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A trial looking at chemotherapy and cetuximab for advanced bowel cancer (COIN-B)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was looking at continuous or intermittent cetuximab alongside chemotherapy for bowel cancer that has spread (advanced bowel cancer).

Recruitment start: 13 July 2007

Recruitment end: 6 March 2010

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 Harpreet Wasan

Supported by

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Merck Serono UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 6 October 2014

CRUK internal database number: 1191

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