No knife needed? new trial tests if chemo and radiation alone can cure breast cancer
NCT ID NCT06498154
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether women with certain aggressive breast cancers (triple negative or HER2-positive) can safely avoid breast surgery if their tumors disappear completely after a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The study will enroll 200 women and follow them for 5 years to see if the cancer stays away. If it works, it could spare many patients from surgery and its recovery time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chemotherapy (TCb regimen with or without immunotherapy for triple negative; TCb plus trastuzumab and pertuzumab for HER2+) and radiotherapy (whole-breast irradiation plus boost)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that some breast cancer patients can avoid surgery entirely after strong chemo and radiation, reducing treatment burden.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 200 people, so results are preliminary. There is a risk that cancer may return without surgery, and the combination of chemo and radiation may cause more side effects.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 70 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: * Female initial treatment patients aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 70 years old * ECOG score 0-1 * Clinical T1-2N0 HER2 positive ( HR negative HER2 IHC score of 3+, or 2+and ISH test positive) or triple negative invasive breast cancer * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% * 12 lead electrocardiogram: QT interval (QTcF) corrected by Fridericia method for females\<470ms * The functional level of the main organs must meet the following requirements: blood routine: ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L# PLT≥90 × 109/L# Hb≥90 g/L#Blood biochemistry: TBIL ≤ 2.5 × ULN# ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 × ULN# BUN and Cr ≤ 1.5 × ULN# * For female subjects who have not undergone menopause or surgical sterilization, during the treatment period and during the study treatment * Agree to abstain or use effective contraceptive methods for at least 2 months after the next administration; .Volunteer to join this study, sign informed consent, have good compliance, and be willing to cooperate with follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Inflammatory breast cancer * Metastatic tumor * Previous or concurrent malignant tumors, whose natural history or treatment may interfere with the safety of the research protocol. * Active infections that require systemic treatment * Has used any medication in this study within 14 days prior to enrollment * Major surgery (excluding biopsy) performed within 14 days before enrollment
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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.
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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Tianjin medical university cancer institute and hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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