A trial comparing surgery with treatment that may help people to keep their bladder after invasive bladder cancer (SPARE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bladder cancer, Transitional cell cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This trial compared surgery to remove the bladder (radical cystectomy) with radiotherapy after chemotherapy to shrink the cancer. The trial aimed to find out which was the best treatment for bladder cancer in the long term.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 July 2007

Recruitment end: 16 February 2010

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 Robert Huddart

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

The Institute of Cancer Research

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/011.

Last reviewed: 11 Jul 2017

CRUK internal database number: 1261

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