A Study of Liposomal Doxorubicin+Docetaxel+Trastuzumab+Metformin in Operable and Locally Advanced HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

50 mg/m2 by intravenous infusion over a period of 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle repeated every 21 days. A final concentration of between 0.4 to 1.2 mg/ml doxorubicin hydrochloride, is required

30 mg/m2 by intravenous infusion over a period of 1 hour on day 2 and 9, every 3 week.They will be given for 6 cycles.

4 mg/kg for the first administration (day 2 cycle 1) and 2 mg/kg for subsequent administrations. Trastuzumab will be given weekly for the duration of chemotherapy (day 2, 9, 16), then will be administered at the dose of 6 mg/Kg every 3 weeks until completion of 52 weeks of treatment.

It is administered as single agent from day -13 to 0. From day -13 to day -11, Metformin 1000 mg will be administered once a day; from day -10, Metformin 1000 mg will be administered twice a day continuously until end of the study treatment.