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A trial of aprepitant to reduce sickness caused by chemotherapy in children and young people

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial wanted to see if giving aprepitant alongside other anti sickness drugs could help reduce sickness caused by chemotherapy.

Recruitment start: 20 March 2012

Recruitment end: 21 February 2013

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

Dr Julia Chisholm

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 11 May 2017

CRUK internal database number: 8878

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