Ramesh K Wali, Laura Bianchi, Sonia Kupfer, Mart De La Cruz, Borko Jovanovic, Christopher Weber, Michael J Goldberg, L M Rodriguez, Raymond Bergan, David Rubin, Mary Beth Tull, Ellen Richmond, Beth Parker, Seema Khan, Hemant K Roy
Chemoprevention represents an attractive modality against colorectal cancer (CRC) although widespread clinical implementation of promising agents (e.g. aspirin/NSAIDS) have been stymied by both suboptimal efficacy and concerns over toxicity. This highlights the need for better agents. Several groups, including our own, have reported that the over-the-counter laxative polyethylene glycol (PEG) has remarkable efficacy in rodent models of colon carcinogenesis. In this study, we undertook the first randomized human trial to address the role of PEG in prevention of human colonic neoplasia...
2018: PloS One