Flu vaccine injected into tumors to fight breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT06229392
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study planned to test whether injecting the seasonal flu vaccine directly into breast tumors could help the immune system attack the cancer. It was designed for women with triple-negative or HER2+ breast cancer who were already scheduled for chemotherapy before surgery. However, the trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluzone Quadrivalent influenza vaccine (standard and high dose)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to use a common flu vaccine to help the immune system fight breast cancer during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This trial was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results exist. It was a very early Phase 1 study with only 18 planned participants, so even if it had run, it would not prove effectiveness.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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