Triple-negative breast carcinoma
MONDO:0005494An invasive breast carcinoma which is negative for expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).
Also known as: triple-negative breast cancer, triple-negative breast carcinoma, triple-receptor negative breast cancer
3428 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 701 tagged with Triple-negative breast carcinoma itself.
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Sub-types of Triple-negative breast carcinoma
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Basal-like breast carcinoma 5 trials
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Could a vaccine stop Triple-Negative breast cancer from coming back?
Vaccine CompletedThis early-phase trial tests an experimental vaccine made from the alpha-lactalbumin protein, found in breast tissue, to see if it can safely train the immune system to fight triple-negative breast cancer cells. The study enrolls people who have completed treatment for non-metast…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: George T. Budd • Aim: Vaccine
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can immunotherapy plus chemo wipe out Triple-Negative breast cancer before surgery?
Disease control CompletedResearchers are testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab to standard TAC chemotherapy helps shrink triple-negative breast cancer before surgery. The trial enrolls 36 women with newly diagnosed triple-negative breast cancer. Participants receive six cycles of tis…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called tuvusertib, given together with either lartesertib or avelumab, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the best dose, and see how the body pr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo shows promise in Tough-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to standard chemotherapy (carboplatin) helps people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer live longer without their disease getting worse. About 78 participants with advanced cancer that has spread will rece…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new pill boost Immunotherapy's power against advanced tumors?
Disease control CompletedThis trial tests an experimental drug called FLX475, given alone or with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, in people with advanced cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find the safest dose and to see whether the combination can shrink tumors. P…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 study tests a new drug called SKB264, alone or with another drug KL-A167, in 175 people with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer that hasn't been treated before. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tumors. Participants are split into groups …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug combo outsmart Triple-Negative breast cancer?
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial is testing whether adding an experimental drug called BEBT-209 to standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and gemcitabine) can help people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer. The study will enroll about 65 women whose cancer has returned or spread and is n…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: BeBetter Med Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Promising combo aims to wipe out early breast cancer before surgery
Disease control CompletedThis study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy can eliminate all signs of cancer in people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer before they have surgery. About 31 participants with small tumors (1 to 2.5 cm) that haven't sp…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: MedSIR • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo takes on deadly breast cancer in small trial
Disease control CompletedThis study tests whether adding the drug ruxolitinib to standard chemotherapy can help treat triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. About 23 adults with this diagnosis will receive the combination before surgery. The goal is to se…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail aims to stall aggressive breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of two chemotherapy drugs (nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin) plus an immunotherapy drug (camrelizumab) can help people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer live longer without their disease getting worse. The study enrolls …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fudan University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug PEP-010 shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called PEP-010 in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread. The study checks if PEP-010 is safe alone or with chemotherapy (paclitaxel or gemcitabine). About 57 adults with metastatic pancreatic, ovarian, or other solid cancers wi…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Institut Curie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo shows promise against tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested whether adding carboplatin and/or bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy before surgery helps shrink tumors in people with a hard-to-treat type of breast cancer (hormone receptor-poor, HER2-negative, including triple-negative). 454 participants received we…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Breast cancer study: does adding trastuzumab to Pre-Surgery chemo improve outcomes?
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial studied 92 women with early-stage breast cancer to see how well chemotherapy (paclitaxel and cyclophosphamide) with or without trastuzumab works before surgery. The main goals were to check side effects and see if the tumor disappears completely by the time of…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Nebraska • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called CT7001, alone or with other cancer treatments, in 124 people with advanced solid tumors like breast and prostate cancer. The main goal was to check safety and side effects. The drug is taken by mouth and aims to control the disease, not cure it…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Carrick Therapeutics Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Immunotherapy-Chemo cocktail shows promise in tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial tested whether combining the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with the chemotherapy carboplatin could help people with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer that has spread. The 12 participants had cancer cells in their blood and had already tried …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Northwestern University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Personalized cancer vaccine shows promise in early trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a personalized cancer vaccine (RO7198457) in 273 patients with advanced solid tumors like melanoma, lung, and breast cancer. The vaccine was given alone or with an immunotherapy drug (atezolizumab) to see if it was safe and how the body responded. Th…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New antibody-chemo combo shows promise against tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called nadunolimab, which blocks a protein that helps cancer grow, combined with standard chemotherapy for people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer. The trial had two parts: first to find a safe dose, then to see if the combination shrinks t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Cantargia AB • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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New drug shrinks tumors in some breast cancer patients
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 study tested a drug called patritumab deruxtecan in 121 people with advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The drug is an antibody-drug conjugate designed to deliver chemotherapy directly to cancer cells. The main goal was to see how many patients had their tumors shr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: SCRI Development Innovations, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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New combo shows promise for aggressive breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of enzalutamide (a hormone blocker) and paclitaxel (chemotherapy) given before surgery to 24 people with a specific type of triple-negative breast cancer that has androgen receptors. The goal was to see if this treatment could shrink tumors and red…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC
