New drug combo shows promise in early breast cancer trial
NCT ID NCT01597388
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tested a new experimental drug called AZD2014 combined with the standard hormone therapy fulvestrant in 99 people with advanced ER+ breast cancer. The main goals were to check the safety of the combination and find the right dose. Researchers also looked for early signs that the treatment might help shrink tumors or slow the cancer's growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AZD2014 (an experimental drug) and fulvestrant (a hormone therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new combination treatment option for people with advanced ER+ breast cancer that has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 99 participants, focused mainly on safety and dosing. The drug may not prove effective enough to advance to larger studies, and side effects 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 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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99 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2012
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 100 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: * Provision of signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures, sampling analysis * Aged at least 18 * At least one lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable) that can be accurately assessed at baseline by computerised tomography (CT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or plain X-ray and is suitable for repeated assessment * Histological or cytological confirmation of an ER+ advanced metastatic breast cancer tumour that is eligible for treatment with fulvestrant * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Patients must have evidence of non-child-bearing potential. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior chemotherapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, androgens, thalidomide, immunotherapy, other anticancer agents, and any investigational agents within 14 days of starting study treatment (not including palliative radiotherapy at focal sites) * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to entry to the study (excluding placement of vascular access), or minor surgery within 2 weeks of entry into the study. * Patients with severe cardiac condition of ischemia, impaired ventricular function and arrhythmias, evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic or current unstable or uncompensated respiratory or cardiac conditions. * Patients with diabetes type 1 or uncontrolled type II (HbA1c \> 8% assessed locally)
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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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Research Site
Sarasota, Florida, 34232, United States
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Research Site
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Research Site
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Research Site
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Research Site
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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