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A study looking at melanoma skin cancer cells in the bloodstream

Overview

Cancer types:

Melanoma, Skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

Cancer spreads when cells break from the first cancer growth and travel through the bloodstream to another part of the body.

This study looked at whether doctors could find cancer cells in the bloodstream of people with advanced melanoma.

Recruitment start: 30 October 2009

Recruitment end: 31 August 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

Dr Paul Lorigan

Supported by

AstraZeneca

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

University of Manchester

Last reviewed: 22 Aug 2017

CRUK internal database number: 5925

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