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A trial looking at whether it is possible for people with chronic myeloid leukaemia to stop taking nilotinib

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Chronic leukaemia, Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), Leukaemia

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is for people with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) who have been taking nilotinib for at least 2 years. It is for people who have had treatment with a drug called imatinib (Glivec) then switched to nilotinib.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2013

Recruitment end: 6 December 2013

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 Jenny Byrne

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Novartis

Last reviewed: 17 Dec 2013

CRUK internal database number: 11149

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