This phase II trial studies how well carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel before surgery work in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that is inflammatory or has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.
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pCR Rate After Treatment.
Timeframe: At completion of definitive surgery, up to six months from initial treatment
Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) by Symmans Criteria.
Timeframe: At completion of definitive surgery, up to six months post-commencement of study chemotherapy.