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A trial looking at a different way of giving posaconazole to prevent fungal infection after treatment for some blood cancers

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Blood cancers, Chronic leukaemia, Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), Leukaemia, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 1

Details

This trial looked at giving posaconazole in a different way to prevent fungal infection after treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

Recruitment start: 1 October 2011

Recruitment end: 1 August 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 Samir Agrawal

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Schering Plough Research Institute

Last reviewed: 18 Jun 2017

CRUK internal database number: 9215

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