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A trial comparing keyhole surgery with open surgery for people with lung cancer (VIOLET)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Small cell lung cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This trial compared open surgery with keyhole surgery for lung cancer that hadn’t spread. They used a method of keyhole surgery called video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

The trial was open for people to join between 2015 and 2019. The team published the results in 2022.

Recruitment start: 29 July 2015

Recruitment end: 28 February 2019

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 Eric Lim

Supported by

National Institute for Health Research

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

University of Bristol

Last reviewed: 26 January 2024

CRUK internal database number: 12882

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