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A trial of chemotherapy before surgery for bowel cancer in older people (FOXTROT 2)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at chemotherapy before surgery for bowel cancer to improve treatment.

It is for people who:

  • have bowel cancer that has spread into the surrounding tissues (locally advanced cancer)

  • can have surgery to remove their cancer

  • are older, frail or both, or who aren’t very well

Recruitment start: 7 February 2022

Recruitment end: 7 February 2027

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 Jenny Seligmann

Supported by

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Cancer Research

University of Birmingham

Last reviewed: 10 Jan 2025

CRUK internal database number: 18053

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