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A study looking at using gene mutations and an enzyme to decide the best treatment for advanced bowel cancer (FOCUS 3)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study looked at the possibility of using changes in genes and an enzyme to decide the best treatment to give people for advanced bowel cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 February 2010

Recruitment end: 21 April 2011

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 Tim Maughan

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Health and Care Research Wales

Medical Research Council (MRC)

Merck KGaA

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pfizer

Roche

Last reviewed: 28 Jan 2015

CRUK internal database number: 4509

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