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A trial looking at Reolysin with chemotherapy for advanced cancer, including head and neck cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Melanoma, Sarcoma, Skin cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 1/2

Details

This trial was looking at a treatment called Reolysin in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy for advanced cancers, including head and neck cancers.

Doctors often treat advanced cancers with paclitaxel and carboplatinchemotherapy. Researchers wanted to know if adding a drug called Reolysin would help improve the treatment outcome.

Recruitment start: 1 June 2007

Recruitment end: 30 April 2009

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 Kevin Harrington

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Last reviewed: 24 Apr 2013

CRUK internal database number: 1341

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