Bowel (colorectal) cancerBowel (colorectal) cancer
Cancers of the large bowel (colon)and back passage (rectum). Also called colorectal cancer or large bowel cancer.
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Bowel cancer
Finding new ways to tackle bowel cancer
Predicting responses to chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients
Using mini tumour models to find new treatments for bowel cancer
Establishing a UK-wide bowel cancer data hub
A trial assessing at the usefulness of electronic tools to assess the risk of cancer (ERICA)
This trial is to measure how useful it is for General Practitioners (GPs) to use electronic risk assessments to help identify possible cancers.
A study of high intensity focused ultrasound for cancer of the rectum, vagina, cervix and endometrium
This study is looking at using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat cancers that are in the area between the hips (pelvis).
A trial of nivolumab for advanced bowel cancer (ANICCA-CLASS II)
This trial is looking at how well nivolumab works for bowel cancer that has spread into the tissue around the bowel or spread elsewhere in the body.
Bowel cancer incidence by anatomical site
The most common specific location for bowel cancers in the UK is the rectum (2016-2018).
A trial looking at lenvatinib and pembrolizumab for people with advanced solid tumours (LEAP-005)
This trial is for people with solid tumours that continued to grow or spread to other part of the body despite treatment.