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A study looking at PET scans in advanced cancer of the pancreas

Overview

Cancer types:

Pancreatic cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at a type of scan called a FLT PET scan for people with advanced pancreatic cancer. It was to see if this type of scan could provide more information about the cancer and how well the treatment was working than the scans currently used. This study was open to people with pancreatic cancer that couldn’t be removed by surgery.

Recruitment start: 2 May 2013

Recruitment end: 30 June 2015

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 Azeem Saleem

Professor Juan Valle

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF)

European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Translational Fellowship Programme

University of Manchester

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 24 April 2017

CRUK internal database number: 10981

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