The Benefits of Clinical Trials for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• The Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• Why Clinical Trials are Important as a Treatment Option for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
• What Happens in a Clinical Trial
• Stages of Clinical Trials
• New Research in the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
• Investigational New Drugs in Clinical Trials
• The Meaning of Informed Consent
• Benefits & Risks of Participation
• How & Where Clinical Trials are Conducted
• How to Participate in Clinical Trials
• Specific Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Clinical Trials
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Accessing Resources for Clinical Trials
• Questions for our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Marcela Mazo Canola, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Breast Medical Oncology, UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center

Saba Shaikh, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology UT Health San Antonio, Mays Cancer Center

Arlene Brothers

Interim Executive Director, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation®

Jennifer LaPietra, MSW

Patient Assistance Program Manager, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

Live Only

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

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