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Research Breast Cancer Overview

Research into breast cancer at Penn State Cancer Institute is conducted by a dedicated breast cancer team. See current clinical trials and members of that team here.

Clinical Trials

CUFF Study: Characterization of Upper Limb Function following Mastectomy and Reconstruction for Breast Cancer
The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) Registry
Psychosocial Challenges and Educational/Occupational Aspirations of Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors
NRG-BR007: A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating Deescalation of Breast Radiation for Conservative Treatment of Stage I, Hormone sensitive, HER2- Negative Oncotype recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)
A Phase II Study of Ribociclib and Endocrine Treatment of Physician's Choice for Locoregional Recurrent, Resected Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer (RaPhLRR Study) (HCRN-BRE20-468)
CCTG MA.39:Tailor RT: A Randomized Trial of Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low Risk Node Positive and T3N0 Breast Cancer
An Open Label, Phase II Trial of Pre-operative Neratinib and Endocrine Therapy with Trastuzumab in Triple Positive Breast Cancers
CAMBRIA-2: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Camizestrant (AZD9833, a Next Generation, Oral Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader) vs Standard Endocrine Therapy (Aromatase nhibitor or Tamoxifen) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer and an Intermediate-high or High risk of Recurrence Who Have Completed Definitive Locoregional Treatment and Have No evidence of Disease
NRG-BR009: A Phase III Adjuvant Trial Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients with pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score (OFSET)
A Randomised, Open-Label, Phase III Study of Saruparib (AZD5305) Plus Camizestrant compared with Physician's Choice CDK4/6 Inhibitor Plus Endocrine Therapy or Plus Camizestrant for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 Mutations and Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative (IHC 0, 1+, 2+/ ISH non-amplified) Advanced Breast Cancer (EvoPAR-Breast01)
A012103: OptimICE-PCR: De-Escalation of Therapy in Early-Stage TNBC Patients Who Achieve pCR After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Shorter Anthracycline-Free Chemo Immunotherapy Adapted to Pathological Response in Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer (SCARLET), A Randomized Phase III Study
Elacestrant versus Standard Endocrine Therapy in Women and Men with Node-positive, Estrogen Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, Early Breast Cancer with High Risk of Recurrence -A Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Phase 3 Study (ELEGANT)
A Phase 1b/2 Study Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Evexomostat (SDX-7320) in Combination with a PI3K Pathway Inhibitor plus Fulvestrant in Postmenopausal Women with Advanced Breast Cancer and PI3K Pathway Alterations Who Have Progressed on or Following Endocrine Therapy plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor
EXActDNA-003: Breast Cancer Clinical Validation Study to Predict Recurrence of High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy Using a Bespoke Circulating Tumor DNA Assay to Detect Molecular Residual Disease (NSABP B-64)
EXActDNA-003: Breast Cancer Clinical Validation Study to Predict Recurrence of High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy Using a Bespoke Circulating Tumor DNA Assay to Detect Molecular Residual Disease (NSABP B-64)
Lotam: A Randomized, Phase III Clinical Trial Of Low-Dose Tamoxifen For Selected Patients With Molecular Low-Risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer
NRG-CC015: HARNESSING E-MINDFULNESS APPROACHES FOR LIVING-AFTER BREAST CANCER---HEAL-ABC A Randomized Phase III Trial Testing the Efficacy of Remote Delivery of Mindfulness Awareness Practices in the NCORP; funding to Dr. Julienne Bower, MPI (contact) and Dr. Patricia Ganz, MPI at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Research Breast Cancer Overview

Research into breast cancer at Penn State Cancer Institute is conducted by a dedicated breast cancer team. See current clinical trials and members of that team here.
CUFF Study: Characterization of Upper Limb Function following Mastectomy and Reconstruction for Breast Cancer
The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) Registry
Psychosocial Challenges and Educational/Occupational Aspirations of Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors
NRG-BR007: A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating Deescalation of Breast Radiation for Conservative Treatment of Stage I, Hormone sensitive, HER2- Negative Oncotype recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)
A Phase II Study of Ribociclib and Endocrine Treatment of Physician's Choice for Locoregional Recurrent, Resected Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer (RaPhLRR Study) (HCRN-BRE20-468)
CCTG MA.39:Tailor RT: A Randomized Trial of Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low Risk Node Positive and T3N0 Breast Cancer
An Open Label, Phase II Trial of Pre-operative Neratinib and Endocrine Therapy with Trastuzumab in Triple Positive Breast Cancers
CAMBRIA-2: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Camizestrant (AZD9833, a Next Generation, Oral Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader) vs Standard Endocrine Therapy (Aromatase nhibitor or Tamoxifen) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer and an Intermediate-high or High risk of Recurrence Who Have Completed Definitive Locoregional Treatment and Have No evidence of Disease
NRG-BR009: A Phase III Adjuvant Trial Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients with pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score (OFSET)
A Randomised, Open-Label, Phase III Study of Saruparib (AZD5305) Plus Camizestrant compared with Physician's Choice CDK4/6 Inhibitor Plus Endocrine Therapy or Plus Camizestrant for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 Mutations and Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative (IHC 0, 1+, 2+/ ISH non-amplified) Advanced Breast Cancer (EvoPAR-Breast01)
A012103: OptimICE-PCR: De-Escalation of Therapy in Early-Stage TNBC Patients Who Achieve pCR After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Shorter Anthracycline-Free Chemo Immunotherapy Adapted to Pathological Response in Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer (SCARLET), A Randomized Phase III Study
Elacestrant versus Standard Endocrine Therapy in Women and Men with Node-positive, Estrogen Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, Early Breast Cancer with High Risk of Recurrence -A Global, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Phase 3 Study (ELEGANT)
A Phase 1b/2 Study Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Evexomostat (SDX-7320) in Combination with a PI3K Pathway Inhibitor plus Fulvestrant in Postmenopausal Women with Advanced Breast Cancer and PI3K Pathway Alterations Who Have Progressed on or Following Endocrine Therapy plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor
EXActDNA-003: Breast Cancer Clinical Validation Study to Predict Recurrence of High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy Using a Bespoke Circulating Tumor DNA Assay to Detect Molecular Residual Disease (NSABP B-64)
EXActDNA-003: Breast Cancer Clinical Validation Study to Predict Recurrence of High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy Using a Bespoke Circulating Tumor DNA Assay to Detect Molecular Residual Disease (NSABP B-64)
Lotam: A Randomized, Phase III Clinical Trial Of Low-Dose Tamoxifen For Selected Patients With Molecular Low-Risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer
NRG-CC015: HARNESSING E-MINDFULNESS APPROACHES FOR LIVING-AFTER BREAST CANCER---HEAL-ABC A Randomized Phase III Trial Testing the Efficacy of Remote Delivery of Mindfulness Awareness Practices in the NCORP; funding to Dr. Julienne Bower, MPI (contact) and Dr. Patricia Ganz, MPI at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).