New pill combo aims to keep advanced breast cancer in check
NCT ID NCT05876065
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares a combination of two chemotherapy pills (capecitabine and cyclophosphamide) against standard maintenance treatments for women with advanced breast cancer whose disease is under control after initial therapy. The goal is to see which approach better delays cancer progression. About 86 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two options.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- capecitabine and cyclophosphamide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, effective maintenance option to delay disease progression in advanced breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (86 participants) with no phase designation, so results may not be conclusive. The combination may cause side effects like hand-foot syndrome or low blood counts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 86 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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 years and older
- 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, age≥18 years old * ECOG≤2 * Pathologically confirmed primary breast cancer, with pathologically or radiologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic lesions * HR+/HER2+ or HR-/HER2+ or HR-/HER2- * At least one measurable lesion or bone-only disease (osteolytic or mixed) according to RECIST v1.1 * Disease control (complete response + partial response + stable disease) after salvage treatment * Expected survival ≥6 months * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * during pregnancy and lactation * Patients with central nervous system metastasis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200127, China
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