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A trial looking at gemcitabine and bexarotene for people with T cell lymphoma of the skin (GemBex)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Cell type, Low grade lymphoma, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at gemcitabine (Gemzar) and bexarotene (Targretin) for cutaneous T cell lymphoma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 26 March 2008

Recruitment end: 9 November 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 Tim Illidge

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

University College London (UCL)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/016.

Last reviewed: 25 July 2013

CRUK internal database number: 711

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