Can pressurized oxygen stop breast cancer lung spread?
NCT ID NCT07514728
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This small study is testing whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can help control the growth of breast cancer that has spread to the lungs. Ten women with advanced breast cancer and lung metastases will receive standard cancer treatment plus HBOT sessions. The goal is to see if the added oxygen therapy can shrink or stabilize lung tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to help control breast cancer that has spread to the lungs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early proof-of-concept study with only 10 participants. It is not yet known if hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be effective or safe for this purpose.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 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 to 75 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: 1. Aged 18-75 years, female; 2. Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer with lung metastasis (diagnosed via contrast-enhanced chest CT, PET-CT, or MRI); 3. Disease progression after at least 1 line of systemic therapy containing chemotherapy for recurrent/metastatic disease (per RECIST 1.1 criteria); 4. At least one measurable lung metastatic lesion (≥10 mm on spiral CT/MRI, not previously treated with radiotherapy) per RECIST 1.1; 5. Adequate organ function (e.g., hemoglobin ≥90 g/L, alanine transaminase/aspartate transaminase ≤3× upper limit of normal \[ULN\], serum creatinine ≤1× ULN, no severe arrhythmia or myocardial ischemia on ECG); 6. ECOG performance status ≤2 and life expectancy ≥3 months; 7. Use of medically approved contraception (for women of childbearing potential) during treatment and for at least 3 months after the last treatment; 8. Voluntary participation, signed informed consent, and willingness to comply with treatment and follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received radiotherapy (excluding palliative radiotherapy) within 3 weeks prior to treatment; received major surgery (excluding minor outpatient procedures such as vascular access placement) within 3 weeks before the first cycle of study treatment; 2. Persistent grade ≥2 adverse events from prior treatments (e.g., chemotherapy, surgery) (except alopecia or conditions the investigator deems should not result in exclusion); 3. History of clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease, including congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or ventricular arrhythmias; 4. Presence of third-space fluid accumulation that cannot be controlled by drainage or other methods; 5. Active HBV or HCV infection (HBV DNA ≥500 IU/ml or positive HCV RNA) with abnormal liver function; 6. Currently pregnant or breastfeeding; 7. Allergic diathesis, or known history of allergy to components of the conventional treatment medications in this study, or to HBOT-related equipment/gas components (e.g., pure oxygen); 8. Presence of contraindications to HBOT, such as untreated pneumothorax, pulmonary bullae, severe emphysema, history of epilepsy (with seizures within the past 2 years), or acute exacerbation of severe sinusitis/otitis media.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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