Breast cancer drug study pulled before it started
NCT ID NCT06710197
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to see if a 14-day course of the drug Anakinra could change the immune environment around early-stage triple-negative or ER-low breast tumors. It was planned for people with small, early-stage tumors who were not scheduled for chemotherapy before surgery. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Anakinra (Kineret®)
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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.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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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: * For inclusion in this study, patients must fulfill all the following criteria: 1. Age \> 18 years 2. Histologically confirmed non-metastatic invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast meeting one of the following criteria: i. Clinical stage T1a/b N0 TNBC ii. Clinical stage T1a/b N0 ER-low (1-9%) 3. Not planned for neoadjuvant chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: Patients who satisfy any of the following exclusion criteria are NOT eligible for this study. 1. Male Gender 2. HER2 positive breast cancer 3. Second primary cancer 4. Multifocal early breast cancer 5. Pre-existing inflammatory arthritis 6. Pregnancy or lactating. 7. Platelets ≤ 100x109/L. ANC ≤ 1.5 x109/L. Hemoglobin ≤ 80 g/L 8. ECOG≥2 9. Clinically significant bacterial, fungal, parasitic or viral infection, which require therapy. Patients with acute bacterial infections requiring antibiotic use should delay screening/enrollment until the course of antibiotic therapy has been completed. 10. Known active hepatitis A, B, C or who are HIV-positive or who are at risk for HBV reactivation. At risk for HBV reactivation is defined as hepatitis B surface antigen positive or anti-hepatitis B core antibody positive. Prior test results obtained as part of standard of care that confirm a subject is immune and not at risk for reactivation (i.e., hepatitis B surface antigen negative, surface antibody positive) may be used for purposes of eligibility and tests do not need to be repeated. Subjects with prior positive serology results must have negative polymerase chain reaction results. Subjects whose immune status is unknown or uncertain must have results confirming immune status before enrollment. 11. Primary immunodeficiency such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia or common variable immunodeficiency. 12. Active and inactive ('latent') tuberculosis infection or suspicion of active tuberculosis. If no suspicion of active tuberculosis, testing is not required. 13. Use of glucocorticoids above the equivalent of 10 mg of prednisone daily within 4 weeks prior to treatment with Anakinra. 14. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to treatment. 15. History of malignancy in the past 3 years except for treated, early-stage squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix. 16. History or current diagnosis of uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease, including any of the following: a. myocardial infarction within last 6 months. b. uncontrolled congestive heart failure. c. unstable angina within last 6 months. d. exertional angina. e. clinically significant (symptomatic) cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., bradyarrhythmia, sustained ventricular tachycardia, and clinically significant second or third degree AV block without a pacemaker). 17. History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to enrollment. 18. Presence of moderate or severe renal function impairment (estimated creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min/1.73m2). 19. Patients with mild, moderate, or severe hepatic impairment or inadequate liver function defined by any of direct bilirubin, alanine amino transferase (ALT), or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)\>2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN). Patients with Child-Pugh score \>5 are also excluded. 20. Patients under ongoing treatment with another investigational medication or having been treated with an investigational medication within 30 days of screening or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose of investigational product. 21. Significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition which, in the investigator's opinion, would jeopardize the safety of the patient or compliance with the protocol. 22. Known hypersensitivity to E-coli derived proteins, Anakinra or any component of the product.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Center
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada