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A study of palbociclib with hormone therapy for women with early breast cancer (PENELOPE-B)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This study is for women who have had chemotherapy before surgery. It is open to women whose breast cancer cells:

  • have receptors for the hormones oestrogen or progesterone (is hormone receptor positive)

  • are

Doctors call this luminal type breast cancer.

Recruitment start: 16 January 2017

Recruitment end: 7 November 2017

How to join

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

Chief investigators

Dr Andreas Makris

Supported by

German Breast Group (GBG)

Pfizer

ICR Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU)

Last reviewed: 31 Jan 2018

CRUK internal database number: 14731

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