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A trial looking at surgery to remove cancer that has spread to the lungs in people who have cancer that started in the bowel (PulMICC)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Cancer spread to the lung, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial was done to see if removing cancer that has spread to the lungs improves survival. It was for people whose cancer started in the bowel.

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2010 and 2016. The research team first published results in 2019.

Recruitment start: 2 December 2010

Recruitment end: 24 November 2016

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

Professor Tom Treasure

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Surgical and Interventional Trials Unit, University College London

University of Sussex

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/09/022.

Last reviewed: 25 May 2021

CRUK internal database number: 4275

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