A Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Nicotinamide for Skin-Cancer Chemoprevention

C. Chen, Andrew; Martin, Andrew; Choy, Bonita; Fernández‐Peñas, Pablo; A. Dalziell, Robyn; McKenzie, Catriona; A. Scolyer, Richard; M. Dhillon, Haryana; L. Vardy, Janette; Kricker, Anne; St George, Gayathri; Chinniah, Niranthari; M. Halliday, Gary; L. Damian, Diona

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1506197

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A Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Nicotinamide for Skin-Cancer Chemoprevention

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 22, 2015

Authors:

Andrew C. Chen

Andrew Martin

Bonita Choy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nonmelanoma skin cancers, such as basal-cell carcinoma and squamous-cell carcinoma, are common cancers that are caused principally by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Nicotinamide (vitamin B3) has been shown to have protective effects against damage caused by UV radiation and to reduce the ra...

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Medicine

Skin cancer

Nicotinamide

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