City of Hope is committed to providing new and innovative treatments for our cancer patients whenever possible. This includes enrolling qualified patients in carefully selected clinical trials for cancer. Clinical trials are a key testing ground for determining the effectiveness and safety of new treatments and drugs for cancer and other diseases. Our doctors may recommend that cancer patients enroll in cancer clinical trials if they meet specific criteria. Cancer trials may offer patients access to treatment options that would otherwise be unavailable to them. Talk to your doctor about whether a cancer trial is a good option for you and ask about the risks and various requirements involved. Use the tool below to find a clinical trial for your cancer type at City of Hope Atlanta, Chicago or Phoenix.
This phase III trial studies how well trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and tucatinib work in preventing breast cancer from coming back (relapsing) in patients with high risk, HER2 positive breast cancer. T-DM1 is a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called DM1. Trastuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as HER2 receptors, and delivers DM1 to kill them. Tucatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving T-DM1 and tucatinib may work better in preventing breast cancer from relapsing in patients with HER2 positive breast cancer compared to T-DM1 alone.
This is an international, multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial. The purpose of this trial is to compare the safety and efficacy of palazestrant (OP-1250) as a single agent to the standard of care endocrine therapy: either fulvestrant or an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole, letrozole, or exemestane).