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A trial looking at side effects of treatment for throat cancer (De-ESCALaTE HPV)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at the side effects of treatment. It was for people who have cancer of the part of the throat just behind the mouth (oropharyngeal cancer).

It was for people who had the human papillomavirus and whose cancer had spread to nearby .

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 9 October 2012

Recruitment end: 28 October 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 Hisham Mehanna

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

The Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance Group

University of Birmingham

University of Warwick

Last reviewed: 6 February 2019

CRUK internal database number: 7400

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