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A trial looking at exemestane, letrozole and celecoxib before surgery for post menopausal breast cancer (NEO EXCEL)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at whether aromatase inhibitors and a COX-2 inhibitor can help shrink breast cancer before surgery. It was for women who had early stage breast cancer and had been through the menopause.

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2007 and 2014. The team analysed the results in 2021.

Recruitment start: 7 August 2007

Recruitment end: 30 April 2014

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 Adele Francis

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pfizer

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

University of Birmingham

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/06/005.

Last reviewed: 12 Sept 2022

CRUK internal database number: 594

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