Immunotherapy shows promise in controlling advanced breast cancer after chemo

NCT ID NCT02411656

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested the drug pembrolizumab in 71 people with advanced inflammatory or triple-negative breast cancer that had spread or returned. Participants had already responded to chemotherapy. The goal was to see if pembrolizumab could keep the cancer from growing for at least 4 months. Results help doctors understand how well this immunotherapy works for these hard-to-treat cancers.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Edema Erythema estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer Her2-receptor negative breast cancer inflammatory breast carcinoma triple-negative breast carcinoma

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States