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A trial looking at bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone for some types of leukaemia and lymphoma

Overview

Cancer types:

Acute leukaemia, Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), Blood cancers, Cell type, Chronic leukaemia, Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone to treat several different blood cancers. It was for people with:

  • chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)

  • B cell

The trial was open for people to join between 2012 and 2014. The team published the results in 2019.

Recruitment start: 1 October 2012

Recruitment end: 30 June 2014

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 Mark Drayson

Supported by

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit Birmingham

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charities

University of Birmingham

Last reviewed: 10 January 2024

CRUK internal database number: 9536

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