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A trial of a drug called cabozantinib for medullary thyroid cancer (EXAM)

Overview

Cancer types:

Thyroid cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked cabozantinib (also called XL184) for medullary thyroid cancer that has spread outside the thyroid gland and cannot be removed with surgery.

Recruitment start: 1 September 2008

Recruitment end: 28 February 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

Prof Nick Reed

Supported by

Exelixis

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 9 August 2016

CRUK internal database number: 606

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