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A trial looking at a lower dose of chemoradiotherapy or observation for early stage anal cancer (PLATO ACT3)

Overview

Cancer types:

Anal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is for people with stage 1 anal cancer who have had surgery in the past 3 months.

Cancer Research UK supports this trial.

Recruitment start: 13 January 2017

Recruitment end: 31 August 2023

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 David Sebag-Montefiore

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

University of Leeds

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/15/007.

Last reviewed: 30 August 2023

CRUK internal database number: 13381

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