Could less immunotherapy be better? new trial tests Every-6-Week dosing for tough breast cancer
NCT ID NCT07401537
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving immunotherapy every 6 weeks instead of every 3 weeks works as well for advanced triple-negative breast cancer. The goal is to keep the cancer under control while reducing side effects and improving quality of life. About 416 participants whose cancer is stable or improving after initial treatment will be randomly assigned to one of the two schedules.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PD-1 inhibitor (immunotherapy drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that less frequent immunotherapy is just as effective, with fewer side effects and lower costs for patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial, so results are preliminary. The extended schedule might be less effective or still cause significant side effects. It only applies to patients whose cancer is stable or improving after initial treatment.
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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 416 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 70 years
- 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: 1. Voluntary consent to participate in this study and signing of the informed consent form. 2. The age of the signatory of the informed consent form should be ≥18 years old and ≤70 years old. 3. Advanced (locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic) TNBC confirmed by histology or cytology, defined as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative. 4. PD-L1 IHC detection in tumor tissue with a CPS score ≥1. 5. Have received first-line standard immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy or immunotherapy combined with ADC and completed 6 cycles, with the last dose administered no more than 28 days before randomization. 6. The therapeutic efficacy was confirmed as CR, PR or SD after 6-cycle standard treatment according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria. 7. Plan to continue receiving immunotherapy. 8. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance-status score of 0 or 1. 9. The expected survival period exceeds 12 weeks. 10. Adequate organ function:. 11. No mental or intellectual abnormalities. 12. Willing and able to comply with the trial protocol during the trial period. 13. Female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraceptive measures starting at least 7 days before the first dose and continuing until 24 weeks after the last dose. The serum pregnancy test result must be negative within 7 days prior to the first dose. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Untreated active brain metastases or meningeal metastases. 2. Concomitant other malignant tumors with progression within the recent 5 years or requiring active treatment (excluding adequately treated and controlled carcinoma in situ and non-melanoma skin cancer). 3. Concomitant severe non-malignant diseases that would affect the patient's compliance or put the patient at risk. 4. Concomitant active infection. 5. Receiving other anti-tumor therapies or participating in other interventional clinical trials. 6. Inflammatory breast cancer. 7. Dementia, intellectual disability, or any mental disorders that hinder the understanding of the informed consent form. 8. History of allergic reactions to any components of the study drugs or existing contraindications to their use. 9. Presence of any active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases. 10. Presence of poorly controlled clinical cardiac symptoms or diseases, such as:1) Heart failure of NYHA class II or above;2) Unstable angina pectoris;3) Myocardial infarction occurring within 1 year;4) Clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias requiring treatment or intervention. 11. Presence of grade ≥3 toxicities related to prior treatments that restrict the continuation of maintenance therapy. 12. History of immunodeficiency, including HIV positivity, active HBV/HCV infection, other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, and history of organ or allogeneic stem cell transplantation. 13. Vaccination with live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the administration of study drugs or planned vaccination during the study period. 14. Prior administration of irinotecan, topotecan, or any other topoisomerase I inhibitors (including investigational topoisomerase I inhibitors), or known history of allergies to the above-mentioned drugs. 15. Use of systemic glucocorticoids at a dose exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent within 14 days prior to the administration of study drugs, or planned long-term use of the above dose during the study period (topical, inhaled, or short-term (≤7 days) pulse doses ≤10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent, or physiological dose replacement therapy are allowed for inclusion). 16. Need for use of any immunosuppressants within 14 days prior to the administration of study drugs or planned use during the study period. 17. Pregnant or lactating women, or women of childbearing potential who refuse to accept contraceptive measures. 18. Patients who are difficult or impossible to follow up. 19. Subjects judged by the investigator to have conditions that may affect compliance or other circumstances making them unsuitable for inclusion.
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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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Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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