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A trial looking at treatment for children and young people with low grade glioma brain tumours (SIOP – LGG 2004 CNS 2004 03)

Overview

Cancer types:

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

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at adding etoposide to the standard chemotherapy treatment for children and young people with a type of brain tumour called low grade glioma.

It was for children and young people, up to the age of 16, who had a low grade tumour. A low grade tumour means that it usually grows very slowly.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 September 2004

Recruitment end: 7 December 2012

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 Sue Picton Prof David Walker

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK Children's Cancer Trials Team

University of Birmingham

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/05/012.

Last reviewed: 26 Sept 2017

CRUK internal database number: 505

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