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A study looking the dose and side effects of radiotherapy for prostate cancer and head and neck cancer (VoxTox)

Overview

Cancer types:

Brain (and spinal cord) tumours, Head and neck cancers, Prostate cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at the amount of radiotherapy which reached healthy cells around the cancer. It also looked at the side effects people had. It was for people with prostate cancer or head and neck cancer.

The study was open for people to join between 2013 and 2019. The team published some results in 2017 and more in 2020.

Recruitment start: 8 March 2013

Recruitment end: 30 June 2019

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 Neil Burnet

Supported by

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Cambridge

Last reviewed: 21 December 2021

CRUK internal database number: 9775

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