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A trial looking at a magnetic tracer to find the lymph nodes that melanoma may spread to (MELAMAG)

Overview

Cancer types:

Melanoma, Skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at using magnetic tracers, instead of radioactive tracers, to find sentinel lymph nodes. This trial was for people with melanoma skin cancer.

Recruitment start: 15 April 2013

Recruitment end: 25 June 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

Mr Michael Douek

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

King's College London

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Technology Strategy Board (Now: Innovate UK)

Last reviewed: 12 Oct 2016

CRUK internal database number: 10793

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