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A trial looking at pembrolizumab before and after surgery for triple negative breast cancer (KEYNOTE 522)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at pembrolizumab for early stage breast cancer that doesn’t have receptors for progesterone, oestrogen or HER2. This is called triple negative breast cancer.

The trial was open for people to join from 2017 to 2018. The research team presented the first results at a conference in 2019.

Recruitment start: 7 March 2017

Recruitment end: 30 September 2018

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 Peter Schmid

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Last reviewed: 14 Oct 2020

CRUK internal database number: 14852

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