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Stage IIIB Breast Cancer: early-phase trial registry

1 of 24 indexed Stage IIIB Breast Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

24 US clinical trials · 1 currently recruiting · #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Stage IIIB Breast Cancer: 24 US clinical trials tracked, 1 recruiting.

Stage IIIB Breast Cancer is the subject of 24 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 1 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 15 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Washington, running 4 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition stage-iiib-breast-cancer

OPEN 1 | RECR 4% | LATE 2 | EARLY 15 | RANK #686 | SPON 4

Nearest open-share peer: Stage IIIC Breast Cancer (4% recruiting · 24 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Stage IIIB Breast Cancer

Stage IIIB Breast Cancer lists 1 open slots (4% of 24 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Stage IIIB Breast Cancer on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Stage IIIB Breast Cancer is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    1 of 24 indexed trials (4.2%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Stage IIIB Breast Cancer research.

    University of Washington accounts for 4 of 24 trials (16.7%). 15 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Stage IIIB Breast Cancer trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 57 among the 24 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 19 of those (79.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Stage IIIB Breast Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    22 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (91.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 17Phase 28Phase 32

Open and recent trials

24 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

Avelumab With Binimetinib, Sacituzumab Govitecan, or Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treating Stage IV or Unresectable, Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Laura Huppert, MD, BA

NCT03971409

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,473 participants

Fulvestrant and/or Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Patients With Stage II-III Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT01953588

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 1,046 participants

A Study to Evaluate Genetic Predictors of Aromatase Inhibitor Musculoskeletal Symptoms (AIMSS)

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

NCT01824836

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 415 participants

Platinum in Treating Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

NCT02445391

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 67 participants

Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Inflammatory Triple Negative Breast Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT01525966

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 63 participants

Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation in Treating Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT01730833

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 62 participants

Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Carboplatin Followed by Surgery and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Triple Negative Stage II-III Breast Cancer

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NCT02315196

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 42 participants

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With HER2-Negative Stage III-IV Breast Cancer

University of Washington

NCT02157051

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 18 participants

Cu64-DOTA-trastuzumab PET and Markers Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab + Pertuzum in HER2+ Breast Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT02827877

COMPLETED 178 participants

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessing Affect Reactivity and Regulation in Patients With Stage 0-III Breast Cancer

Stanford University

NCT03050463

COMPLETED NA 71 participants

Brief Behavioral Therapy in Improving Sleep Disorders in Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Gary Morrow

NCT02002533

COMPLETED Phase 2 68 participants

Sunitinib Malate, Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, and Cyclophosphamide Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IIB-IIIC Breast Cancer

University of Washington

NCT00513695

COMPLETED Phase 1 60 participants

Tipifarnib and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Breast Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00470301

COMPLETED Phase 2 57 participants

Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Treating Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT01869764

COMPLETED Phase 1 40 participants

Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract in Treating Women With Hormone Receptor Negative Stage I-III Breast Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00516243

COMPLETED 33 participants

MRI and Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing in Evaluating Exercise Intolerance in Patients With Stage I-III Breast Cancer After Chemotherapy Treatment

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT02702830

COMPLETED Phase 1 31 participants

Carboplatin, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, and Mifepristone in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer or Recurrent or Persistent Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer

University of Chicago

NCT02046421

COMPLETED NA 28 participants

FLT PET in Measuring Treatment Response in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Stage I-III Breast Cancer

University of Washington

NCT01928186

COMPLETED Phase 1 22 participants

Veliparib in Combination With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT01281150

COMPLETED Phase 1 18 participants

4-1BB Agonist Monoclonal Antibody PF-05082566 With Trastuzumab Emtansine or Trastuzumab in Treating Patients With Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

George W. Sledge Jr.

NCT03364348

COMPLETED Phase 1 15 participants

ONTAK® in Treating Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer That Did Not Respond to Previous Treatment

University of Washington

NCT00425672

COMPLETED NA 15 participants

Computerized Cognitive Retraining in Improving Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT02662335

COMPLETED Phase 2 9 participants

Carboplatin and Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Veliparib in Treating Patients With Stage IIB-IIIC Breast Cancer

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

NCT01818063

COMPLETED NA 4 participants

Aerobic and Strength Training Exercise in Improving Fitness and Arm Health During and After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage II-III Breast Cancer

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03102866

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 7
Phase 2 8
Phase 3 2

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Stage IIIB Breast Cancer records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

laboratory biomarker analysis Other
5 trials
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Other
4 trials
paclitaxel Drug
3 trials
carboplatin Drug
3 trials
Questionnaire Administration Other
3 trials
Carboplatin Drug
3 trials
anastrozole Drug
2 trials
paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Stage IIIB Breast Cancer trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 8 trials
Washington 5 trials
North Carolina 4 trials
Texas 3 trials
Pennsylvania 3 trials
New York 3 trials
Illinois 3 trials
Arizona 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Stage IIIB Breast Cancer page

24 registered trials, 1 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Stage IIIB Breast Cancer condition card totals 24 registered trials; most-linked intervention laboratory biomarker analysis; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.