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A trial looking at everolimus for kidney cancer that has spread (RAPTOR)

Overview

Cancer types:

Kidney cancer, Renal cell cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at everolimus for papillary renal cell cancer that had spread to another part of the body. Everolimus is also called RAD001 and Afinitor.

The trial was open for people to join between 2009 and 2011. The team published the results in 2016. There is a link to more information in the ‘Summary of results’ section below.

Recruitment start: 1 July 2009

Recruitment end: 4 August 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

Professor Paul Nathan

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Novartis

Last reviewed: 7 November 2023

CRUK internal database number: 5858

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