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Publications

The Northwestern Cancer Prevention Consortium has been conducting research and publishing their findings since 2003. Check out the links below to view some of our recently published research articles.

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​Surgical window-of-opportunity study of megestrol acetate compared with megestrol acetate and metformin for endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia.

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A randomized Phase I pre-operative window trial of transdermal endoxifen in women planning mastectomy: Evaluation of dermal safety, intra-mammary drug distribution, and biologic effects.

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Presurgical Oral Tamoxifen vs Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen in Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ , A Randomized Clinical Trial 

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Phase Ib Trial of Inhaled Iloprost for The Prevention of Lung Cancer with Predictive and Response Biomarker Assessment

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Metformin for Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer in High-Risk Overweight or Obese Individuals

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PD15-12 A Pre-surgical Window Trial of Oral Tamoxifen Versus Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen Gel in Women with Estrogen Receptor Positive Duct Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

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Lessons Learned from The Impact of COVID-19 on NCI-Sponsored Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials: Moving Toward Participant-Centric Study Designs

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A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Simvastatin to Prevent Recurrent Pancreatitis

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​Local Transdermal Delivery of Telapristone Acetate Through Breast Skin, Compared to Oral treatment: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase II trial

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A Phase I Trial of Berberine in Chinese with Ulcerative Colitis

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Phase I Trial of Endoxifen Gel Versus Placebo Gel in Women Undergoing Breast Surgery

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Scherr CL, Badal HJ, Xu Y, Benante K, Diamond E, Heckman-Stoddard B, & Khan SA. A Pilot Test of The Impact of An Informational Animated Video on Potential Participation in a Window of Opportunity Study. Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, March 2019

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​A Phase IIB Pre-surgical Trial of Oral Tamoxifen (TAM) Versus Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) in Women with DCIS of The Breast

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Progesterone Receptor (PR) Antagonism by Telapristone Acetate (TPA): A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIB Pre-Surgical Window Trial in Women with Stage 0-II Breast Cancer

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Local Transdermal Therapy (LTT): Drug Permeation and Distribution of Telapristone Acetate (TPA) in a Pre-Surgical Window Study of Women Undergoing Mastectomy

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Evaluating Intermittent Dosing of Aspirin for Colorectal Cancer Prevention 

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Prevention of Colonic Neoplasia with Polyethylene Glycol: A Short Term Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Trial

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Myo-Inositol Reduces β-Catenin Activation in Colitis

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Selenomethionine and Methyl Selenocysteine: Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetics in Selenium-Replete Men

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Spectral Biomarkers for Chemoprevention of Colonic Neoplasia: a Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Trial with Aspirin

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Novel Routes for Administering Chemoprevention: Local Transdermal Therapy to The Breasts

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Clinical Trial Laboratory Data Nested With in Subject: Components of Variance, Sample Size and Cost

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A Randomized Phase II Presurgical Trial of Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen Gel Versus Oral Tamoxifen in Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of The Breast​

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A Phase I Trial of Aminolevulinic Acid-Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia

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Innovative Approaches to Tamoxifen Administration for Breast Cancer Prevention. In: Tamoxifen Concepts and Cancer New Paradigms, Chap 5​

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A Fitting Prescription for All: Whole Soyfoods as Part of a Varied Plant-Based Diet​

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Recruitment Strategy Cost and Impact on Minority Accrual to a Breast Cancer Prevention Trial​

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Soy Isoflavone Supplementation for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: a Randomized Phase II Trial​

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Prediction of Menopausal Status from Estrogen-Related Gene Expression in Benign Breast Tissue​

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Methyl Selenocysteine: Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics in Men

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The Ninth Annual American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research â€‹

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Inhibition of Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis by Genistein

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