Can an immune booster help chemotherapy fight metastatic breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT05747794
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding an experimental immunotherapy called eftilagimod alpha to standard chemotherapy (paclitaxel) can help people with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer live longer. The study first finds the best dose of eftilagimod alpha, then compares the combination against chemotherapy alone. Participants receive the treatment in two phases: chemo-immunotherapy followed by immunotherapy alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental immunotherapy called eftilagimod alpha combined with the chemotherapy paclitaxel
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option that extends survival for people with metastatic breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid-stage trial, so the combination may not prove more effective than chemotherapy alone and could cause additional 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 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jun 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Metastatic HR+ positive (estrogen receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive) or hormone receptor negative (HR˗), and HER2-neg breast adenocarcinoma, histologically proven by biopsy on the last available tumor tissue * Participants with HR+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who progressed on or after ≥1 line of endocrine based therapy and are indicated to receive chemotherapy for metastatic disease * Participants with HR- MBC (i.e. triple-negative breast cancer \[TNBC\]) who are indicated to receive paclitaxel chemotherapy without PD 1/PD-L1 therapy in the 1st line setting for metastatic disease * ECOG performance status 0-1 * Expected survival longer than three months Exclusion Criteria: * Prior chemotherapy for metastatic breast adenocarcinoma * Participants with HR+ MBC who have received \<1 line of ET based therapy in the metastatic setting * Participants with HR+ MBC who are not primary or secondary resistant to ET-based therapy and would be candidates to ET based therapy as per applicable treatment guidelines * TNBC participants who are candidates for PD-1/PD-L1 therapy in combination with chemotherapy * Disease-free interval of less than twelve months from the last dose of adjuvant chemotherapy
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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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ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine LLC
Tbilisi, Georgia
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ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine Phase I Unit
Chisinau, 2025, Moldova
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AZ Sint-Jan Brugge Oostende av
Bruges, Belgium
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Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29723, United States
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Ardenne
Libramont, 6800, Belgium
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Clinique Saint-Pierre- Ottignies
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Grand Hopital de Charleroi - Hopital Notre Dame
Charleroi, 6000, Belgium
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Jaén
Jaén, 23007, Spain
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Institut Català d'Oncologia
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Oncology Consultants
Houston, Texas, 77024, United States
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Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari
Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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START Madrid - FJD, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Diaz
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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The George Washington University Cancer Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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The Oncology Institute
Whittier, California, 90602, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Unidad Ensayos Clínicos Oncología Fundació IRB Lleida
Lleida, 25196, Spain
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Universitair Ziekenhuizen Antwerpen
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
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VHIO - Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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