[Articles] Addition of the PARP inhibitor veliparib plus carboplatin or carboplatin alone to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer (BrighTNess): a randomised, phase 3 trial

Although the addition of veliparib and carboplatin to paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide improved the proportion of patients with triple-negative breast cancer who achieved a pathological complete response, the addition of veliparib to carboplatin and paclitaxel did not. Increased toxicities with the addition of carboplatin (with or without veliparib) to paclitaxel were manageable and did not substantially affect treatment delivery of paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide.

Source: The Lancet Oncology - February 28, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sibylle Loibl, Joyce O'Shaughnessy, Michael Untch, William M Sikov, Hope S Rugo, Mark D McKee, Jens Huober, Mehra Golshan, Gunter von Minckwitz, David Maag, Danielle Sullivan, Norman Wolmark, Kristi McIntyre, Jose J Ponce Lorenzo, Otto Metzger Filho, Priy Tags: Articles Source Type: research