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A trial looking at masitinib and imatinib for gastrointestinal stromal tumours

Overview

Cancer types:

Sarcoma, Soft tissue sarcoma

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is comparing masitinib with imatinib as the first drug treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumours that can’t be removed with surgery, or have spread to other parts of the body.

Recruitment start: 21 January 2009

Recruitment end: 4 May 2018

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

Dr Michael Leahy

Supported by

AB Science

Last reviewed: 08 May 2018

CRUK internal database number: 11157

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