Are there any clinical trials available at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center that would benefit an IBC patient who has received treatment as you've outlined yet now has evidence of recurrence in the chest and brain metastases? Now evidently a stage IV patient?
In general terms, most clinical trials unfortunately do not include patients with brain metastases, mostly because of safety concerns. So at this point, and without looking at my priority list, I can't think of a specific clinical trial for patients with inflammatory breast cancer and brain metastases. We might have a clinical trial of new drugs for patients with metastatic brain cancer and brain metastases, and whether a particular patient could be a candidate would require a more in-depth assessment for all the relevant information. The right person to call for this would be Dr. Stacy Moulder at 713-792-2817, or Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli at the same number.
In general terms, most clinical trials unfortunately do not include patients with brain metastases, mostly because of safety concerns. So at this point, and without looking at my priority list, I can't think of a specific clinical trial for patients with inflammatory breast cancer and brain metastases. We might have a clinical trial of new drugs for patients with metastatic brain cancer and brain metastases, and whether a particular patient could be a candidate would require a more in-depth assessment for all the relevant information. The right person to call for this would be Dr. Stacy Moulder at 713-792-2817, or Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli at the same number.
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