AbbVie Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Veliparib for Patients with Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

AbbVie ABBV today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its investigational compound, veliparib (ABT-888) when added to carboplatin, a chemotherapy, in women with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer.  The three-arm trial will compare the addition of veliparib plus carboplatin or placebo plus carboplatin to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy.  See full press release