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Tuesday 20th June 2024
Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham, DH1 1TD
The 2024 conference was held in the Bishop's Suite at Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham.
Thank you to all of our invited speakers, presenters, attendees and sponsors for your support with our 2nd conference. We had over 100 delegates attend in person or online, as well as 17 exhibitors.
It was a great day with lots of opportunity to hear from experts across the country and from radiotherapy colleagues in the network.
A more detailed conference report will be available soon.
Raising awareness of clinical trials and increasing patient recruitment are key priorities for the network.
Clinical trials are essential to aid faster development of new, safe, effective treatments and drive the development of clinical services.
We want to expand the portfolio of radiotherapy clinical trials available for patients as part of their cancer treatment.
TRIAL NAME: NANO-RAY
Brief title/summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate safety/effectiveness of NBTXR3 injected directly into tumour and used together with radiotherapy alone or radiotherapy combined with cetuximab, and how it compares with radiotherapy alone, or radiotherapy combined with cetuximab in patients suffering from head and neck squamous cell cancer.
Where is the trial open
Northern Centre for Cancer Care
Link to further information
Research and Clinical trials
Why are clinical trials and research important?
Research and clinical trials in radiotherapy are really important. They help to;
- improve quality of life by measuring and comparing side effects from different doses and treatment techniques
- compare current treatments, sometime called standard of care, to new treatments
- learn more about how tumours respond to treatments
- drive advancements and innovations in treatments and techniques.
We're doing lots of work to raise awareness of research and clinical trials in radiotherapy, in the hope that more people can take part and help drive improvements in treatments.
Click the buttons below to find out about the work we've been doing, as well as hear about the successes of research and trials in our radiotherapy centres.
Find a clinical trial
We will be publishing information about clinical trials open in our network here soon.
In the meantime, you can find information about open clinical trials on the Cancer Research website.
Find a clinical trial
We're still looking at how we can make information about open clinical trials available to patients.
You can find more information on the Cancer Research UK website and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) website, Be Part of Research.
Please click the buttons below to visit the websites.
information VIDEOs about side effects
Our side effects videos cover the short and longer term side effects, sometimes called late effects, that you might experience after having radiotherapy. It can be useful to watch these before coming for treatment, but also after treatment has finished.
We hope you find the videos useful.
Click the buttons below to view the specific information videos.
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breast cancer side effects after radiotherapy
The video below provides information about side effects from radiotherapy for breast cancer. Clinicians from our network provide lots of useful information to help you to manage any side effects.
Side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy can cause side effects in the area of your body that is being treated, as well as some general side effects from the treatment. After treatment is finished, it may be one to two weeks before side effects start getting better.
This video provides information for patients, their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer.
RADIOTHERAPY for prostate cancer
The video below provides information about side effects from radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Clinicians from our network provide lots of useful information to help you manage any side effects.
Side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a couple of weeks after treatment finishes. Most side effect improve gradually over the next few weeks.
This video provides information about side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer, so patients, families and carers know what to expect.
RADIOTHERAPY for head and neck cancer
The video below provides information about side effects from radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Clinicians from our network provide lots of useful information to help you manage any side effects.
Side effects following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a few weeks after treatment finishes.
This video provides information for patients, and their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer so patients know what to expect, but also have advice on how to manage side effects.
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