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A trial looking at treatment for children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML17)

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Blood cancers, Children's cancers, Leukaemia

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at the treatment for children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). This trial is supported by Cancer Research UK.

There are different parts to this trial that are looking at adult AML and acute promyelocytic leukaemia. We have information about these other parts of the trial listed separately.

This trial is for children and young people up to and including the age of 15. We use the term ‘you’ in this summary, but if you are a parent, we are referring to your child.

Recruitment start: 6 April 2009

Recruitment end: 11 November 2011

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 A K Burnett Professor N H Russell

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Cardiff University

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/08/025.

Last reviewed: 20 Feb 2015

CRUK internal database number: 12497

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