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A trial of buparlisib with paclitaxel for head and neck cancer that has come back or spread to another part of the body (BERIL-1)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Laryngeal cancer, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer, Nasal and paranasal sinus cancer , Nasopharyngeal cancer, Pharyngeal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at buparlisib for squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. This included people with cancer that had started in the mouth, the throat or the voice box (larynx).

It was open for people to join between 2013 and 2015, and the research team published results in 2017.

Recruitment start: 5 November 2013

Recruitment end: 5 May 2015

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 Martin Forster

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Novartis

Last reviewed: 2 April 2020

CRUK internal database number: 11871

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