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A study looking at treatment to prevent skin cancer in people who have had an organ transplant (SPOT study)

Overview

Cancer types:

Non melanoma skin cancer, Skin cancer, Squamous cell skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study compared different treatments to prevent squamous cell skin cancer in people who have had an organ transplant. It was for people with a skin condition called The plural is actinic keratoses.

This study was open for people to join between 2015 and 2016. The team published the results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 1 March 2015

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

Professor Catherine Harwood

Supported by

British Association of Dermatologists

Meda Pharmaceuticals

National Cancer Research Institute Skin Cancer Clinical Studies Group

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

Queen Mary University of London

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UK DCTN)

University of Birmingham

University of Nottingham

Last reviewed: 23 February 2023

CRUK internal database number: 9309

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