New hope for hard-to-treat breast cancer: drug targets HER2-low tumors
NCT ID NCT05831878
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a drug called Disitamab vedotin (RC48-ADC) in 36 people with HER2-low advanced breast cancer that cannot be cured. Participants have had only one prior chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and how safe it is. This is an early study, so results are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Disitamab vedotin (RC48-ADC)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with HER2-low advanced breast cancer who have few alternatives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 36 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 patients aged ≥18 years * Expected survival ≥12 weeks * ECOG 0-1 * Histologically confirmed invasive advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is incurable and unresectable * At least one measurable lesion according to the RECIST 1.1 * No history of antibody-drug conjugate use * Up to one previous chemotherapy for advanced disease * Available hormone receptor status. Hormone receptor-positive subjects are allowed to receive no more than two previous endocrine therapy for advanced disease * HER2-low tumors, defined as IHC1+ or IHC2+ with negative FISH test; or HER2-ultralow tumors, defined as incomplete and faint membrane staining in \>0 but ≤10% of tumor cells * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * History of thromboembolic events * Uncontrolled systemic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, interstitial lung disease, cirrhosis, etc. * Active infections requiring systemic treatment * Pregnant or lactating * Presence of brain metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
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Conditions
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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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