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Treatment With MK0966 for the Prevention of Prostate Cancer
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Study NCT00060476   Information provided by Merck
First Received: May 6, 2003   Last Updated: November 2, 2009   History of Changes

May 6, 2003
November 2, 2009
June 2003
 
Time to prostate cancer [ Time Frame: Duration of Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Time to prostate cancer
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Time to aggressive prostate cancer [ Time Frame: Duration of Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Time to aggressive prostate cancer
 
Treatment With MK0966 for the Prevention of Prostate Cancer
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effects of Rofecoxib in Decreasing the Risk of Prostate Cancer (ViP Study)

To determine the efficacy and safety of an investigational compound (MK0966) for the prevention of prostate cancer.

The duration of treatment is 6 years.

Phase III
Interventional
Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Prostate Cancer
  • Drug: rofecoxib
  • Drug: Comparator: placebo (unspecified)
 
van Adelsberg J, Gann P, Ko AT, Damber JE, Logothetis C, Marberger M, Schmitz-Drager BJ, Tubaro A, Harms CJ, Roehrborn C. The VIOXX in Prostate Cancer Prevention study: cardiovascular events observed in the rofecoxib 25 mg and placebo treatment groups. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Sep;23(9):2063-70.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
 
Completed
15000
February 2005
 

Regular PSA testing and study biopsies required.

Male
50 Years to 75 Years
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
 
 
NCT00060476
Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc.
2006_414, Formally-P30A03LD, MK0966-201
Merck
 
Study Director: Medical Monitor Merck
Merck
November 2009

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