A study looking at diet and exercise during chemotherapy for breast cancer that has spread (B-AHEAD 3)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study looked at a diet and exercise programme for women who were having chemotherapy for breast cancer. It was for women whose breast cancer had spread into surrounding tissues or to another part of the body.

Women could join the study between 2015 and 2020. The team published the results in 2025.

Recruitment start: 1 May 2015

Recruitment end: 1 March 2020

How to join

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Chief investigators

Professor Michelle Harvie

Supported by

Anticancer Fund

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 29 Jun 2026

CRUK internal database number: 12808

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