Radiotherapy and chemotherapy trials

The BC2001 trial is for people who have invasive bladder cancer. People in this trial have a higher than normal dose of radiotherapy to the cancer itself, but a lower dose to the unaffected areas of the bladder. This trial is also looking at whether giving chemotherapy during the radiotherapy can improve the results.

The BCON trial is researching whether cancer cells can be killed more effectively by radiotherapy if they have plenty of oxygen. This trial is trying two different ways of increasing the oxygen supply to the cancer cells. It is hoped that this will help to stop the cancer from coming back after treatment. It involves taking nicotinamide tablets and wearing a breathing mask for a few minutes before and during each radiotherapy treatment.