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A trial looking at radiotherapy and a new treatment for bladder cancer (Bladder Arcon - BCON)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bladder cancer, Transitional cell cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at radiotherapy with or without carbogen and nicotinamide tablets for bladder cancer that had spread into the muscle (locally advanced). It was supported by Cancer Research UK.

The trial was open for people to join between 2000 and 2006, and the team first published results in 2010. They published further results in 2021.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2000

Recruitment end: 30 April 2006

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 Peter Hoskin

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/01/003.

Last reviewed: 29 January 2021

CRUK internal database number: 19

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