Clinical trials - A to Z
This page contains links to content about clinical trials - studies carried out in people.
Some clinical trials test new or improved treatments for cancer, while others investigate ways to prevent or diagnose cancer.
On our CancerHelp UK website, you can browse our clinical trials database.
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Clinical trials is a sub-category of Research and trials and Clinical and translational research
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Latest Clinical trials news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Experimental drug could target melanoma that spreads to brain
18 May 2012 - Press Release: Trial launched into curry chemical’s cancer-fighting properties
7 May 2012 - News story: Experts call for 'urgent reform' of side-effect reporting on cancer trials
27 March 2012 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK launches trial of new drug to treat acute childhood leukaemia
27 January 2012 - Press Release: Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients
13 December 2011 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK unites with global research groups to develop treatments for patients with rare cancers
18 November 2011 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK launches trial to treat brain cancer which has returned
7 September 2011 - News story: Drug prolongs lives of patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer
29 July 2011 - News story: Trial suggests PARP inhibitor drugs may help to prevent ovarian cancer from coming back
19 May 2011 - News story: Screening 'does not prevent prostate cancer deaths', 20-yr study concludes
1 April 2011
- Press Release: Cancer Research UK to investigate new drug combination in lung cancer
17 May 2012 - News story: Less intense chemo 'better for some Hodgkin's lymphoma patients'
4 April 2012 - News story: 'Unanswered questions' over PSA prostate screening despite 11-year follow-up of trial
14 March 2012 - News story: HPV testing for cervical cancer 'the best option for women over 30'
15 December 2011 - News story: Trial finds new drug combo increases remission time for lymphoma patients
25 November 2011 - Press Release: 'Glow in the dark' brains aid tumour surgery
1 November 2011 - News story: 'Targeted' breast and ovarian cancer drug could have far wider application
23 August 2011 - News story: Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in non-small cell lung cancer
22 July 2011 - News story: Lower doses enable older bowel cancer patients to take part in chemotherapy trials
13 May 2011 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK leads global lung cancer drug trial
29 March 2011
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