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A study looking at pertuzumab for HER2 positive breast cancer that has spread (PERUSE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This study looked at pertuzumab (Perjeta) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) with a taxane chemotherapy drug. It was for people with breast cancer that was .

This study was open to women and men whose breast cancer had spread into surrounding tissue (locally advanced breast cancer). And to those whose cancer had spread to another part of their body (secondary breast cancer).

This study was open for people to join between 2012 and 2014. The team published the results in 2020.

Recruitment start: 31 May 2012

Recruitment end: 19 February 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr David Miles

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Roche

Last reviewed: 23 Apr 2023

CRUK internal database number: 9440

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