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A study looking at the effect of fish oil on bowel cancer cells that have spread to the liver

Overview

Cancer types:

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

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study looked at the omega 3 fish oil EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) in people who had surgery to remove bowel cancer that had spread to the liver. It recruited people under the care of the liver unit at St James’ Hospital, Leeds.

Recruitment start: 22 May 2010

Recruitment end: 1 August 2011

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 Mark Hull

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

Ray of Hope

SLA Pharma

University of Leeds

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUKE/10/035.

Last reviewed: 7 May 2014

CRUK internal database number: 6252

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