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A study looking at a radioactive tracer that may help show up cancer cell death on a PET scan after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study is looking at levels of a radioactive injection before and during a course of chemotherapy for breast cancer. They want to see if it helps doctors spot cancer cell death on a PET scan.

Recruitment start: 28 January 2013

Recruitment end: 30 September 2016

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 Laura Kenny

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Medical Research Council (MRC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 28 Sept 2016

CRUK internal database number: 10341

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