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Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy vs Placebo Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pembrolizumab vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) (MK-3475-522/KEYNOTE-522)
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03036488
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03036488. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Placebo Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pembrolizumab vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03036488
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Lead sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Industry
- Enrollment
- 1,174 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Carboplatin Drug
- Cyclophosphamide Drug
- Doxorubicin Drug
- Epirubicin Drug
- Granulocyte colony stimulating factor: Filgrastim or Pegfilgastrim Biological
- Paclitaxel Drug
- Pembrolizumab Biological
- Placebo Drug
Drug · Biological
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 6, 2017
- Primary completion
- Oct 13, 2025
- Completion
- Oct 13, 2025
- Last update posted
- Oct 28, 2025
2017 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 47
- U.S. states
- 22
- U.S. cities
- 41
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Pharmacy - Scottsdale Healthcare ( Site 0089) | Scottsdale | Arizona | 85268 | — |
| Arizona Oncology Associates PC- HOPE ( Site 8001) | Tucson | Arizona | 85711 | — |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center ( Site 0091) | Los Angeles | California | 90048 | — |
| Pacific Cancer Care ( Site 0069) | Monterey | California | 93940 | — |
| ICRI ( Site 0072) | Whittier | California | 90603 | — |
| University of Colorado Cancer Center ( Site 0021) | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | — |
| Yale University School of Medicine ( Site 0054) | New Haven | Connecticut | 06510 | — |
| Christiana Hospital ( Site 0029) | Newark | Delaware | 19713 | — |
| Univ of Miami-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center- Kendall satellite ( Site 0079) | Miami | Florida | 33176 | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center ( Site 0047) | Chicago | Illinois | 60637-1447 | — |
| North Shore University Health System ( Site 0081) | Evanston | Illinois | 60201 | — |
| Orchard Healthcare Research Inc. ( Site 0049) | Skokie | Illinois | 60077 | — |
| Goshen Center for Cancer Care ( Site 0010) | Goshen | Indiana | 46526 | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics ( Site 0038) | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | — |
| New England Cancer Specialists ( Site 0005) | Scarborough | Maine | 04074 | — |
| Henry Ford Hospital ( Site 0003) | Detroit | Michigan | 48202 | — |
| Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA ( Site 8013) | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55404 | — |
| Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 0073) | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08903 | — |
| Broome Oncology, LLC ( Site 8002) | Johnson City | New York | 13790 | — |
| Nyack Hospital Infusion Center ( Site 0059) | Nyack | New York | 10960 | — |
| TriHealth Cancer Institute-Good Samaritan Hospital ( Site 0044) | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45220 | — |
| Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. ( Site 8011) | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45242 | — |
| Providence Portland Medical Center ( Site 0052) | Portland | Oregon | 97213 | — |
| Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C. ( Site 8008) | Portland | Oregon | 97227 | — |
| Magee - Women's Hospital ( Site 0011) | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital ( Site 0060) | Providence | Rhode Island | 02903 | — |
| The West Clinic, P.C. ( Site 0078) | Germantown | Tennessee | 38138 | — |
| Texas Oncology-Austin Central ( Site 8005) | Austin | Texas | 78731 | — |
| Parkland Health and Hospital System ( Site 0093) | Dallas | Texas | 75235 | — |
| Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center ( Site 8006) | Dallas | Texas | 75246 | — |
| Simmons Cancer Center ( Site 0094) | Dallas | Texas | 75390-9015 | — |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center ( Site 0030) | Dallas | Texas | 75390-9179 | — |
| Moncrief Cancer Institute ( Site 0092) | Fort Worth | Texas | 76104 | — |
| Texas Oncology-Memorial City ( Site 8003) | Houston | Texas | 77024 | — |
| Houston Methodist Cancer Center ( Site 0013) | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| Texas Oncology- Plano East ( Site 8010) | Plano | Texas | 75075 | — |
| Texas Oncology-San Antonio Northeast ( Site 8012) | San Antonio | Texas | 78217 | — |
| Texas Oncology-Tyler ( Site 8007) | Tyler | Texas | 75702 | — |
| University of Virginia ( Site 0022) | Charlottesville | Virginia | 22903 | — |
| Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC ( Site 8009) | Fairfax | Virginia | 22031 | — |
| Bon Secours Cancer Institute Medical Oncology at St. Mary's ( Site 0033) | Midlothian | Virginia | 23114 | — |
| Peninsula Cancer Institute, LLC ( Site 0041) | Newport News | Virginia | 23601 | — |
| Virginia Oncology Associates ( Site 8000) | Norfolk | Virginia | 23502 | — |
| Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology ( Site 0087) | Kennewick | Washington | 99336 | — |
| Seattle Cancer Care Alliance ( Site 0068) | Seattle | Washington | 98109 | — |
| Medical Oncology Associates (Summit Cancer Centers) ( Site 0014) | Spokane | Washington | 99208 | — |
| YVMH dba Vrigina Mason Memorial/North Star Lodge Cancer Center ( Site 8004) | Yakima | Washington | 98902 | — |
Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.
Non-U.S. locations
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About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03036488, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
- Where the data comes from
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Oct 28, 2025 · Synced May 13, 2026
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