Can a biopsy predict who will respond to Chemo-Radiation for triple negative breast cancer?

NCT ID NCT02422498

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase II trial is testing whether a pre-treatment biopsy can predict how well patients with locally recurrent or metastatic triple negative breast cancer respond to cisplatin chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy. About 49 participants will receive the treatment, and researchers will compare standard tumor measurements with PET-based response criteria. The goal is to find a better way to personalize treatment for this aggressive cancer.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

cisplatin and radiation therapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help doctors use a biopsy to predict which patients with triple negative breast cancer will benefit from cisplatin and radiation.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment involves chemotherapy and radiation, which can cause side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

triple-negative breast carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States