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A trial looking at the treatment of lung cancer which has spread to the brain (Quartz)

Overview

Cancer types:

Cancer spread to the brain, Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial tried to find out which treatment combination gave the best quality of life for people with non small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain. This is called secondary brain cancer.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 2 March 2007

Recruitment end: 31 August 2014

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 Paula Mulvenna

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Medical Research Council (MRC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University College London (UCL)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/001.

Last reviewed: 21 August 2017

CRUK internal database number: 871

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