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A trial of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with radiotherapy for high grade gliomas in people aged 70 or over

Overview

Cancer types:

Brain (and spinal cord) tumours

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at adding a drug called hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to radiotherapy as treatment for a type of brain tumour called a high grade glioma in people aged 70 or over. The trial is supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 10 May 2013

Recruitment end: 21 October 2016

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 Susan Short

Supported by

Cancer Imaging Centre

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University College London (UCL)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/11/057.

Last reviewed: 14 November 2016

CRUK internal database number: 9182

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