A trial looking at treatment to relieve the side effects of radiotherapy to the pelvis (PPALM)

Please note

This trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.

Overview

Cancer types:

Anal cancer, Bladder cancer, Cervical cancer, Ovarian cancer, Prostate cancer, Rectal cancer, Testicular cancer, Transitional cell cancer, Vaginal cancer, Vulval cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at the use of a palm oil supplement and a drug called pentoxifylline to relieve bowel symptoms caused by pelvic radiotherapy. It is for people who have had treatment for cancers of the pelvic area, such as bowel cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, womb cancer and ovarian cancer. It is specifically recruiting those people whose symptoms have not responded to the best available standard treatments.

Recruitment start: 1 January 2015

Recruitment end: 30 November 2017