Abstract 5260: NGS Transcriptome analysis of colon adenocarcinomas treated with individual and combination of aspirin and omeprazole

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer in men and women in US. Anti-inflammatory agents have proven to be most effective in CRC prevention, but are associated with gastrointestinal toxicities. Hence, to reduce the acidic environment and enhance the chemopreventive efficacy of anti-inflammatory agent aspirin, a combination of aspirin with acidity neutralizer omeprazole was used in AOM-induced F344 Rat model of CRC. Rat...