Prostate cancer
Results
Pilot
This trial was done to learn more about how radiotherapy affects the immune system in men with early stage prostate cancer.
Doctors sometimes treat prostate cancer that has not spread with radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Doctors know that radiotherapy can affect the normal cells of the immune system.
The aim of this study was to see how radiotherapy for prostate cancer affects the levels of immune system cells.
Recruitment start: 1 September 2007
Recruitment end: 2 November 2009
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Dr Andrew Bateman
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
University of Southampton School of Medicine
Wessex Cancer Trust
Last reviewed: 14 July 2015
CRUK internal database number: 3156