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A trial looking at two different types of intensive treatment for neuroblastoma that has spread (VERITAS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers, Neuroblastoma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial compared high dose chemotherapy with 131-I-mIBG targeted radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

It was for children and young people with neuroblastoma that had:

  • spread to other parts of the body and

  • the first hadn’t worked well

The trial was open for people to join between 2018 and 2022. The team reported the results in 2024.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 October 2018

Recruitment end: 28 November 2022

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 Guy Makin

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Gustave Roussy

University of Birmingham

SIOPEN

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUKE/17/017.

Last reviewed: 21 Jan 2025

CRUK internal database number: 15461

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