Could a single injection replace biopsies for breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT05695859
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new imaging method that uses a radioactive tracer to detect HER2 protein in breast cancer tumors and nearby lymph nodes. 24 women with primary breast cancer received one injection followed by a scan. The goal was to see if the scan results matched standard tissue tests. If it works, this could offer a less invasive way to check HER2 status.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Technetium-99m-labelled DARPinG3
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors see HER2 levels in breast cancer tumors without needing a biopsy, making diagnosis faster and less invasive.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The imaging accuracy needs to be confirmed in larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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.
Who is studied
Breast cancer female patients
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: * Subject is \> 18 years of age * Diagnosis of primary breast cancer with lymph node metastases * Availability of results from HER2 status previously determined on material from the primary tumor and metastatic LN, either a. HER2-positive, defined as a DAKO HercepTest™ score of 3+ or FISH positive or b. HER2-negative, defined as a DAKO HercepTest™ score of 0 or 1+; or else if 2+ then FISH negative * Hematological, liver and renal function test results within the following limits: White blood cell count: \> 2.0 x 109/L; Hemoglobin: \> 80 g/L; Platelets: \> 50.0 x 109/L; ALT, ALP, AST: =\< 5.0 times Upper Limit of Normal; Bilirubin =\< 2.0 times Upper Limit of Normal; Serum creatinine: Within Normal Limits. * A negative pregnancy test for all patients of childbearing potential. Sexually active women of childbearing potential participating in the study must use a medically acceptable form of contraception for at least 30 days after study termination * Subject is capable to undergo the diagnostic investigations to be performed in the study * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any system therapy (chemo-/targeted therapy) * Second, non-breast malignancy * Active current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease * Active infection or history of severe infection within the previous 3 months (if clinically relevant at screening) 4. Known HIV positive or chronically active hepatitis B or C * Administration of other investigational medicinal product within 30 days of screening * Ongoing toxicity \> grade 2 from previous standard or investigational therapies, according to US National Cancer Institute's
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Russia Tomsk NRMC
Tomsk, Russia
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