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A trial looking at denosumab for early breast cancer (D-CARE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial was done to see if denosumab could stop or delay breast cancer spreading to the bones. It was for women who had early breast cancer, and their doctors thought there was a high risk of it coming back or spreading to their bones.

The trial was open for people to join between 2010 and 2012. The team published some results in 2020 and 2021.

Recruitment start: 2 June 2010

Recruitment end: 24 August 2012

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

Professor Robert Coleman

Supported by

Amgen

Experimental Cancer Medicines Centres (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 21 Oct 2024

CRUK internal database number: 6995

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