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A study looking at using a vaccine and chemotherapy to treat advanced cancer (VAPER)

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 1

Details

This study is looking at using a vaccine and chemotherapy to treat people who have an advanced cancer.

It is for people who cannot have any other type of cancer treatment and who have a type of cancer known as a .

A solid tumour does not include cancers of the blood system or lymphatic system, such as leukaemia or lymphoma

Recruitment start: 17 November 2015

Recruitment end: 20 January 2019

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr James Spicer

Supported by

Candles Charity

Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

King’s College London

Rayne Institute

University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre

Last reviewed: 21 January 2019

CRUK internal database number: 10730

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