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A trial looking at erlotinib for non small cell lung cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial was to see how well erlotinib (Tarceva) worked as a first treatment for advanced non small cell lung cancer that is ‘EGFR positive’.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2007

Recruitment end: 15 October 2010

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

Dr Denis Talbot

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust

Roche

Last reviewed: 8 April 2014

CRUK internal database number: 3157

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