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A trial of decitabine and ECF chemotherapy for advanced cancer of the food pipe (oesophageal cancer)

Overview

Cancer types:

Oesophageal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 1

Details

This trial was looking at a drug called decitabine in combination with ECF chemotherapy for advanced cancer of the food pipe (oesophageal cancer).

Recruitment start: 5 May 2004

Recruitment end: 15 October 2010

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

Prof Mark Middleton

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

MGI Pharma Inc

Last reviewed: 11 May 2015

CRUK internal database number: 739

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