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A trial looking at hydrogen peroxide to help radiotherapy work better for breast cancer (KORTUC)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at whether hydrogen peroxide can make breast cancer more sensitive to radiotherapy. This could make the radiotherapy work better.

The trial is open to people with breast cancer that:

  • has grown to greater than 3cm in size in the breast and or spread to the nearby lymph nodes or tissues (locally advanced)

  • or came back in your breast or nearby lymph nodes after treatment (recurrent)

Recruitment start: 16 June 2020

Recruitment end: 28 February 2026

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

Navita Somaiah

Supported by

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

CRUK Convergence Science Centre

Kortuc Inc

Last reviewed: 03 Sept 2025

CRUK internal database number: 17082

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