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A trial looking at tremelimumab for cancer of the food pipe (oesophagus) or stomach that has spread

Overview

Cancer types:

Oesophageal cancer, Secondary cancers, Stomach cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at tremelimumab for advanced food pipe (oesophageal) and stomach (gastric) cancer. Tremelimumab is also called CP-675206, and used to be called ticilimumab.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2006

Recruitment end: 19 March 2007

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 Hawkins

Supported by

Pfizer

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 7 December 2010

CRUK internal database number: 815

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