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New combo shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs, lenvatinib and pembrolizumab, in 611 people with advanced cancers like breast, ovarian, stomach, colorectal, brain, bile duct, or pancreatic cancer that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal was to see if the combo c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Experimental drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a new drug called AZD8186 combined with the chemotherapy docetaxel in 23 patients with advanced solid tumors that have PTEN or PIK3CB gene mutations. The main goal was to find the safest dose and understand side effects. The study is complete, but re…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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New combo tackles tough breast cancer brain metastases
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab and precise radiation (stereotactic radiosurgery) in 6 people with triple-negative breast cancer that had spread to the brain. The goal was to see if the combo could slow or stop the cancer from growing. The t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo shows promise in tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 3 trial tested whether adding the immunotherapy drug toripalimab to standard chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) helps people with metastatic or recurrent triple-negative breast cancer live longer without their cancer growing. The study included 531 participants and compared…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC
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New hope for tough breast cancers: drug combo targets tumors in body and brain
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested whether adding the drug veliparib to standard chemotherapy (cisplatin) helps people with metastatic triple-negative or BRCA-related breast cancer, including those with brain metastases. The study enrolled 344 participants to see if the combination slows …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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New Antibody-Drug conjugate STRO-002 tested in advanced cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called STRO-002 in 19 Chinese adults with advanced ovarian, endometrial, or other solid tumors that had not responded to prior treatments. STRO-002 is an antibody-drug conjugate, meaning it combines a targeted antibody with a chemotherapy drug to deli…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to wipe out breast cancer before surgery
Disease control CompletedThis completed phase 2 trial tested a combination of sintilimab (an immunotherapy), anlotinib (a drug that blocks blood vessel growth), and standard chemotherapy in 29 people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer. The treatment was given before surgery to shrink or elimi…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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Old arthritis drug shows promise against aggressive breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested leflunomide, a pill usually used for arthritis, in 17 women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (a fast-growing type). The goal was to see if it is safe and can help control the cancer. The drug works by blocking a protein the cancer needs to grow.
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Joseph Sparano • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New cancer combo drug tested in tiny safety study
Disease control CompletedThis early study tested the safety of an experimental drug called MK-4700, given alone or with the approved immunotherapy Keytruda, in 5 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to other treatments. The main goal was to find a safe dose and see how the body h…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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New test may predict which breast cancer patients benefit from targeted drug
Disease control CompletedThis study looked at whether a test called RAD51-foci can predict how well the drug olaparib works in people with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer who have certain gene mutations (BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51C, or RAD51D). About 65 participants received olaparib, and researcher…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Custom RNA vaccines take on aggressive breast cancer in first human test
Disease control CompletedThis first-in-human trial tested personalized RNA vaccines designed to target each patient's unique tumor mutations in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). 42 participants received two custom-made vaccines to stimulate their immune system. The main goal was to check safety and t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: BioNTech SE • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New Two-Drug cocktail shows promise against tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs—NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda)—in 215 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to treatment. The goal was to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the combo could shrink tumors. The t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: NeoImmuneTech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Cold sore virus turned cancer assassin shows promise in tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested whether injecting a modified herpes virus (T-VEC) directly into tumors, alongside standard chemotherapy before surgery, could better eliminate triple negative breast cancer. The virus is designed to infect and destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alo…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in shrinking aggressive breast tumors before surgery
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) and immunotherapy (atezolizumab) given before surgery to women with triple-negative breast cancer. The goal was to shrink tumors and reduce the amount of breast tissue that needs to be removed. The trial involved 37…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New chemo combo shows promise in Triple-Negative breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a specific chemotherapy combination given before surgery for people with triple-negative breast cancer. The goal was to see if the treatment could completely eliminate the cancer from the breast and lymph nodes. 29 participants received the drugs, and the main o…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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Experimental CAR-T therapy targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in small early trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a new treatment called PRGN-3007 UltraCAR-T cells in 3 adults with advanced blood cancers (like leukemia and lymphoma) or triple-negative breast cancer. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the therapy can shrink tumors. The study is now compl…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called RP-6306 in 28 people with advanced cancer that could not be cured. The goal was to see if adding RP-6306 to standard treatment helps shrink tumors and is safe. Researchers also looked for specific biomarkers to see if some patients respond bett…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New cancer pill tested in humans for first time
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage trial tested a new oral drug, MSP008-22, in 7 adults with advanced solid tumors (breast, ovarian, prostate, head and neck cancers) that had spread or could not be removed. The main goal was to find a safe dose and check for side effects. This is a first step to s…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Godavari Biorefineries Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis pilot study tested a combination of two drugs, veliparib and lapatinib, in 20 people with metastatic triple negative breast cancer that had already been treated. The main goal was to see how safe the combination is and how many patients respond. All participants received the…
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC
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New drug RC88 shows promise in early trial for hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested an experimental drug called RC88 in 198 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the drug could shrink tumors or slow their growth. The study was completed and looked at sid…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: RemeGen Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New cancer drug shows promise in early trial
Disease control CompletedThis phase 1 study tested an experimental drug called LY3039478 in 247 people with advanced or metastatic cancer, including lymphoma. The main goal was to find a safe dose and see how the drug affects the body. Researchers also looked for signs that the drug might shrink tumors.
