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A study of growth hormone levels and responses to chemotherapy

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Oesophageal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is looking at levels of growth hormones in the blood before and after chemotherapy. It is for people who have bowel cancer, non small cell lung cancer or cancer at the junction of your food pipe and stomach ( gastro oesophageal cancer).

Doctors are now looking for people with bowel cancer to take part.

Recruitment start: 11 February 2011

Recruitment end: 31 December 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 S. Van Schaeybroeck

Supported by

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Queen's University

Belfast

Last reviewed: 16 March 2018

CRUK internal database number: 7612

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