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A trial looking at chemotherapy for male germ cell tumours (GAMEC-Short)

Overview

Cancer types:

Testicular cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at giving a shorter course of chemotherapy to see how well it worked for male germ cell tumours. It was for men with a germ cell cancer that had come back or continued to grow after treatment.

Recruitment start: 4 July 2006

Recruitment end: 1 June 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 Jonathan Shamash

Supported by

Barts Health NHS Trust

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Orchid Cancer Appeal

Queen Mary University of London

Last reviewed: 9 May 2016

CRUK internal database number: 2629

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