Our Research Results

Since we first began more than 40 years ago, Breast Cancer Trials (BCT) has contributed to more than 1,200 peer-reviewed publications and many of these research results have changed practice in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

The publication of the results of clinical trials research in a scientific journal or a periodic publication:

  • Fulfils the researchers’ ethical obligations to research participants and the general community;
  • Contributes to medical knowledge so doctors can make scientifically valid assessments of the benefits and risks of a new medicine or treatment for their patients.

BCT publishes study results in accordance with the BCT Publication Policy.

The citations for all of these publications are listed below, ordered by year. To search for a citation, enter a keyword/s and click search. Enclose multiple words in quotes “” to search for an exact match. Alternatively, you can search for clinical trials in a given year or for a particular clinical trial name. 

The majority of the publications can be accessed via PubMed, other research databases or publication storage systems at a university library (if you are a student/member), or directly to the journal or publication online. Many scientific journals provide articles as “open access”; however some require a subscription.

PUBLICATIONS

2026

A double-blind placebo controlled randomized phase III trial of fulvestrant and ipatasertib as treatment for HER-2 negative and estrogen receptor positive (ER+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC): overall survival results of the CCTG/BCT MA.40/FINER Study (NCT04650581).

Redfern A. ESMO Congress 2026; LBA14, Abstract

Artificial intelligence-based tumour infiltrating lymphocyte quantification in patients with triple-negative breast cancer: an independent validation study. [BCT Clinical Fellowship]

Dixon-Douglas JR, Drubay D, Salgado R, Acs B, van der Laak J, Yuan Y, Amgad M, Cooper L, Hagos Y, AbdulJabbar K, Meakin J, van Ginneken B, Yan H, Lemonnier J, Penault-Llorca F, Laroix-Triki M, Joensuu H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P-L, Loibl S, Denkert C, Viale G, Colleoni MA, Sotiriou C, Piccart M, Dieci MV, Damaria S, Kammler R, Wolff AC, Sparano JA, Adams S, Badve S, Gray RJ, Curigliano G, Salomon AV, Nielsen TO, Pusztai L, Ciompi F, Michiels S, Loi S. Lancet Oncology. 2026; 27(9):1181-1192, DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00339-6, E-pub

Sustained benefit of adjuvant olaparib in women with germline BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated high-risk HER2-negative early breast cancer: updated results from the OlympiA phase III trial.

Garber JE, Cameron D, Campbell C, Yothers G, Taboada M, El-Abed S, Rastogi P, McConnell R, Correa A, Delaloge S, Liu WT, Sharma P, Bergh J, Janni W, Balmana J, Loman N, Spanic T, Friedman S, Freeman T, Armstrong A, Korde L, Im S, Sagara Y, Viale G, Bliss J, Gianni L, Johannsson O, Zoppoli G, Martinez De Duenas E, Marme F, Fein L, Arnedos M, Ford J, Schmutzler R, Loibl S, Linderholm B, Lakhani SR, Gnant M, Gelmon K, Domchek SM, Sunkus E, Eisen A, Jager A, Piccart M, Phillips KA, et al. Annals of Oncology. 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2026.08.002, Article in press. Pub online 24 August 2026, E-pub

Who can hold their breath? understanding individual patient’s needs and screening for deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) suitability in rural cancer care: a retrospective evaluation [BCT Clinical Fellowship].

Dower K, Dhillon HM, Mueller K, O’Connor M, Amalaseelan J, Kalkett GKB. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 2026; 36100395, E-pub

A Single Centre Feasibility Study of Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy Excision as a Non-Surgical Alternative for Selected Women With Borderline Breast Lesions [BCT Discretionary Funding].

Farshid G, Saloniklis S, Funahashi K, Sidhu A, Bingham J, Tiong L, Whitfield R, Bochner M. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2026; Published online 3 July 2026.1-12, https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70810, E-pub

Call to action – a novel strategy to improve clinical trial recruitment.

Zardawi S, Zdenkowski N, Hay T, Badger H. Internal Medicine Journal. 2026; Published online 9 July 2026.1-2, https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.704921, Letter

Total Publications: 1376