Search Clinical Trials: Advanced Search

Select as many or as few of the fields as you wish. You do not have to complete them all, however you must enter at least one field.

A keyword can be any word contained in ANYWHERE in the trial information, such as a particular drug or treatment.

At this stage the data provided to Australian Cancer Trials does not enable a search to be conducted by location of recruitment. However, the research team is working hard to enable this search function, and you are encouraged to monitor this section of the website for updates.

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The part of the body where the cancer started, for example breast cancer or lung cancer1. Cancer Type

2. Keyword

The extent the cancer has spread.
Early or Local: The cancer is located in the organ in which it started or it has spread to local lymph nodes. It has not spread to distant sites. For example, early breast cancer or Dukes B and Dukes C colorectal cancer.
Locally advanced: The cancer may be larger in size and may have spread to local lymph nodes. For example, locally advanced pancreatic cancer or locally advanced lung cancer.
Locally recurrent: The cancer has recurred at the same site of the primary cancer. For example, locally recurrent breast cancer or locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Metastatic/Widespread: The cancer has spread to other organs distant from the site the cancer started. For example, breast cancer that has metastasized to bone, lung or liver.
Not applicable: The clinical trial is a prevention trial or other trial where cancer stage is not relevant.
Note that trial records on ClinicalTrials.gov are not categorised according to Cancer Status. Therefore, your selection in this field will not affect the search results from ClinicalTrials.gov 3. Cancer Status

Treatment: Study that evaluates an intervention to treat cancer for example chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery
Prevention: Study that assesses an intervention to prevent cancer
Diagnosis: Study that assesses an intervention to diagnose cancer
Education/counselling/training: Study that assesses an intervention that involves educational material, counselling or training. 4. Trial Focus

Phase of investigation, usually applied to a drug trial.
Phase 1: the first tests of a treatment in humans that aim to test safety and the best drug dose.
Phase 2: aim to see how well the new treatment works against cancer and to monitor for side effects.
Phase 3: aim to test if the new treatment (the intervention treatment) is better than the current best standard treatment.
Phase 4: aim to assess any long-term side effects of a new treatment and occur after a drug has been licensed for use and put on the market.
Note that not all ANZCTR trials complete this field as it is not compulsory. 5. Phase of Trial

Open: participants are currently being recruited and enrolled.
Closed: participants are not being recruited.
Not yet recruiting: participants are not yet being recruited or enrolled. 6. Recruitment Status

7. Age Group