Mesothelioma
Results
Phase 3
This trial was looking at whether chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy and surgery was better for people who have mesothelioma of the chest.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that can develop in the covering of the lungs (pleural mesothelioma). This trial was for people who have pleural mesothelioma that was only affecting one side of the chest and were able to have surgery.
The trial was open for people to join between 2015 and 2021. The team published the results in 2024.
This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK
Recruitment start: 1 May 2015
Recruitment end: 21 January 2021
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Eric Lim
Cancer Research UK
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
Mesothelioma UK
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
This is a Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/12/030.
Last reviewed: 30 June 2024
CRUK internal database number: 10077
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