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A study looking at treatment for low risk myelodysplastic syndromes (REPAIR-MDS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study is comparing 2 treatments for myelodysplastic syndromes to increase the number of .

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood cancers. This group of conditions causes a drop in the number of blood cells.

This study is for people who:

  • have low risk MDS

  • can’t have a drug called ), it didn’t work or it has stopped working

  • have low

Recruitment start: 21 December 2021

Recruitment end: 30 September 2024

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 Stephen Jenkins

Professor Janet Dunn

Dr Manoj Raghavan

Supported by

Blood Cancer UK

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

University of Warwick

The University of Birmingham

MDS UK Patient Support Group

Other information

You can see a map of where this study is taking place on the REPAIR-MDS trial website(link is external).

Last reviewed: 29 September 2024

CRUK internal database number: 19222

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