New scan could match breast cancer patients to best therapy
NCT ID NCT06830382
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a special PET scan that uses a radioactive tracer to detect HER2 protein on cancer cells. The goal is to see if this scan can better identify which patients with metastatic breast cancer will benefit from a targeted drug called T-DXd. About 70 women with advanced breast cancer will receive the scan and then treatment, and researchers will compare scan results to how well the tumor responds.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A radioactive tracer called [68Ga]Ga-ABY-025 used in PET scans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors choose the right treatment for each patient, improving outcomes and reducing unnecessary side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early exploratory study with only 70 participants. The scan may not reliably predict treatment response, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
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.
Who is studied
Patients with mBC considered for treatment with T-DXd.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Female patients age ≥18 years. * Metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer with disease progression after ≥ 1 line of chemotherapy in the palliative setting, or with disease relapse within six months after completion of (neo-) adjuvant chemotherapy. * The patient must be able and willing to provide written consent to participate in the study. * At least one metastatic lesion ≥ 10 mm is available for biopsy o Exception can be made when a recent biopsy is available (no more than 12 months old and without exposition to HER2-targeted therapy or local radiotherapy to the specific lesion). * At least one additional metastatic index lesion ≥ 10 mm for evaluation of treatment effect (according to RECIST v1.1) * WHO performance status ≤ 2. * Expected survival \> 12 weeks. * Contraceptives: Females of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry, for the duration of the study treatment phase and for six months after the last dose of \[68Ga\]Ga-ABY-025. Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established, proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone- releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs), and copper IUDs. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period. Should a female become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her study physician immediately. If a female participant is of child-bearing potential (females are considered not of childbearing potential if they are at least one year postmenopausal and/or surgically sterile), she must have a documented negative serum Pregnancy testing prior to each administration of the IMP is obligatory. Exclusion Criteria: * Contra-indications for treatment for trastuzumab deruxtecan and inability to undergo this treatment as per local treatment routines. * A previously documented metastatic tumor biopsy that was HER2-positive (IHC 3+ and/or HER2 gene amplification). * Other manifest malignancies except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. * Inadequate cardiac, renal, bone marrow or liver function * Patients with increased risk of complications from biopsies, i.e. increased risk of bleeding, defined as * prothrombin time test (INR value) \>1.4, platelet count \<70 (109/l), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) \>30s. * known bleeding disorders such as haemophilia, von Willebrand disease or platelet disorders. * any anticoagulants or antiplatelet treatment that cannot be temporarily paused
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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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Karolinska University hospital
RECRUITINGSolna, 17176, Sweden
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