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A study looking at VZIG or aciclovir for children who have been exposed to chicken pox during cancer treatment (PEPtalk2)

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study compared VZIG and aciclovir to prevent chicken pox in children who are exposed to chicken pox during treatment for cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 June 2014

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

Professor Paul Heath

Supported by

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit University of Birmingham

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust

University of Birmingham

Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)

Last reviewed: 05 Sept 2018

CRUK internal database number: 11340

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