A study using a blood sample to diagnose cancer (PREVAILctDNA)
This study is looking at using a blood sample to detect small pieces of DNA released into the blood by cancer cells.
Colon cancer
Cancer of the large bowel. Waste left from digested food passes from the small bowel to the colon, where fluid and foods are absorbed. The waste then goes through to the rectum (back passage) and then through the anus to be passed out of the body. Also called the large intestine or the bowel.
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A trial of supported weight loss before surgery for bowel cancer (CARE Trial)
This trial is looking at a programme to help people lose weight before surgery for bowel cancer.
A study looking at how bacteria in the gut affects treatment for pelvic cancer (PELICAN-23)
This study is looking to see if gut bacteria the microbiome affects how well treatment works for certain cancers that started in the pelvis.
A trial comparing pembrolizumab with other immunotherapies for bowel cancer that has spread (MK-1308A-008)
This trial is looking at new immunotherapy drugs to treat bowel cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body.
A study to track bowel cancer cell DNA in the blood to predict whether cancer might return (TRACC)
This study is looking at using small pieces of the DNA of bowel cancer that circulate in the blood (ctDNA) to work out whether the cancer might come back.
A trial comparing 2 combinations of chemotherapy for bowel cancer (FOXTROT 3)
This trial is comparing a combination of 2 chemotherapy drugs with a combination of 3 chemotherapy drugs for bowel cancer.
A trial of chemotherapy before surgery for bowel cancer in older people (FOXTROT 2)
This trial is looking at chemotherapy before surgery for bowel cancer to improve treatment.
A trial of pembrolizumab before surgery for bowel cancer (NEOPRISM-CRC)
This trial is looking to see if having pembrolizumab before surgery improves treatment for bowel cancer that has a high risk of coming back.
A trial to find out if more people with bowel cancer could have cetuximab and panitumumab (ARIEL)
This trial is looking at biomarkers to see if more people could benefit from cetuximab and panitumumab.
A trial looking at chemotherapy with other treatments for bowel cancer that has spread (ORCHESTRA)
This trial is looking at adding other treatments to chemotherapy for bowel cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body.