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A trial comparing usual dose with high dose chemotherapy for germ cell tumours (TIGER, EORTC 1407)

Overview

Cancer types:

Secondary cancers, Testicular cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

The trial is for men and teenage boys (14 years or older) whose germ cell tumours have come back or treatment has stopped working.

We use the term ‘you’ in this summary, but of course if you are a parent, we are referring to your child.

Cancer Research UK supports this trial.

Recruitment start: 2 October 2017

Recruitment end: 26 October 2022

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

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/12/049.

Last reviewed: 06 Dec 2022

CRUK internal database number: 10563

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