Breast Cancer Trials / Trials in Kentucky
48 Recruiting Trials

Clinical Trials
for Breast Cancer in Kentucky

48 clinical trials for Breast Cancer are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Kentucky. Study-related care is provided at no cost.

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Recruiting trials
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Study sites
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Cities
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Industry-sponsored
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Phase 2
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Phase 3

Breast Cancer clinical trials in Kentucky: what to expect

Breast cancer trials are sorted first by subtype, because the treatments differ: hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-positive (including the newer HER2-low group) and triple-negative disease each have their own studies. Most recruiting trials test a new drug or combination, including targeted pills, antibody-drug conjugates and immunotherapy, either for metastatic cancer or before and after surgery for early-stage disease. Others study less surgery or radiation, ways to reduce recurrence, and screening for people at higher risk.

In Kentucky, recruiting breast cancer studies are concentrated in Lexington, Louisville, Corbin and Edgewood, with sites in 11 other cities. 31 of the 48 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.

Who breast cancer trials usually look for

Listings name the subtype, the stage (early or metastatic) and how many treatments you may already have had. Early-stage trials often enroll between diagnosis and surgery, or in the months after surgery; metastatic trials usually enroll when a treatment has stopped working. Some specify menopausal status or a particular mutation (BRCA, PIK3CA, ESR1), which the site can test for. Nearly all require that you are well enough for daily activity and that recent blood work is adequate.

Your receptor status is on your pathology report; the site will confirm it from that report, so you do not need to know it by heart to ask.

What taking part involves

Screening reviews your pathology and scans and adds blood work, sometimes a biopsy. Treatment then runs in cycles, with infusions every two to three weeks or daily pills, and scans every two to three months to check the response. Early-stage trials follow you for years after treatment ends, usually with a visit or call every few months. Study drugs and study-specific tests are free; care you would receive anyway is billed to insurance as usual. Placebo, when used, is added to standard treatment.

Questions worth asking the study team

How the study treatment compares with what your oncologist would otherwise recommend; whether the trial is randomized and what the other arm receives; what happens if the cancer grows or returns; and how visits fit around work and family. Many trials now allow some visits at a local clinic.

