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A trial comparing erlotinib with docetaxel for non small cell lung cancer that has got worse despite chemotherapy (EMPHASIS-lung)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared erlotinib and docetaxel for a type of non small cell lung cancer called squamous cell cancer. It was for people whose cancer had got worse despite having treatment with a platinum chemotherapy drug.

Recruitment start: 14 January 2013

Recruitment end: 31 January 2014

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 Yvonne Summers

Supported by

Biodesix

European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 5 June 2018

CRUK internal database number: 10665

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