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A trial looking at axitinib for advanced soft tissue sarcoma (Axi-STS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Sarcoma, Soft tissue sarcoma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at axitinib for several different types of soft tissue sarcoma that had spread. It was for people with a number of different types of soft tissue sarcoma including:

  • angiosarcoma

  • leiomyosarcoma

  • synovial sarcoma

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2010 and 2016. The research team published the results in 2023.

Recruitment start: 31 August 2010

Recruitment end: 29 January 2016

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

Professor Penella Woll

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit Birmingham

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pfizer

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University of Sheffield

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/09/009.

Last reviewed: 05 Feb 2024

CRUK internal database number: 3850

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