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A trial looking at the treatment of children and young people with rhabdomyosarcoma (EpSSG RMS 2005 STS 2006 04)

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers, Sarcoma, Soft tissue sarcoma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at chemotherapy for children and young people who after initial treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma had a high chance of it coming back.

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma.

The trial was open between 2003 and 2016 for people to join. Results for this trial were published in 2018 and 2019.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 May 2006

Recruitment end: 31 December 2016

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 Meriel Jenney

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Cancer Research UK

Children's Cancer Trials Team University of Birmingham

NCRI Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Clinical Studies Group

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/06/027.

Last reviewed: 8 September 2020

CRUK internal database number: 765

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