Could a simple scan predict breast cancer drug success?
NCT ID NCT06909604
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new PET imaging method that uses a radioactive tracer to spot HER2 proteins on breast cancer cells. The goal is to see if the scan can predict how well patients will respond to antibody-drug conjugate therapy. Researchers will enroll 50 adults with HER2-positive or low tumors who are receiving neoadjuvant therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Al18F-HER2-BCH (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors predict which breast cancer patients will benefit from antibody-drug conjugate therapy, avoiding ineffective treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage imaging study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The tracer's ability to predict response is not yet proven.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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. Aged ≥18 years old; ECOG 0 or 1; 2. Patients with HER2 positive or low tumors; 3. Receives neoadjuvant therapy 4. Has adequate cardiac, bone marrow, renal, hepatic and blood clotting functions; 5. Life expectancy \> 3 months - Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant hepatic or renal dysfunction; 2. Is pregnant or ready to pregnant; 3. Cannot keep their states for half an hour; 4. Refused to join the clinical research; 5. Suffering from claustrophobia or other mental disorders; 6. Any other situation that researchers considered it unsuitable to participate in the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100142, China
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