Could a new scan unlock better breast cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT06732336
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a special PET scan using a radioactive tracer called 89Zr-trastuzumab to find low levels of HER2 in metastatic breast cancer. Researchers aim to see if this scan can better detect tumors that might respond to newer drugs like Enhertu. The trial will involve 40 adults with HER2-low breast cancer, and results could help personalize treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 89Zr-trastuzumab (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors see which tumors have low HER2, guiding personalized treatments like Enhertu for more patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The imaging may not reliably detect all low-HER2 tumors, and there are no direct treatment benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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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: * HER2-low metastatic breast cancer; * At least 18 years-old ; * Able to stay in supine position for at least 30 minutes; * Written inform consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or concomitant breast feeding; * Hepatic disorders such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, or any other liver condition judged as significant by the treating physician and that could impair the biliary excretion of 89Zr-trastuzumab; * Renal disorders considered significant by the treating physician and that could impair the normal elimination of 89Zr-trastuzumab; * Known hypersensitivity or allergy to trastuzumab, desferrioxamine, or any constituents of 89Zr-trastuzumab.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de recherche du CHUS
RECRUITINGSherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N4, Canada
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