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A Study to Prevent Rash in People Starting Alpelisib for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer, RETENTION Trial

Trial Status: administratively complete

This phase II trial tests how well benralizumab works in preventing skin rashes caused by alpelisib in patients with breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). A standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer is hormone therapy, which are drugs that decrease the activity of hormones to slow the growth of cancer cells, in combination with the drug alpelisib. Alpelisib can cause side effects such as rash. Eosinophils are white blood cells that are a normal part of the immune system. High levels of eosinophils have been associated with itchy or painful skin reactions to medications. Benralizumab blocks a protein in the blood that helps eosinophils survive, reducing the number of eosinophils in the blood. Giving benralizumab may help prevent rashes in patients with metastatic breast cancer starting alpelisib.