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A study to see how the COVID-19 vaccination affects how the body fights infection (OCTAVE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Blood cancers, Breast cancer, Leukaemia, Lung cancer, Myeloma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at how the COVID-19 vaccines affect the of people with cancer and chronic illnesses.

The study was open for people to join between February and October 2021. The team published the results in 2023.

Recruitment start: 19 February 2021

Recruitment end: 8 October 2021

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 Iain McInnes

Supported by

Imperial College London

Medical Research Council (MRC)

University of Birmingham

University of Glasgow

University of Oxford

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Birmingham

Last reviewed: 24 June 2025

CRUK internal database number: 17321

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