New hope for tough breast cancer: drug combo aims to stall tumor growth

NCT ID NCT04851613

First seen Sep 30, 2025 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 38 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding afuresertib to the standard hormone therapy fulvestrant can help people with a certain type of advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2-) that has stopped responding to usual treatments. About 256 adults whose cancer has specific genetic changes (PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN) will receive either the combination or a placebo plus fulvestrant. The main goal is to see if the combination delays cancer progression.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University

    Baoding, Hebei, 071000, China

  • Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

    Nantong, Jiangsu, China

  • Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital

    Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China

  • Anyang cancer hospital

    Anyang, Henan, 455000, China

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China

  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China

  • Chongqing University Cancer Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030, China

  • Fujian Cancer Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China

  • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China

  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China

  • Henan Cancer Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China

  • Hubei Cancer Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China

  • Hunan Cancer Hospital

    Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China

  • Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China

  • Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China

  • Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital

    Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China

  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, China

  • Ningbo Li Huili Hospital

    Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315040, China

  • Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital

    Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China

  • Piedmont Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States

  • Providence St. Johns Health Center

    Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200020, China

  • Shandong Cancer Hospital

    Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China

  • Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, China

  • Sichuan Cancer Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072, China

  • Sir-run shaw Hospital Zhejiang University of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, China

  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510050, China

  • Taizhou Hospital

    Taizhou, Zhejiang, 317000, China

  • Tangshan People's Hospital

    Tangshan, Hebei, 063000, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College

    Bengbu, Anhui, 233004, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi’an, Shanxi, 710061, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China

  • The First Hospital of China Medical University

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China

  • The First People's Hospital of Foshan

    Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China

  • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University

    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050011, China

  • The first hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China

  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China

  • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

  • Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

  • Virginia Cancer Specialists

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

  • Wuhan Central Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China

  • Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

  • Zhongshan People's Hospital

    Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528403, China

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