Research and clinical trials into hairy cell leukaemia
All cancer treatments have to be fully researched before they can be used for everyone. This is so we know that they are safe, they work and that they are better than the treatments already available.
Research is looking into the causes and treatment of hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). HCL is rare and so there are fewer trials in the UK, compared to some types of cancer.
Go to Cancer Research UK’s clinical trials database if you are looking for a trial for HCL in the UK. You need to talk to your specialist if there are any trials that you think you might be able to take part in.
Research into hairy cell leukaemia
Researchers are looking into the causes and treatment of hairy cell leukaemia (HCL).
Find a clinical trial
Our clinical trials database has details of open and closed trials in the UK, and summaries of the results.
How to join a clinical trial
If you see a trial you're interested in, discuss it with your specialist or GP.
What clinical trials are
Trials aim to find out if a new treatment or procedure is safe or better than a current treatment.
Before you take part
Find out about what researchers should tell you before you agree to take part in a trial.
Our Research
Find out how our researchers are discovering new ways to tackle leukaemia.
