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A study looking at two different ways of carrying out genetic testing for people with cancer (DETECT-2)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Ovarian cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Open

Details

This study is comparing genetic testing at home with genetic testing in hospital.

It is open to people with:

  • bowel (colorectal) cancer

  • womb (endometrial) cancer

  • ovarian cancer

Recruitment start: 24 April 2024

Recruitment end: 30 November 2026

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 Ranjit Manchanda

Supported by

Barts Charity

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)

North East London Cancer Alliance

North Central London Cancer Alliance

Queen Mary University of London

Last reviewed: 15 May 2025

CRUK internal database number: 19361

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