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A trial of white light or blue light surgery for people with bladder cancer (PHOTO)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bladder cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial compared a white light with a blue light during surgery to find and treat bladder cancer. It was for people with recently diagnosed non muscle invasive bladder cancer.

This trial was open for people to join between 2014 and 2018. The team published the results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 23 October 2014

Recruitment end: 14 February 2018

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 Rakesh Heer

Supported by

Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR-CTSU)

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Newcastle University

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University of Aberdeen

Last reviewed: 20 Apr 2023

CRUK internal database number: 12334

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