Could a pill replace chemo for some breast cancers?

NCT ID NCT05296746

First seen May 16, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a combination of two drugs (ribociclib and letrozole) can replace chemotherapy for people with a high-risk type of breast cancer (ER+/HER2-). About 1,100 participants take the drugs before and after surgery. The goal is to see if those who respond well can avoid chemo and still have good long-term outcomes.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, France

  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    Dijon, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique

    Vannes, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Privé Saint-Grégoire

    Saint-Grégoire, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

    Besançon, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble Alpes

    Grenoble, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges

    Limoges, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers

    Poitiers, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Cholet

    Cholet, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque

    Bayonne, France

  • Centre Hospitalier les Cornouaille

    Quimper, France

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • Centre Léon Berard

    Lyon, France

  • Centre Oscar lambret

    Lille, France

  • Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire - Groupe HGO

    Saint-Nazaire, France

  • Clinique Pasteur

    Toulouse, France

  • Clinique Sainte Anne - Strasbourg Oncologie Libérale

    Strasbourg, France

  • Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León

    León, Spain

  • Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

  • Fundación Jiménez Díaz

    Madrid, Spain

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, France

  • HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hopitaux du Léman

    Thonon-les-Bains, France

  • Hospital 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Clínico de Valencia

    Valencia, Spain

  • Hospital Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Son Espases

    Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

  • Hospital Universiatrio Clínico San Cecilio

    Granada, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Seville, Spain

  • Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital da Luz

    Lisbon, Portugal

  • Hospital de São Francisco Xavier

    Lisbon, Portugal

  • Hôpital Franco Britanique Fondation Cognacq Jay

    Levallois-Perret, France

  • Hôpital Simone veil de Blois

    Blois, France

  • Hôpital privé Jean Mermoz

    Lyon, France

  • Hôpital privé de Confluent

    Nantes, France

  • ICO Badalona

    Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

  • ICO Hospitalet

    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

  • IPO Porto

    Porto, Portugal

  • Institut Claudius Regaud, IUCT-Oncopole

    Toulouse, France

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, France

  • Institut Curie

    Saint-Cloud, France

  • Institut Jean Godinot

    Reims, France

  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    Marseille, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

  • Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe - ICANS

    Strasbourg, France

  • Instituto Valenciano de Oncología

    Valencia, Spain

  • Nouvelle Clinique des Dentellières

    Valenciennes, France

  • Sainte Catherine - Institut du Cancer Avignon Provence

    Avignon, France

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