New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat breast cancer
NCT ID NCT07487519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests a new drug called HLX43, which is designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells in people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The study will test HLX43 alone or combined with other immune-boosting drugs. About 180 adults with TNBC that has spread or come back will take part. The goal is to see if the drug shrinks tumors and how safe it is.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HLX43 (an antibody-drug conjugate that targets PD-L1 and delivers a chemotherapy-like toxin to cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, potentially shrinking tumors or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with a small number of participants. The drug may not work as hoped, and side effects could include immune-related reactions or toxicity from the chemotherapy component.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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. Voluntary written informed consent obtained before any study procedures. 2. Age ≥ 18 years at consent; no gender restriction. 3. Histopathologically confirmed TNBC: ER \< 1%, PR \< 1%, HER2 IHC 0/1+/2+ with no FISH amplification. * Phase I: Recurrent or metastatic TNBC after ≥1 prior line of standard systemic therapy. * Phase II: Unresectable locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic TNBC with no prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for this stage (palliative radiotherapy to metastases allowed; neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy permitted if completed ≥6 months before recurrence/metastasis). 4. At least one RECIST v1.1-measurable lesion documented within 4 weeks before randomization. Note: Target lesions must not be in irradiated fields or the CNS. If only measurable lesion is irradiated, imaging must confirm progression post-radiotherapy. 5. Archival FFPE tumor tissue (≤6 months old, ≤2 years max) for PD-L1 testing; fresh biopsy acceptable if archival tissue is unavailable or inadequate. Note: Specimens must be non-irradiated FFPE blocks/slides with pathology report confirming malignancy and adequacy. 6. Washout: ≥3 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) after major surgery, radiotherapy (except palliative bone RT), chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy; ≥1 week after minor surgery or anti-tumor TCM. All treatment-related AEs resolved to CTCAE v6.0 Grade ≤1 (stable Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy and alopecia exempted). 7. ECOG PS 0-1, assessed ≤7 days before randomization. 8. Life expectancy \>3 months. 9. Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function per labs ≤7 days before randomization. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior topoisomerase I-targeting therapy (e.g., irinotecan, topotecan, or ADCs). 2. Second primary malignancy within 2 years before randomization (except cured carcinoma in situ or stage I tumors). 3. Prior grade ≥3 immune-related adverse event during immunotherapy. 4. Uncontrolled, recurrent malignant pleural, pericardial, or ascitic effusions requiring repeated drainage. 5. Active CNS metastases, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis. 6. Clinically significant pulmonary impairment. 7. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease . 8. Active systemic infection requiring IV antibiotics within 2 weeks before randomization. 9. Moderate or strong CYP2D6/CYP3A inhibitor or inducer use within 2 weeks before randomization. 10. Systemic corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressants within 2 weeks before randomization . 11. Active or suspected autoimmune disease . 12. Live or attenuated live vaccine within 4 weeks before randomization. 13. Hypersensitivity to mAbs, large-molecule biologics, or drug formulation excipients. 14. Active pulmonary tuberculosis. 15. Known immunodeficiency. 16. Active HBV , HCV , or HBV/HCV co-infection. 17. Pregnancy or lactation. 18. Participation in another interventional trial within 30 days before consent . 19. Any condition posing unacceptable safety risk or interfering with study conduct per investigator judgment.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Harbin Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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