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A trial looking at chemotherapy after surgery for transitional cell cancer of the urinary system (POUT)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer, Transitional cell cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at having chemotherapy after surgery to improve treatment for cancer of the kidney and .

It was for people whose cancer had grown into surrounding tissue or nearby . This is called locally advanced cancer.

This trial was open for people to join between 2012 and 2017. The trial team published the results in 2020.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 31 May 2012

Recruitment end: 10 November 2017

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 Alison Birtle

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/11/027.

Last reviewed: 31 March 2020

CRUK internal database number: 8274

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