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A trial looking at radiotherapy for melanoma that has spread to the brain

Overview

Cancer types:

Cancer spread to the brain, Melanoma, Secondary cancers, Skin cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at treating melanoma that has spread to the brain with radiotherapy to the whole brain (whole brain radiotherapy). This trial is supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 29 July 2011

Recruitment end: 30 June 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 Mark Middleton

Supported by

Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group (ANZMTG)

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Oxford

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/10/008.

Last reviewed: 29 Jun 2016

CRUK internal database number: 4164

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