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A pilot study looking at robotic surgery for ovarian cancer (MIRROR-RCT Pilot)

Overview

Cancer types:

Ovarian cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This pilot study wants to find out whether it is possible to do a randomised trial looking at robotic surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.

It is open to women who have:

  • ovarian cancer

  • fallopian tube cancer

  • primary peritoneal cancer

And who are having chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy).

These cancers are treated the same way. When we use the term ovarian cancer in this summary, we are referring to all 3.

Recruitment start: 2 October 2023

Recruitment end: 20 October 2025

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

Mr Simon Butler-Manuel

Supported by

GRACE charity

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

University of Surrey

Intuitive Foundation

Last reviewed: 16 July 2025

CRUK internal database number: 19201

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