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A study looking at high intensity focal ultrasound for symptoms of women’s cancers (HIFU-Gynae)

Overview

Cancer types:

Cervical cancer, Ovarian cancer, Vaginal cancer, Vulval cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study looked at whether high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a useful treatment for symptoms of women’s cancer.

It was for women who had one of the following cancer types that had come back after treatment:

  • cervical cancer

  • vaginal cancer

  • vulval cancer

  • womb cancer

  • ovarian cancer

The study was open for people to join between 2018 and 2019. The team published results in 2019 and 2021.

Recruitment start: 1 June 2016

Recruitment end: 31 March 2020

How to join

Please note: In order to you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Prof Nandita de Souza

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Institute of Cancer Research

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

Last reviewed: 15 Nov 2024

CRUK internal database number: 15467

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