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A trial of tranexamic acid for low platelet counts (TREATT)

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Blood cancers, Cell type, Chronic leukaemia, Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), Hairy cell leukaemia, High grade lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, Leukaemia, Low grade lymphoma, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Polycythaemia, Thrombocythaemia

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at using a drug called tranexamic acid to treat low counts caused by cancer.

The trial was open to people with a blood cancer () who had treatment with or a .

The trial was open for people to join between 2015 and 2022. The team published the results in 2024.

You pronounce tranexamic acid as tran-ex-zam-ic ass-id.

Recruitment start: 19 June 2015

Recruitment end: 18 February 2022

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 Lise Estcourt

Dr Simon Stanworth

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Last reviewed: 20 February 2025

CRUK internal database number: 13027

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