatologic Therapy: Phototherapy and Photoprotective Therapy 4: 100-105, 1997.

Reference Type RESULT

Black HS, Wolf JE: A low-fat diet can reduce skin cancer risk. Primary Care and Cancer 15: 12-13, 1996.

Reference Type RESULT

Black HS: Low-fat diet impedes the development of actinic keratosis. Biomedical Pharmacotherapy 49: 46-47, 1995.

Reference Type RESULT

Black HS, Thornby JI, Wolf JE Jr, Goldberg LH, Herd JA, Rosen T, Bruce S, Tschen JA, Scott LW, Jaax S, et al. Evidence that a low-fat diet reduces the occurrence of non-melanoma skin cancer. Int J Cancer. 1995 Jul 17;62(2):165-9. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910620210.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 7622291 (View on PubMed)

Black HS, Wolk JE Jr: A low-fat diet can reduce skin cancer risk. Skin Cancer Foundation Journal 13: 37/98, 1995.

Reference Type RESULT

Black HS, Herd JA, Goldberg LH, Wolf JE Jr, Thornby JI, Rosen T, Bruce S, Tschen JA, Foreyt JP, Scott LW, et al. Effect of a low-fat diet on the incidence of actinic keratosis. N Engl J Med. 1994 May 5;330(18):1272-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199405053301804.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 8145782 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BCM-H-109

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-P97-0105

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000065820

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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