Clinical Trials & Translational Research
Our breast cancer patients benefit from world-class research, and access to experimental therapies and clinical trials at Stanford, which test today's best practices with potential treatment standards for the future. The collaborative effort among researchers and clinicians at the Women's Cancer Center is yielding important findings that are impacting our patients before, during and after diagnosis with breast cancer.
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Clinical research:
- Stem cell research that may help early detection and treatment strategies, and predict reoccurrence
- Improved tumor classification that allows for more personalized treatment options
- Clinical trials with investigational therapies:
- PARP inhibitors, which may be used as preventive therapy for women with an inherited risk of breast cancer, as well as in combination with chemotherapy to maximize outcomes
- Vaccines to prevent HER2-positive breast cancer
- Immunotherapies that corral the immune system in fighting the disease
- Preventive strategies for women at increased risk of breast cancer based on computer modeling
- Improved visualization techniques for finding cancers in dense breast tissue
View a complete list of Stanford Clinical Trials.
Trial Administration