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A trial looking at olaparib with chemotherapy for early breast cancer (PARTNER)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2/3

Details

This trial compared olaparib and chemotherapy to chemotherapy alone for and breast cancer with a change in the BRCA .

The trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2016 and 2023. The team published the results in 2024 and 2025.

Recruitment start: 1 June 2016

Recruitment end: 31 May 2023

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 Jean Abraham

Supported by

AstraZeneca

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer Research UK

University of Cambridge

Last reviewed: 8 September 2025

CRUK internal database number: 14320

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