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A trial of atezolizumab for non small cell lung cancer (BIRCH)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was for people with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that had either:

  • grown into the surrounding tissues (locally advanced)

  • spread to other parts of the body (advanced)

It was for people who had certain proteins (receptors) called PD-L1 on the surface of their cancer cells. This is called PD-L1 positive.

Recruitment start: 17 July 2014

Recruitment end: 4 December 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

Professor Peter Schmid

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Roche Products Limited

Last reviewed: 23 Jul 2018

CRUK internal database number: 12217

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