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A trial to find out if dalteparin can improve treatment for lung cancer (FRAGMATIC)

Overview

Cancer types:

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

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial wanted to see if the blood thinning drug dalteparin (Fragmin) could reduce the number of blood clots people had during treatment for lung cancer. And to find out if it could help stop cancer cells spreading through the bloodstream to other parts of the body.

Cancer Research UK supported this trial.

Recruitment start: 1 August 2007

Recruitment end: 16 November 2011

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 Fergus Macbeth

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Pfizer

Velindre NHS Trust

Wales Cancer Trials Unit (WCTU)

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/06/007.

Last reviewed: 25 September 2016

CRUK internal database number: 590

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