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A trial looking at chemotherapy before surgery for oesophageal cancer (OE05 trial)

Overview

Cancer types:

Oesophageal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared 2 combinations of chemotherapy before surgery for cancer of the food pipe (oesophageal cancer).

It was for people with cancer of the oesophagus or cancer that starts where the food pipe meets the stomach (oesophageal gastric junction).

This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2004

Recruitment end: 31 October 2011

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 Cunningham

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Medical Research Council (MRC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/02/010.

Last reviewed: 11 November 2015

CRUK internal database number: 209

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