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A study to see if a drug called Gliolan can help to confirm the grade of a brain tumour during surgery (GALA-BIDD)

Overview

Cancer types:

Brain (and spinal cord) tumours

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is looking at a drug called Gliolan to see if it can help surgeons see what grade a brain tumour is during surgery. The people taking part are having surgery to remove a type of brain tumour called a glioma.

Recruitment start: 15 January 2015

Recruitment end: 8 March 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

Mr Colin Watts

Supported by

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Cambridge

Last reviewed: 25 September 2017

CRUK internal database number: 12588

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