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A study looking at a possible new treatment for a type of eye cancer called uveal melanoma (SUAVE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Eye cancer, Melanoma, Melanoma of the eye

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study was looking to see how well the drug sunitinib (Sutent) worked to treat uveal melanoma. The uvea is the middle tissue layer of the eyeball. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 4 October 2010

Recruitment end: 8 November 2012

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 Ernie Marshall

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pfizer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/09/017.

Last reviewed: 22 November 2012

CRUK internal database number: 3851

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