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A trial looking at chemotherapy for children and young people with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (UKALL 2003)

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), Children's cancers, Leukaemia

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This was a trial to find out whether children could have less intensive treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) if their leukaemia was considered to be at low risk of coming back. The trial was for children and young people up to the age of 25.

Recruitment start: 1 October 2003

Recruitment end: 20 June 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 Ajay Vora

Supported by

Bloodwise

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Medical Research Council (MRC)

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

University of Sheffield

Last reviewed: 20 Nov 2015

CRUK internal database number: 359

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