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A study looking for a new way to work out oxygen levels in throat cancer (BoHEMIaN study)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is aiming to develop a simple method of working out which patients have a cancer of the part of the throat just behind the mouth (oropharynx) with a low level of oxygen, as these cancers can be more difficult to treat.

Recruitment start: 28 November 2012

Recruitment end: 15 September 2017

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 Teresa Guerrero Urbano

Supported by

Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre - KCL

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kings Health Partners

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

The Rosetrees Trust

Last reviewed: 17 September 2017

CRUK internal database number: 10279

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