A trial looking at high dose chemotherapy, radiotherapy and stem cell transplant for people with primary lymphoma of the brain or spinal cord (IELSG32)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Cell type, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at improving treatment for people with recently diagnosed primary lymphoma of the brain or spinal cord. This is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma called central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 February 2010

Recruitment end: 31 October 2014

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 Kate Cwynarski

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group (IELSG)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton Clinical Trials Unit

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/10/023.

Last reviewed: 26 Oct 2016

CRUK internal database number: 6170

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