New hope: targeted drug olaparib shows promise for Hard-to-Treat breast cancers

NCT ID NCT03344965

First seen Jan 08, 2026 · Last updated May 09, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called olaparib in people with metastatic breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast. Participants must have a specific gene mutation that makes their cancer cells less able to repair DNA damage. The goal is to see if olaparib can shrink tumors or slow the disease. About 114 adults are taking part in this phase 2 trial.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27708, United States

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, 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 Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, 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 Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Westchester

    East White Plains, New York, 10604, United States

  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Erie

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16505, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, United States

  • University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Care

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

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