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A trial looking at surgery following treatment for rectal cancer (STARRCAT)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This trial looked at the best time to have surgery after radiotherapy for people with cancer of the back passage (rectal cancer).

Recruitment start: 11 June 2012

Recruitment end: 31 May 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 Nader Francis

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 2 March 2016

CRUK internal database number: 9723

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