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A trial to find the best timing for brachytherapy and external radiotherapy for prostate cancer (THEPCA)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial is to find out if it is best to have high dose rate brachytherapy before or after having external radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The trial is open to men with prostate cancer that is contained within the prostate gland or has spread to the only ( prostate cancer).

Recruitment start: 22 January 2015

Recruitment end: 30 June 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

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed

Supported by

Anglia Ruskin University

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 2 July 2017

CRUK internal database number: 13305

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