Triple threat: new combo aims to tackle tough breast cancer
NCT ID NCT06889688
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether a combination of three drugs—camrelizumab, apatinib, and eribulin—works better than standard chemotherapy for advanced triple-negative breast cancer. The study will enroll 246 women aged 18 to 70. Researchers will measure how long the cancer stays under control and overall survival, while also checking side effects and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- camrelizumab, apatinib, and eribulin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new, more effective treatment option for advanced triple-negative breast cancer, potentially extending life and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but the combination may cause more side effects than standard chemo, and it's not yet proven to work better. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 246 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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: 1. The subject voluntarily agrees to participate in this study and signs an informed consent form (ICF). 2. Female subjects aged ≥18 and ≤70 years on the date of signing the ICF. 3. Pathologically confirmed advanced triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), defined as ER-negative (IHC ER-positive percentage \<1%), PR-negative (IHC PR-positive percentage \<1%), and HER2-negative (IHC-/+, or IHC++ but FISH/CISH-), with at least one measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1 criteria. 4. Patients who have received at least 1 and up to 4 lines of prior systemic therapy for metastatic or locally advanced unresectable triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with disease progression. Prior systemic therapy (including at least 1 line of chemotherapy and neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy) must include at least a taxane or anthracycline. Subjects who relapse within 6 months after completion of neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy are considered as having failed first-line therapy. 5. Capable of swallowing tablets. 6. ECOG performance status of 0-1. 7. Expected survival ≥12 weeks. 8. Adequate function of vital organs, meeting the following criteria (without the use of blood products or growth factors during the screening period): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L. Platelet count ≥100×10⁹/L. Hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL. Serum albumin ≥3 g/dL. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ULN (if abnormal, T3 and T4 levels should be assessed; subjects with normal T3 and T4 levels are eligible). Total bilirubin ≤1.0×ULN (for subjects with Gilbert's syndrome or liver metastases, total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN). ALT and AST ≤1.5×ULN (for subjects with liver metastases, ≤3×ULN). Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5×ULN. Renal function within 7 days prior to the first dose: serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min. 9. Women of childbearing potential agree to use highly effective contraception starting at least 7 days prior to the first dose and continuing for 24 weeks after the last dose. A negative serum pregnancy test is required within 7 days prior to the first dose. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with untreated active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases. 2. Participation in any other interventional clinical trial within 28 days prior to the first dose. 3. History of severe allergic reactions to other monoclonal antibodies. 4. Receipt of other antitumor therapies within 28 days prior to the first dose. 5. Uncontrolled hypertension despite antihypertensive medication (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg). 6. Prior treatment with CTLA-4, Tim-3, or LAG-3 antibodies, or T-cell co-stimulatory therapies (previous use of PD-1 or PD-L1 antibodies is allowed). 7. Prior treatment with anti-angiogenic agents or eribulin chemotherapy. 8. Presence of any active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease (including but not limited to autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonitis, uveitis, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, or hypothyroidism). Subjects with vitiligo, or childhood asthma that has fully resolved without intervention in adulthood, may be included. Subjects with asthma requiring medical intervention with bronchodilators are excluded. 9. Uncontrolled cardiac clinical symptoms or diseases, including: Heart failure classified as NYHA Class II or higher. Unstable angina. Myocardial infarction within the past year. Clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention. 10. Urinalysis indicating proteinuria ≥++ or confirmed 24-hour urinary protein ≥1.0 g. 11. Known hereditary or acquired bleeding or thrombotic disorders (e.g., hemophilia, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, hypersplenism). 12. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency (e.g., HIV infection). 13. Receipt of a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to or during the study period. 14. Allergy or contraindication to the investigational drugs. 15. Underwent surgery within 3 months prior to enrollment or anticipated need for major surgical procedures during the study period.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
7 sites. 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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Changhai Hospital of Shanghai
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuiyang, Guizhou, China
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The Central Hospital Of Yong Zhou
RECRUITINGYongzhou, Hunan, China
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Wuhan Union Hospital of China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Yichang Central People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYichang, Hubei, China
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