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Vitamin D Plus Celecoxib Therapy to Stimulate Intratumoral Immune Reactivity
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Celecoxib, Calcitriol, and 1 other intervention for Mouth Neoplasms. Completed, enrolled 21 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The poor survival of Veterans with oral cancer underscores the significance of identifying new treatment approaches. The proposed studies will test a new 2 pronged immunotherapeutic approach for oral cancer patients which lessen the immune inhibitory environment while maturing cells that can stimulate T cell reactivity against oral cancer cells.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Celecoxib (400 mg twice daily)
3 week pre-surgical enteral treatment of Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) (3 cycles of 4 microg Calcitriol 3 for each of 3 sequential days followed by 4 days of no treatment)
3 week pre-surgical enteral treatment of Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) (3 cycles of 4 microg Calcitriol for each of 3 sequential days followed by 4 days of no treatment) plus Celecoxib (400 mg twice daily)