New drug combo tested for aggressive breast cancer before surgery

NCT ID NCT02623972

Summary

This study is testing whether adding the drug eribulin to standard chemotherapy works better when given before surgery for a specific aggressive type of breast cancer (HER2-negative inflammatory breast cancer). Researchers want to see if this drug sequence helps eliminate more cancer from the breast and lymph nodes by the time of surgery. The study involves 22 participants and compares two different orders of giving the medications.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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