A trial looking at hormone therapy after surgery and radiotherapy for prostate cancer (RADICALS-HD)

Overview

Cancer types:

Prostate cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at the role of hormone therapy alongside radiotherapy following surgery for early prostate cancer.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

People could join the trial between 2007 and 2016 and were then followed for a number of years. The team published the results in 2024.

Recruitment start: 22 November 2007

Recruitment end: 31 December 2016

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 Chris Parker

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Medical Research Council (MRC)

University College London

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Institute of Cancer Research

Last reviewed: 05 Nov 2026

CRUK internal database number: 707

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