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NCT00783965 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Topical Tazarotene in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome on the Chest and Back

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
34
Enrollment target

NCT00783965: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

NCT00783965 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. The registered enrollment target is 34 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00783965, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
34 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as tazarotene, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is comparing two different schedules of topical tazarotene and topical placebo to see how well they work in treating patients with basal cell skin cancer and basal cell nevus syndrome on the chest.

Interventions

  • OTHER placebo
  • DRUG tazarotene

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 34 participants
Start Date 2004-07
Est. Completion 2014-01
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT00783965 record still lists

NCT00783965 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 34 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which placebo is the first listed.

NCT00783965 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00783965 about?

NCT00783965 is a clinical study titled "Topical Tazarotene in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome on the Chest and Back". RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as tazarotene, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is comparing two different schedules of topical tazarotene and topical placebo ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00783965?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 34 participants. The study started on 2004-07. Estimated completion is 2014-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00783965?

The interventions under investigation include: placebo (OTHER), tazarotene (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00783965?

This trial is sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, which has 52 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00783965's enrollment target sits among peer trials

34 1539th of 2000 higher than 448 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00783965, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00783965 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.