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A trial looking at different radiotherapy schedules for treating breast cancer (START A)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at different ways of giving radiotherapy after surgery for early stage breast cancer.

This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 1 January 1999

Recruitment end: 31 December 2002

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 John Yarnold

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Department of Health

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Medical Research Council (MRC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/96/001.

Last reviewed: 19 September 2013

CRUK internal database number: 159

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