§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will report the current progress of the clinical trials regarding the treatment of oesophageal cancer relating to chemotherapy (0E02). [81750]
§ Mr. BattleI have been asked to reply.
The clinical trial on pre-operative chemotherapy for oesophageal cancer conducted by the Medical Research Council closed to new patients in June 1998. The trial recruited 800 patients across a large number of centres.
The data from the trial are currently being analysed and validated. It is anticipated that the research results will be published next year.