Weekly Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Plus Bevacizumab as First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. A Multicenter Phase II Trial by the Hellenic Oncology Research Group

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks a standard targeted therapeutic strategy and is treated with conventional cytotoxic agents. Because of the sensitivity of TNBC to platinum compounds and the synergistic effect of bevacizumab with paclitaxel we investigated the efficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin in combination with bevacizumab as first-line treatment in metastatic TNBC.This phase II study followed the Simon's...