Breast Cancer - Featured Clinical Trials
The following list shows Featured Clinical Trials for a specific type of cancer. You may also want to view:
Making Decisions about Cancer Prevention Medications for Breast Cancer
(Posted: 01/10/2012) - In this study, women age 35 or older who discuss the use of drugs called SERMs for breast cancer prevention with a health care provider will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their discussion and whether they have come to a decision about using a SERM for risk reduction, as well as a second questionnaire about their decision-making process.
Sequencing Treatment with a PARP Inhibitor and Chemotherapy
(Posted: 09/06/2011) - In this clinical trial, patients will be treated in 21-day cycles, with the first cycle being either intravenous carboplatin on day 1 followed by 7 days of oral olaparib or oral olaparib for 7 days followed by intravenous carboplatin on day 8. In the second cycle, the treatment assignments will be reversed.
Metformin to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer
(Posted: 05/31/2011) - In this trial, nondiabetic women or men younger than age 75 who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer within the previous 12 months and who have undergone surgery to remove their tumor will be randomly assigned to take metformin or placebo pills twice a day for 5 years.
Tailored Treatment for Breast Cancer
(Posted: 05/23/2006, Updated: 10/22/2010) - In this trial, doctors will use a test called the Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay, which measures the activity of a set of genes in breast tumor tissue, to determine which women will receive adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to hormone therapy.
Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy for Premenopausal Women
(Posted: 10/11/2005, Updated: 04/08/2010) - In this trial, researchers will study three treatment groups of premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer to see which treatment regimen provides the greatest benefits for this population.
(Posted: 01/10/2012) - In this study, women age 35 or older who discuss the use of drugs called SERMs for breast cancer prevention with a health care provider will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their discussion and whether they have come to a decision about using a SERM for risk reduction, as well as a second questionnaire about their decision-making process.
Sequencing Treatment with a PARP Inhibitor and Chemotherapy
(Posted: 09/06/2011) - In this clinical trial, patients will be treated in 21-day cycles, with the first cycle being either intravenous carboplatin on day 1 followed by 7 days of oral olaparib or oral olaparib for 7 days followed by intravenous carboplatin on day 8. In the second cycle, the treatment assignments will be reversed.
Metformin to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer
(Posted: 05/31/2011) - In this trial, nondiabetic women or men younger than age 75 who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer within the previous 12 months and who have undergone surgery to remove their tumor will be randomly assigned to take metformin or placebo pills twice a day for 5 years.
Tailored Treatment for Breast Cancer
(Posted: 05/23/2006, Updated: 10/22/2010) - In this trial, doctors will use a test called the Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay, which measures the activity of a set of genes in breast tumor tissue, to determine which women will receive adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to hormone therapy.
Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy for Premenopausal Women
(Posted: 10/11/2005, Updated: 04/08/2010) - In this trial, researchers will study three treatment groups of premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer to see which treatment regimen provides the greatest benefits for this population.
