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A trial of nivolumab before and after surgery for breast cancer (CheckMate 7FL)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at adding nivolumab to chemotherapy and comparing it to chemotherapy alone before surgery. It is also looking at adding nivolumab to hormone therapy and comparing it to hormone therapy alone after surgery.

It is open to people who have newly diagnosed breast cancer. And who have cancer that:

  • has large amounts of hormone receptors () and

  • a small number of receptors for HER2 ( negative cancer)

Recruitment start: 31 March 2021

Recruitment end: 7 April 2022

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 Rebecca Roylance

Supported by

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Last reviewed: 3 November 2022

CRUK internal database number: 17822

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