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A trial of osimertinib for non small cell lung cancer (AURA3)

Overview

Cancer types:

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

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared chemotherapy with osimertinib as a second treatment for non small cell lung cancer.

The trial was for people with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that had:

  • spread elsewhere in the body (advanced cancer)

  • got worse despite having a type of drug called a

The trial was open for people to join between 2014 and 2015. Researchers published the results in 2017.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2014

Recruitment end: 1 September 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: 12 December 2019

CRUK internal database number: 12536

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