Primary Chemoprevention of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis with Sulindac
Author(s) -
Francis M. Giardiello,
Vincent W. Yang,
Linda M. Hylind,
Anne J. Krush,
Gloria M. Petersen,
Jill D. Trimbath,
Steven Piantadosi,
Elizabeth Garrett,
Deborah E. Geiman,
Walter C. Hubbard,
G.J.A. Offerhaus,
Stanley R. Hamilton
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa012015
Subject(s) - sulindac , familial adenomatous polyposis , adenomatous polyposis coli , colorectal cancer , medicine , nonsteroidal , gastroenterology , chemoprophylaxis , cancer research , oncology , cancer
Familial adenomatous polyposis is caused by a germ-line mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli gene and is characterized by the development of hundreds of colorectal adenomas and, eventually, colorectal cancer. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs can cause regression of adenomas, but whether they can prevent adenomas is unknown.
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