
“I think it’s really important that people keep signing up to these type of trials to push research forward.”
This trial was looking at a new chemotherapy drug called vinflunine to treat advanced bladder cancer.
Doctors may use chemotherapy to treat transitional cell bladder cancer that has spread. In this trial, the researchers wanted to see if vinflunine helps people with advanced transitional cell bladder cancer that has come back or got bigger after treatment with chemotherapy.
The aims of the trial were
From their analysis of results in 2006, the research team say that vinflunine can help people with advanced transitional cell cancer, without causing too many serious side effects.
The trial recruited 51 people. Everybody taking part had vinflunine at least once. The average number of treatments was 4.
The main side effects were a drop in the number of blood cells and constipation, each of which affected about 2 thirds of people.
We have based this summary on information from the team who ran the trial. The information they sent us has been reviewed by independent specialists () and published in a medical journal. The figures we quote above were provided by the trial team. We have not analysed the data ourselves.
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Nick James
Pierre Fabre Medicament
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“I think it’s really important that people keep signing up to these type of trials to push research forward.”