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A trial looking at 2 drugs used in PET scans for advanced prostate cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was comparing 2 radioactive drugs called tracers to see which worked best at showing up prostate cancer that had spread. Hospital tests for prostate cancer include X-rays, ultrasound, bone scans and MRI and CT scans. These scans show doctors what different body tissues look like. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 6 June 2010

Recruitment end: 6 June 2011

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 Michael O’Doherty

Supported by

Cancer Research UK (Centre for Drug Development)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUKD/10/027.

Last reviewed: 27 June 2012

CRUK internal database number: 2495

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