Scientists test a 'Crystal Ball' for breast cancer treatment

NCT ID NCT01982448

Summary

This study aimed to find a better way to choose chemotherapy for patients with triple-negative breast cancer before surgery. Researchers tested if a specific biomarker (called HRD score) from a tumor sample could predict whether a patient would respond better to the drug cisplatin or to paclitaxel. About 150 patients were randomly assigned to receive one of these two drugs for 12 weeks before their surgery to see if the biomarker was useful.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Indiana University- Simon Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow, New York, 10591, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-West Harrison

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • Seattle Cancer Alliance at EvergreenHealth

    Kirkland, Washington, 98034, United States

  • South Shore Hospital

    Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02190, United States

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

  • University of North Carolina- Lineberger Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Washignton

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Universtiy of Pittsburgh- Magee-Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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