Showing 20 of 48 recruiting Breast Cancer trials in Kentucky

A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-07248144 in Combination With Fulvestrant in People With HR-positive, HER2-negative Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Progressed After a Prior Line of Treatment.
PHASE3 Anchorage, Alaska +4 sites NCT07062965
This trial is looking for people with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer that has worsened after previous treatment. Participants will receive the study medicine PF-07248144 along with their normal treatment options to see how well they work together.
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Phase 3 Study of Gedatolisib as First-Line Treatment for Patients With HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer (VIKTORIA-2)
PHASE3 Jonesboro, Arkansas +4 sites NCT06757634
This trial is looking for adults with advanced breast cancer that is HR-positive and HER2-negative. Participants will receive treatment involving gedatolisib along with other medications.
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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Inavolisib Plus CDK4/6 Inhibitor and Letrozole vs Placebo + CDK4/6i and Letrozole in Participants With Endocrine-Sensitive PIK3CA-Mutated, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
PHASE3 Goodyear, Arizona +4 sites NCT06790693
This trial is looking for adults with a specific type of advanced breast cancer to test a new treatment combo. Participants will receive either the new treatment or a placebo along with standard care.
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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Inavolisib Plus Fulvestrant Compared With Alpelisib Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With HR-Positive, HER2-Negative, PIK3CA Mutated, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Post CDK4/6i and Endocrine Combination Therapy
PHASE3 Greenbrae, California +4 sites NCT05646862
This trial is looking for people with advanced breast cancer that has specific mutations and has not improved after certain treatments. Participants will compare two treatment combinations to see which is more effective and safe.
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A Phase III Study of Dato-DXd With or Without Durvalumab Compared With Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With PD-L1 Positive Locally Recurrent Inoperable or Metastatic Triple-negative Breast Cancer (TROPION-Breast05)
PHASE3 Daphne, Alabama +4 sites NCT06103864
This trial is looking for patients with a specific type of breast cancer that is not treatable by surgery. Participants will receive a treatment called Dato-DXd, with or without another drug, or a standard chemotherapy treatment.
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A Study of Elacestrant Versus Standard Endocrine Therapy in Women and Men With ER+,HER2-, Early Breast Cancer With High Risk of Recurrence
PHASE3 Daphne, Alabama +4 sites NCT06492616
This trial is looking for women and men with early breast cancer that has a high risk of coming back. Participants will compare the effects of elacestrant with standard treatment after being on another therapy for a while.
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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 Less Than or Equal to 25
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT05879926
This trial is looking for premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer that is hormone receptor-positive. Participants will receive hormone therapy and may also get chemotherapy to see if it helps them live longer without cancer returning.
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E-Mindfulness Approaches for Living After Breast Cancer
PHASE3 Phoenix, Arizona +4 sites NCT06748222
This trial is looking for younger women who have survived breast cancer and are experiencing depression. Participants will try two different mindfulness programs, one led by an instructor via Zoom and the other through a mobile app.
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EXActDNA-003 / NSABP B-64: Study of Molecular Residual Disease Detection in Breast Cancer (MRD)
N/A Anchorage, Alaska +4 sites NCT06401421
This trial is looking for adults with early, high-risk breast cancer who plan to start chemotherapy. Participants will provide blood and tissue samples for research and will be followed for up to 5.5 years.
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A Study of Camizestrant in ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer After at Least 2 Years of Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT05774951
This trial is looking for people with early breast cancer who have completed at least 2 years of standard treatment. Participants will receive camizestrant to see if it helps improve their outcomes compared to standard therapy.
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BGB-43395 Plus Letrozole Versus CDK4/6i Plus Letrozole for Patients With Advanced or Metastatic HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Who Have Not Received Prior Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Disease
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT07492641
This trial is looking for people with advanced breast cancer who have not been treated for it before. Participants will receive either BGB-43395 with letrozole or a different treatment option with letrozole.
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Saruparib (AZD5305) Plus Camizestrant or Plus Endocrine Therapy, Compared With CDK4/6 Inhibitor Plus Endocrine Therapy or Plus Camizestrant in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative (IHC 0, 1+, 2+/ ISH Non-amplified), BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2m Advanced Breast Cancer
PHASE3 Gilbert, Arizona +4 sites NCT06380751
This trial is looking for adults with certain types of advanced breast cancer. Participants will take either a combination of drugs or a standard treatment chosen by their doctor to see which works better.
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De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT04852887
This trial is looking for women with early-stage hormone-sensitive breast cancer who are interested in taking part in a study on surgery and hormone therapy without radiation. Participants will need to meet specific health criteria to join.
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Adding an Immunotherapy Drug, MEDI4736 (Durvalumab), to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxel, Cyclophosphamide, and Doxorubicin) for Stage II-III Breast Cancer
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT06058377
This trial is looking for women with hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative stage II-III breast cancer. Participants will receive standard chemotherapy along with an immunotherapy drug called durvalumab to see if it helps prevent cancer from coming back.
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A Phase IIIb Study to Evaluate Camizestrant Plus Ribociclib in ER-positive, HER2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer
PHASE3 Edgewood, Kentucky +4 sites NCT07647328
This trial is looking for people with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who have not received previous treatment. If you join, you will receive a combination of camizestrant and ribociclib until you decide to stop for any reason.
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Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy and Pembrolizumab Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Residual Invasive Disease After Surgery and Neoadjuvant Therapy (ASCENT-05/AFT-65 OptimICE-RD/GBG 119/NSABP B-63)
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT05633654
This trial is looking for adults with triple negative breast cancer that remains after surgery and treatment. Participants will receive an experimental treatment combining two medications after recovery from surgery.
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Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) Plus Pembrolizumab Versus TPC in TNBC Who Did Not Achieve pCR (MK-2870-012)
PHASE3 Mobile, Alabama +4 sites NCT06393374
This trial is looking for adults with a specific type of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer who didn’t have a full response to their initial treatment. They need to have recently had surgery and recovered well, and they should not have certain complicated health issues like severe nerve pain or a known genetic mutation linked to breast cancer. Additionally, the trial is not for people who have serious eye problems or are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
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ShortStop-HER2: 12 Months vs. 6 Months of HER2-targeted Medications for People With HER2+ Breast Cancer Who Had a Pathologic Complete Response After Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab
PHASE3 Phoenix, Arizona +4 sites NCT06876714
This trial is looking for adults with HER2-positive breast cancer who have no residual invasive disease after chemotherapy. Participants will receive either 6 or 12 months of HER2-targeted medications to see which duration works best.
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Pembrolizumab vs. Observation in People With Triple-negative Breast Cancer Who Had a Pathologic Complete Response After Chemotherapy Plus Pembrolizumab
PHASE3 Birmingham, Alabama +4 sites NCT05812807
This trial is looking for people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who had no cancer left after previous treatments. Participants will either continue receiving pembrolizumab or just be monitored after surgery to see which approach works better to prevent cancer from coming back.
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Evaluation of Lasofoxifene Combined With Abemaciclib Compared With Fulvestrant Combined With Abemaciclib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic ER+/HER2- Breast Cancer With an ESR1 Mutation
PHASE3 Scottsdale, Arizona +4 sites NCT05696626
This trial is looking for men and women with advanced breast cancer that expresses estrogen receptors and has a specific genetic mutation. Participants will receive either lasofoxifene or fulvestrant along with another drug called abemaciclib.
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Where the Breast Cancer studies are in Kentucky

