New drug cocktail aims to tackle tough breast cancer
NCT ID NCT06942234
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called JSKN016, given with chemotherapy or immunotherapy, for people with HER2-negative breast cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The trial includes 180 adults in China and aims to see if the combination shrinks tumors and how safe it is. It is an early-stage study, so results are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JSKN016 (a drug given by IV) combined with chemotherapy (capecitabine or paclitaxel) or immunotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the treatment may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects from the drug combinations are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Capable of understanding and signing the informed consent form. 2. Aged ≥18 and ≤75 years, regardless of sex. 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed inoperable locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer. 4. Hormone receptor-positive participants with progression/intolerance after standard endocrine therapy, or unsuitable for it. 5. Disease progression confirmed by radiological evidence post-systemic treatment. 6. Available archived or newly obtained tumor tissue/biopsy. 7. No prior systemic therapy for advanced disease, except for prior endocrine ± targeted therapy or CDK4/6 inhibitors. 8. Measurable non-CNS lesion per RECIST 1.1. 9. Expected survival ≥3 months. 10. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 11. Contraceptive use agreement for fertile participants. 12. Adequate organ function within 7 days of enrollment: * Bone marrow: ANC ≥1.5 × 10⁹/L, Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L, Platelets ≥100 × 10⁹/L. * Liver: Bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN, ALT/AST ≤3 × ULN. * Renal: Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or Ccr ≥60 mL/min. * Coagulation: INR/PT ≤1.5 × ULN, APTT ≤1.5 × ULN. 13. LVEF ≥50%. Exclusion Criteria: 1. CNS metastasis (except stable cases treated with radiation or surgery). 2. Unstable spinal cord compression or untreated history. 3. Recent live vaccine (except seasonal flu vaccines). 4. Recent anti-tumor treatment within 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter). 5. Recent palliative therapy within 14 days. 6. Major surgery within 28 days or planned during the study. 7. Severe gastrointestinal issues or recent major GI bleeding. 8. Uncontrolled pleural/peritoneal effusions or cachexia. 9. Prior HER3/TROP2-targeted therapy or topoisomerase I inhibitors. 10. Other malignancies within 5 years (except certain skin or localized cancers). 11. Current interstitial lung disease or uncontrolled infections. 12. Severe hypercalcemia or uncontrolled cancer-related pain. 13. Autoimmune diseases, unless stable with treatment. 14. Uncontrolled comorbidities (e.g., active infections, cardiovascular issues). 15. Toxicities from previous treatments not resolved to CTCAE ≤1. 16. Recent steroid use or need for systemic immunosuppressive therapy. 17. Allergy to study drug components. 18. Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer center
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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