Inflammatory breast carcinoma
MONDO:0006804An advanced, invasive breast adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of distinct changes in the overlying skin. These changes include diffuse erythema, edema, peau d'orange (skin of an orange) appearance, tenderness, induration, warmth, enlargement, and in some cases a palpable mass. The skin changes are the consequence of lymphatic obstruction from the underlying invasive breast adenocarcinoma. Microscopically, the dermal lymphatics show prominent infiltration by malignant cells. The invasive breast adenocarcinoma is usually of ductal, NOS type. There is not significant inflammatory cell infiltrate present, despite the name of this carcinoma.
Also known as: inflammatory breast cancer, inflammatory breast carcinoma, inflammatory carcinoma of breast, inflammatory carcinoma of the breast, mastitis Carcinomatosa, mastitis carcinomatosa, IBC, breast cancer, inflammatory
2837 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 29 tagged with Inflammatory breast carcinoma itself.
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Immunotherapy shows promise in controlling advanced breast cancer after chemo
Disease control OngoingThis 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 …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New chemo cocktail shows promise for rare, aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tested a drug called eribulin followed by standard chemotherapy (doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide) as a preoperative treatment for HER2-negative inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease. The goal was to see if this combination could…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to fight rare, aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive type, who have already had chemotherapy and surgery. It tests whether adding the drug olaparib to standard radiation therapy helps keep the cancer from coming back. About 300 participants will be rand…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Vaccine aims to block return of aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a vaccine made from a protein found on many triple-negative breast cancer cells can help prevent the cancer from coming back. Participants receive the vaccine along with an immune booster and a low dose of chemotherapy. The study includes women wi…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Academic and Community Cancer Research United • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail takes on rare, aggressive breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether combining an immunotherapy (atezolizumab), a targeted therapy (cobimetinib), and a chemotherapy (eribulin) can shrink tumors in people with inflammatory breast cancer that has returned or spread. About 37 participants will receive either the trip…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Immunotherapy boost for tough breast cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard hormone therapy can help prevent recurrence in people with a rare, aggressive type of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Participants had hormone receptor-positive cancer that did not f…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New hope for aggressive breast cancer: targeted combo before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug panitumumab to standard chemotherapy helps shrink tumors more effectively in people with a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer called triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer. About 42 participants will receive chemotherapy before …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New chemo combo aims to shrink aggressive breast cancer before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether giving two chemotherapy drugs, carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel, before surgery can improve outcomes for people with locally advanced or inflammatory triple negative breast cancer. The goal is to see if this approach increases the rate of comp…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims to shrink tough breast cancer tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the experimental drug onvansertib to standard chemotherapy (paclitaxel) can safely shrink tumors in people with triple-negative breast cancer that has spread. About 50 adults with advanced or metastatic disease will receive the combination. The goa…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Antonio Giordano, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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New chemo cocktail shows promise in shrinking breast tumors before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tested two different chemotherapy regimens, with or without the targeted drug trastuzumab, given before surgery to patients with stage II or III breast cancer. The goal was to see which combination better eliminated cancer cells in the breast and lymph nodes. A…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo shows promise in aggressive breast cancer trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to standard chemotherapy can improve outcomes for people with HER2-negative inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive type. About 52 participants will receive either chemo alone …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Institut Paoli-Calmettes • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:40 UTC
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Brain scans could spot hidden cancer spread in breast patients
Diagnosis OngoingThis study is testing whether regular MRI scans of the brain can find cancer that has spread from the breast to the brain, even before symptoms appear. It involves 214 people with metastatic or inflammatory breast cancer. The goal is to see if early detection through screening im…
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists probe Fat-Breast cancer link in 150 patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThe FATLAS study is looking at how body fat (adiposity) influences breast cancer at both the whole-body and cellular levels. Researchers will enroll 150 breast cancer patients with different body types (lean, overweight, obese) and collect blood, tumor tissue, and body measuremen…
Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC