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A trial looking at treatment for children and young people with an ependymoma (SIOP 99)

Overview

Cancer types:

Brain (and spinal cord) tumours, Children's cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy for people with a type of brain tumour called an ependymoma. It was for children and young people from 3 to 21 years old.

The trial was open for people to join between 1999 and 2007. The team published long term results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 17 May 1995

Recruitment end: 1 November 2007

How to join

Please note: In order to you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Richard Grundy

Dr Maura Massimino

Supported by

Associazione Bianca Garavaglia

brainstrust

Cancer Research UK Children's Cancer Trials Team

Children with Cancer UK

Fighting Ependymoma

The Joe Foote Research Foundation

The James Tudor Foundation

University of Birmingham

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 17 Mar 2022

CRUK internal database number: 249

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