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A trial of veliparib with chemotherapy for bowel cancer that has spread

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at veliparib alongside chemotherapy for bowel cancer that has spread to another part of the body (advanced bowel cancer). The trial is open to people who have not yet had treatment for their advanced bowel cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 April 2015

Recruitment end: 30 November 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 Vanessa Potter

Supported by

AbbVie

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 5 January 2016

CRUK internal database number: 13122

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