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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New drug combo tested for tough breast cancer: safety results in
Disease control CompletedThis study tested the safety of combining the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab with the chemotherapy nab-paclitaxel in 184 people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer that had spread. Participants had not received prior chemotherapy for their advanced disease. The main goal…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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Experimental combo shows promise in Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug (TJ004309) combined with an approved immunotherapy (atezolizumab) in 25 people with advanced ovarian, head and neck, lung, gastrointestinal, or triple-negative breast cancers. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors. Participants ha…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: I-Mab Biopharma US Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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Immunotherapy avelumab aims to stop triple negative breast cancer recurrence
Disease control CompletedThis Phase 3 trial tested whether the immunotherapy drug avelumab, given after standard treatments like surgery and chemotherapy, can help prevent breast cancer from coming back in people with high-risk triple negative breast cancer. The study enrolled 474 participants who had al…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs, ladiratuzumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, in 185 people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer that had spread. The main goals were to check for side effects and see how well the drugs shrank tumors. The trial was completed and pr…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Seagen Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New drug combo aims to stop breast cancer return after failed chemo
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage study tested the safety of combining the drug rucaparib with standard radiation therapy in 31 women with triple-negative breast cancer who still had cancer cells after chemotherapy and surgery. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the combination could be …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New immune booster shows promise in early breast cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new immune-boosting treatment called IRX-2 in 16 people with early stage breast cancer. The goal was to see if giving IRX-2 before chemotherapy is safe and helps the immune system fight the tumor. The treatment was given before surgery, and researchers looked …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Providence Health & Services • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Can Anti-Diarrhea meds make a powerful breast cancer drug safer?
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested whether adding loperamide (Imodium) and a white blood cell booster (G-CSF) could reduce severe diarrhea and low white blood cell counts caused by the drug Trodelvy in people with advanced breast cancer. Fifty patients with metastatic triple-negative or l…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: MedSIR • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Tiny study tests Tumor-Injected drug plus immunotherapy for tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a new drug called CyPep-1, injected directly into tumors, combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in 6 people with advanced head and neck cancer, melanoma, or triple-negative breast cancer. The main goal was to check safety and side …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Cytovation AS • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets tough breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage trial tested the drug olaparib (a PARP inhibitor) given alongside radiation therapy for people with triple-negative breast cancer that is advanced or has come back. The main goal was to find the safest dose of olaparib when used with radiation, and to watch for s…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Institut Curie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo aims to extend lives in aggressive breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 3 trial tested whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemotherapy helps people with triple-negative breast cancer that has returned within 12 months of initial treatment. The study enrolled 595 participants and compared survival outcomes betwee…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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New hope for tough breast cancer: drug cocktail targets resistant tumors
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial tested a combination of panitumumab (a targeted therapy) plus two chemotherapy drugs (carboplatin and paclitaxel) given before surgery to women with triple-negative breast cancer that didn't respond to standard chemo. The goal was to shrink tumors and reduce t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a new drug called boserolimab (MK-5890), either alone or combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA), in 182 adults with advanced solid tumors, including lung and breast cancers. The main goals were to check safety and how the drug moves…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for rare breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs, crizotinib and fulvestrant, in 33 people with advanced lobular breast cancer that had lost a protein called E-cadherin. It also tested crizotinib alone in people with diffuse gastric cancer, triple-negative lobular breast cancer, or o…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Promising combo therapy shows hope for aggressive breast cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested whether adding the drug pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy helps people with triple negative breast cancer. Over 1,100 participants received either pembrolizumab or a placebo with chemo before surgery, then continued the study drug after surgery. The goal wa…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested an experimental drug (MK-1454) injected directly into tumors, either alone or with pembrolizumab (Keytruda), in 156 people with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas. The main goals were to find the safest dose and check for side effects. The study also…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New antibody combo shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a new antibody called HMBD-002, given alone or with pembrolizumab, in 48 adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung or breast cancer) that had stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals were to check safety, find the best dose, and s…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Hummingbird Bioscience • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Can a skin cancer drug reboot chemo for tough breast tumors?
