Three-Drug cocktail aims to shrink breast tumors before surgery
NCT ID NCT07691333
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of three drugs—kumorixilib, capecitabine, and letrozole—given before surgery can slow or shrink tumors in people with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Participants take the drugs for six 28-day cycles, then have surgery. The main goal is to measure changes in a tumor growth marker called Ki-67 after one cycle. The study is small, with 35 participants, and is designed to explore safety and early signs of effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- kumorixilib, capecitabine, and letrozole
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could shrink tumors before surgery, potentially improving outcomes for people with HR+/HER2- breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Side effects from the three drugs could be significant.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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Female participants only
- 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: \- Patients who meet all of the following inclusion criteria are eligible for enrollment in this trial: 1. Female patients with breast cancer aged ≥18 and ≤75 years, satisfying one of the following menopausal status criteria: (1) Bilateral oophorectomy in medical history, or age ≥60 years; (2) Age \<60 years with natural menopause (defined as spontaneous cessation of regular menses for at least 12 consecutive months without other pathological or physiological causes), with postmenopausal levels of E2 and FSH; (3) Pre-menopausal or peri-menopausal female patients who are willing to receive LHRH agonist therapy throughout the study period. 2. Histopathologically confirmed estrogen receptor (ER)-positive (\>10%) and/or progesterone receptor (PR)-positive (\>10%), HER2-negative breast cancer, assessed in accordance with the 2018 ASCO-CAP guidelines. HER2 negativity is defined as immunohistochemistry (IHC) score of 0+, or IHC 2+ with negative in situ hybridization (ISH) test (ISH amplification ratio \<2.0), verified by the pathological laboratory. 3. Accept core needle biopsy to provide initial tissue samples with Ki-67 ≥10% tested on the initial specimen; agree to provide tissue samples for tumor biomarker testing and peripheral blood samples for biomarker analysis. 4. Treatment-naïve breast cancer patients staged as Stage II-III per the 8th edition of the AJCC staging system. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. 6. Adequate organ function as defined below: Hematologic function: ① Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L (no growth factor administered within 14 days prior to screening); ② Platelet count ≥100×10⁹/L (no corrective hematologic therapy within 7 days prior to screening); ③ Hemoglobin ≥100 g/L (no corrective hematologic therapy within 7 days prior to screening). Hepatic and renal function: ① Total bilirubin ≤1×upper limit of normal (ULN); ② Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3×ULN (ALT and AST ≤5×ULN for patients with liver metastases); ③ Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN, with creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula). 7. Cardiac function on echocardiogram: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%. 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG): QT interval ≤480 ms. 8. Able to provide written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures. Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients presenting with any of the following conditions are ineligible for enrollment in this study: 1. Prior receipt of any form of anti-tumor therapy (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, endocrine therapy, etc.). 2. Concurrent administration of other anti-tumor agents. 3. Bilateral breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, or occult breast cancer. 4. Stage IV breast cancer. 5. Breast cancer without histopathological confirmation, or refusal to undergo breast core needle biopsy before or during study treatment. 6. History of other malignant tumors within the previous 5 years, except for cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix. 7. Severe dysfunction of vital organs including the heart, liver and kidneys. 8. Conditions interfering with oral drug intake and absorption, such as inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, or intestinal obstruction. 9. Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 10. Known hypersensitivity to any components of the study regimen; history of immunodeficiency diseases, including positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test, hepatitis C virus infection, active hepatitis B virus infection, other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency disorders, or a history of organ transplantation. 11. Prior diagnosis of any cardiac disease, including clinically significant arrhythmias requiring medical intervention, myocardial infarction, heart failure, or any other cardiac disease judged by the investigator to render the patient unsuitable for trial participation. 12. Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients; fertile women with a positive baseline pregnancy test result, or fertile women unwilling to use effective contraception throughout the entire trial period. 13. Coexisting severe medical conditions that may compromise patient safety or interfere with study completion as assessed by the investigator, including but not limited to uncontrolled severe hypertension, uncontrolled severe diabetes, active infections, etc. 14. Confirmed prior history of neurological or psychiatric disorders, including epilepsy or dementia. 15. Any other conditions deemed by the investigator to make the patient unsuitable for participation in this study.
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, China
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