Research sites running the most studies
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington, Lexington7 trials
  • Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center, Lexington7 trials
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center, Lexington7 trials
  • Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin, Corbin6 trials
  • Baptist Health Louisville, Louisville5 trials
  • Research Site, Louisville5 trials
By city

Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Kentucky, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.

Breast Cancer clinical trials in Kentucky: common questions

How many Breast Cancer clinical trials are recruiting in Kentucky?
TrialFinder currently lists 48 recruiting Breast Cancer clinical trials with study sites in Kentucky. Results are updated regularly from ClinicalTrials.gov, the official U.S. registry of clinical studies.
Where are Breast Cancer clinical trials located in Kentucky?
Study sites for the Breast Cancer trials listed on this page include Edgewood. Each trial page lists every participating site with contact details, so you can find the location closest to you.
Do I need insurance to join a Breast Cancer clinical trial in Kentucky?
No. Study-related care is covered by the trial sponsor at no cost to participants, including the study treatment, required lab tests and study visits. Many Breast Cancer trials in Kentucky also compensate participants for time and travel. Health insurance is not required to search or enroll.
How do I qualify for a Breast Cancer clinical trial in Kentucky?
Each study sets its own criteria based on age, Breast Cancer diagnosis details, prior treatments, current medications and general health. The fastest way to find out is to contact a research site directly — most will pre-screen you by phone in 10 to 15 minutes at no charge. You can also create a free TrialFinder profile to be matched automatically.
Do I need to know my receptor status to join a breast cancer trial?
It helps, because trials are organized by subtype, but the study site reads it from your pathology report. If a trial needs a test you have not had, such as HER2-low or a BRCA result, the site arranges it.
Are there trials for early-stage breast cancer?
Yes. Early-stage trials enroll before surgery, after surgery, or during the years of hormone therapy that follow, and test ways to lower the chance the cancer returns. The listing says which window it enrolls in.
Will a trial replace the treatment my oncologist planned?
Sometimes it is the plan, with a new drug added or compared; sometimes it is an alternative to discuss. Bring the trial page to your oncologist, who can refer you to the site or advise on timing.
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