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested whether the drug bexarotene (Targretin) could make chemotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast cancer cells sensitive to chemo again. Twelve women with metastatic, taxane-resistant breast cancer took bexarotene pills plus capecitabine (Xeloda) chem…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Centre, Singapore • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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Cancer-Killing virus plus immunotherapy shows promise in tough breast cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early study tested a combination of a modified herpes virus (T-VEC) and an immunotherapy drug (atezolizumab) in 28 women with aggressive breast cancer that did not fully disappear after standard chemotherapy. The virus was injected directly into tumors to kill cancer cells a…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:12 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to reboot immune attack on resistant tumors
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested an experimental drug called TAK-676 combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab after radiation therapy in 34 adults with advanced lung, breast, or head/neck cancers that had stopped responding to checkpoint inhibitors. The main goals were to check…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Takeda • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:24 UTC
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New imaging agent could spot hidden breast cancer spread
Diagnosis CompletedThis study tested a new radioactive tracer called 89Zr-TLX250 for PET scans in 12 people with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. The goal was to see if it could find more tumors than the standard FDG PET scan, especially in the brain. Researchers compared the number of les…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Mining Responders' tumors for clues to a universal cancer therapy
Knowledge-focused CompletedResearchers want to learn which molecules on cancer cells the immune system attacks when checkpoint inhibitor drugs work well. They collect tumor and blood samples from adults with solid tumors who respond to these drugs, either during treatment or after surgery. The team then se…
Sponsor: TScan Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Unlocking TNBC survival: genetic clues from 3,648 women
Knowledge-focused CompletedResearchers are pooling data from 3,648 women with early triple-negative breast cancer who received dose-dense sequential chemotherapy in seven studies. They will analyze tumor tissue and germline DNA to see how genetic and clinical features relate to long-term overall survival. …
Sponsor: Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Leftover tumor after breast cancer treatment: a hidden risk revealed
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looks back at medical records of women with triple-negative breast cancer who had chemotherapy and radiation before surgery. It focuses on those who still had cancer cells left after treatment (residual disease) and tracks how long they lived without the cancer coming …
Sponsor: Sohag University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test may predict breast cancer treatment success
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study investigates whether tumor DNA found in the blood (called plasma tumor DNA or ptDNA) can predict how well breast cancer responds to chemotherapy given before surgery. Researchers will collect blood samples from 228 people with early-stage, high-risk breast cancer (HER2…
Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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MRI before breast surgery: game changer or unnecessary extra?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at whether women with early-stage breast cancer benefit from having a breast MRI in addition to standard mammograms before surgery. Researchers tracked 319 women to see if the MRI helped reduce the chance of cancer coming back, lowered the need for repeat surger…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Texts and nudges may help more people get cancer genetic testing
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tested three types of messages to encourage genetic testing in 1,283 people at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Participants received an electronic health record message, then a text message, then a doctor's reminder if needed. The goal was to see which a…
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Gut bacteria linked to chemo success in aggressive breast cancer
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at whether the types of bacteria in the gut and inside tumors affect how well chemotherapy works in triple negative breast cancer. Researchers followed 49 patients receiving standard chemotherapy before surgery. They collected samples to see if certain bacteria …
Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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Study hints at less surgery for certain breast cancers
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis completed study looked at over 1,500 women with early-stage HER2-positive or triple-negative breast cancer who had no signs of cancer in their lymph nodes on ultrasound. All had breast-conserving surgery with lymph node removal. The goal was to see how often cancer actually …
Sponsor: Gangnam Severance Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Can a genetic test pick the best chemo for triple negative breast cancer?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tested two chemotherapy drugs, cisplatin and paclitaxel, given before surgery to 147 women with triple negative breast cancer. The goal was to see if a genetic test called HRD could predict which drug would work better. Researchers measured how much the tumor shrank af…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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New tool aims to ease tough talks on cancer drug resistance
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study aimed to create a communication tool to help doctors and patients discuss when cancer stops responding to treatment. Researchers interviewed 128 people, including patients with certain breast cancers, metastatic uveal melanoma, parents of children with cancer, and heal…
Sponsor: Institut Curie • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 19:09 UTC