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A trial of chemotherapy and everolimus for HER2 breast cancer that had spread outside the breast (BOLERO 1)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at chemotherapy and everolimus for breast cancer that was HER2 positive. It was for women:

  • whose breast cancer had grown into surrounding tissue (locally advanced) or had spread to elsewhere in the body

  • who had not yet had any treatment for advanced breast cancer

Recruitment start: 10 September 2009

Recruitment end: 16 December 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

Dr Charles Swanton

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Novartis

Last reviewed: 15 November 2016

CRUK internal database number: 4540

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