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A trial comparing 2 ways of giving dabrafenib and trametinib for advanced melanoma (INTERIM)

Overview

Cancer types:

Melanoma, Secondary cancers, Skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was for people with advanced melanoma and a change in a gene called BRAF. It compared taking tablets every day to having regular breaks in treatment.

The trial was open for people to join between 2017 and 2020. The team finished analysing the results in 2023

Recruitment start: 20 December 2017

Recruitment end: 31 March 2020

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 Pippa Corrie

Supported by

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme

Cancer Research UK

University of Oxford

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 14 June 2023

CRUK internal database number: 15242

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