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A trial looking at standard radiotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy for parotid gland cancer (COSTAR)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Salivary gland cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared standard radiotherapy with a type of radiotherapy called IMRT for people with cancer of the parotid glands.

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2008 and 2013. The team published the results in 2018.

Recruitment start: 29 August 2008

Recruitment end: 31 January 2013

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 Nutting

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/08/004.

Last reviewed: 19 October 2021

CRUK internal database number: 2869

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