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A trial looking at chemotherapy for people with advanced cancer of the stomach or food pipe (GO2)

Overview

Cancer types:

Oesophageal cancer, Stomach cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial was done to find the best way to treat people with cancer of the stomach or food pipe (oesophagus) who are not well enough for standard chemotherapy. It was supported by Cancer Research UK.

The trial was open for people to join between 2014 and 2017, and the team presented the results at a conference in 2019.

Recruitment start: 8 January 2014

Recruitment end: 7 November 2017

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 Matt Seymour

Dr Peter Hall

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

St James's University Hospital

University of Leeds

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/12/022.

Last reviewed: 13 October 2020

CRUK internal database number: 9189

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