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A trial of targeted drugs for chronic myeloid leukaemia when treatment has stopped working (TASTER)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Chronic leukaemia, Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), Leukaemia

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was for people with chronic myeloid leukaemia. It looked at adding a targeted drug to the targeted drug people were already taking.

It was open to people with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML):

  • whose treatment had stopped working

  • that had the and is in the chronic phase stage or accelerated phase stage

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 29 July 2020

Recruitment end: 12 November 2021

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 Mhairi Copland

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

University of Glasgow

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/17/016.

Last reviewed: 7 January 2022

CRUK internal database number: 16165

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