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A study looking at a new drug to treat low platelet counts in people with low or moderate risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study was to see how well a new injection called romiplostim worked to improve platelet counts in people with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Recruitment start: 1 March 2009

Recruitment end: 19 November 2010

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

Prof David Bowen

Supported by

Amgen

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Last reviewed: 15 Feb 2016

CRUK internal database number: 4554

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