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A trial comparing treatment for primary liver cancer that cannot be removed with surgery (TACE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Liver cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial compared 2 treatments called chemoembolisation and embolisation to see which was better at treating primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma).

Recruitment start: 1 December 2003

Recruitment end: 12 January 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

Prof Tim Meyer

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN)

University College London (UCL)

Last reviewed: 23 October 2013

CRUK internal database number: 783

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