Drug trial tests hope for controlling rare, spreading eye cancer

NCT ID NCT02517736

Summary

This study tested whether the drug sorafenib could help control the spread of cancer in adults with uveal melanoma that had spread to other parts of the body. It involved 32 participants and measured if the cancer stopped growing for at least 24 weeks while on the treatment. The trial also closely monitored the side effects and safety of the drug.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU de Caen

    Caen, 14000, France

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