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A trial of veliparib with paclitaxel and carboplatin for breast cancer (Brocade 3)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Secondary cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at adding a drug called veliparib to chemotherapy for breast cancer.

It was for people with breast cancer with all of the following. The cancer:

  • had spread into tissue surrounding the breast or to another part of the body

  • had the or gene change (mutation)

  • was HER2 negative

This trial was open for people to join between 2014 and 2017. The team published the results in 2020.

Recruitment start: 26 June 2014

Recruitment end: 30 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 Stephen Chan

Supported by

AbbVie

Last reviewed: 10 Jun 2021

CRUK internal database number: 13041

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