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A study looking at a drug called selumetinib with radiotherapy for non small cell lung cancer (MEKRT trial)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 1

Details

This study looked at the dose of selumetinib that you can safely have with radiotherapy to treat non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

It was for people who had non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that was either:

Recruitment start: 1 June 2010

Recruitment end: 10 February 2015

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

Professor Corinne Faivre-Finn

Supported by

AstraZeneca

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

University of Manchester

Other information

Last reviewed: 03 Jan 2018

CRUK internal database number: 7596

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