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A trial looking at an antibiotic to try to prevent infections in people having treatment for myeloma (TEAMM)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Myeloma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at an antibiotic called levofloxacin to see if it reduced the risk of infection and death in people starting treatment for myeloma.

Recruitment start: 15 August 2012

Recruitment end: 30 April 2016

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 Mark Drayson

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme

University of Birmingham

University of Warwick

Last reviewed: 19 December 2018

CRUK internal database number: 8735

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