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Find a clinical trial
Information to help you find and understand clinical trials
Clinical trials investigate new ways to diagnose, treat and manage cancer. If you are interested in taking part in a clinical trial, there are services and databases that can help you to find studies that may be relevant to you.
This page explains what information you may need when looking for a trial and where you can search for clinical trials in the UK and internationally.
Personalised services to help you find a clinical trial
Some services can help you identify clinical trials that may be relevant to your individual diagnosis and circumstances.
Ancora
Ancora.ai is a free online service that helps people with cancer find international clinical trials that may be relevant to them. It uses information about your diagnosis and circumstances to identify personalised trial options from its database of cancer clinical trials, including trials for neuroendocrine cancer.
You can use the results to explore potential trial options and discuss them with your medical team.
Our podcast with Ancora founder Danielle Ralic
Listen to our podcast with Ancora founder Danielle Ralic about finding clinical trials and how the service works
RareCan Trial Navigator
RareCan provides a personalised trial navigation service for people with rare cancers. They assess patients against clinical trials in the UK and provide information about trials that may be suitable for them.
Please note: RareCan charges for this service. Neuroendocrine Cancer UK does not receive any payment or other financial benefit from RareCan and has no financial interest in the service.
Clinical Net
Clinical Net is an online platform that helps people find clinical trials that may be relevant to them. Its matching service searches more than 73,000 open clinical trials worldwide to identify potential trial options.
Search clinical trial databases
Cancer Research UK clinical trials database
Cancer Research UK provides a database of cancer clinical trials recruiting in the UK.
Be Part of Research
Be Part of Research is a free service that makes it easy to search for health and cancer research studies taking place across the UK.
Be Part of Research is supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Trialing
Trialing is an online search platform that helps patients find relevant clinical trials based on their condition and location.
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is the largest international clinical trial registry.
The information can be detailed and technical, but it may be useful if you are looking for international studies.
Information you will need
Before searching for clinical trials, it is helpful to have the following information available:
Your diagnosis
- Neuroendocrine tumour (NET) or neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC)
- Primary tumour site (where the cancer started)
- Tumour grade and stage
Understand more about your neuroendocrine cancer diagnosis
Test results
- Biopsy results
- Molecular or genetic test results, if available
- Results from recent scans
Treatment history
- Previous treatments received
- Current treatment
- Response to previous treatments
General health
- Your overall health and fitness level
- Performance status (a measure used by healthcare teams to assess how active and well you are)
Clinical trials often have strict entry criteria, so having this information available can make the process easier.
Talk to your healthcare team
If you find a clinical trial that you think may be relevant to you, discuss it with your healthcare team. They can help you understand whether it may be appropriate for your individual circumstances and what the next steps would be.