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A trial of osimertinib for advanced non small cell lung cancer that has got worse despite treatment (AURA)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 1/2

Details

This trial looked at a drug called osimertinib for non small cell lung cancer. It was for people whose cancer:

  • had got worse despite having a type of drug called a

  • had grown into surrounding tissues or spread elsewhere in the body (advanced cancer)

This trial was open for people to join between 2013 and 2015. The researchers published the results in 2015 and 2018.

Recruitment start: 26 March 2013

Recruitment end: 30 January 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 Fiona Blackhall

Supported by

AstraZeneca

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Last reviewed: 06 Jun 2019

CRUK internal database number: 11726

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