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A trial looking at afatinib and radiotherapy for lung or breast cancer that has spread to the brain (CamBMT1)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Cancer spread to the brain, Lung cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 1/2

Details

This trial is looking at whether a single dose of radiotherapy improves the way afatanib works on cancer that has spread to the brain. It is for people with breast cancer or lung cancer that has spread to the brain and who can have surgery to remove the cancer. This trial is supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 26 February 2015

Recruitment end: 12 August 2020

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 Richard Baird

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University of Cambridge

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

The Brain Tumour Charity

Boehringer-Ingelheim

NCRI Radiotherapy Trials QA Group (RTTQA)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/12/047.

Last reviewed: 7 October 2020

CRUK internal database number: 10561

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