
"I am glad that taking part in a trial might help others on their own cancer journey.”
Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.
This study is looking to see if pazopanib (Votrient) helps people with advanced kidney cancer.
Pazopanib is a type of biological therapy. It works by blocking signals that tell cancer cells to grow. It is one of the drugs that doctors can use to treat advanced kidney cancer.
The researchers want to find out more information about how well pazopanib works and how it affects .
Taking part in this study will not affect your treatment, as your doctor will be prescribing this drug for you whether or not you join the study. But the information they gather from the study may help doctors learn more about pazopanib.
You may be able to enter this trial if
You cannot enter this trial if you
This is an international phase 4 study. It will recruit between 700 and 1,000 people from different countries around the world. This is an observational study.
You take pazopanib as directed by your doctor.
For 2½ years your doctor will send information about your health and medications to the study team.
The study team will ask you to fill out 3 questionnaires when you first agree to take part in this study, and then every 3 months for 2½ years. These questionnaires will ask about side effects and how you’ve been feeling. This is called a quality of life study.
There are no extra visits if you take part in this study.
The most common side effects of pazopanib are
We have information about the side effects of pazopanib in our cancer drugs section.
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Prof Robert Hawkins
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
If you have questions about the trial please contact our cancer information nurses
Freephone 0808 800 4040
"I am glad that taking part in a trial might help others on their own cancer journey.”