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A trial comparing 2 ways of having a blood transfusion during surgery for ovarian cancer (TIC TOC)

Overview

Cancer types:

Ovarian cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial compared people having blood donated from a volunteer with people having their own blood returned to them. It was for women having an operation for advanced ovarian cancer.

Collecting someone’s blood and giving it back to them during surgery is called intraoperative cell salvage, or ICS.

The trial was open for people to join between 2016 and 2018. The team presented some results at a conference in 2019.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2016

Recruitment end: 31 January 2018

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

Miss Khadra Galaal

Supported by

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme

Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit at Plymouth University

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Last reviewed: 14 May 2023

CRUK internal database number: 14471

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