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A trial looking at treatment for extreme tiredness and exhaustion in people with advanced lung cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 4

Details

This trial looked at a drug called modafinil for extreme tiredness and exhaustion (fatigue) in people with advanced non small cell lung cancer.

Tiredness (fatigue) is one of the most common symptoms that people with lung cancer have and it can greatly affect their quality of life. Doctors are trying to find ways to help this symptom.

Recruitment start: 15 July 2009

Recruitment end: 29 March 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 Bee Wee

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Supportive and Palliative Care (SuPaC)

Sobell House Hospice Charity Limited

University of Oxford

Last reviewed: 13 November 2014

CRUK internal database number: 3632

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