Could a simple anesthetic injection during surgery stop Triple-Negative breast cancer from coming back?
NCT ID NCT07458204
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether injecting the anesthetic levobupivacaine around the tumor and nearby nerves during breast cancer surgery can reduce the risk of the cancer returning. The study will include 760 women with triple-negative breast cancer who have had chemotherapy and are eligible for lumpectomy. Researchers will track recurrence and survival for two years after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- levobupivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to lower the risk of breast cancer returning after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial, so it's still early. The benefit seen in lab studies may not translate to people, and the drug's effect on recurrence is unproven.
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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 760 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
- 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.
This study will include women: * with histologically confirmed triple-negative breast cancer * who have undergone neoadjuvant chemotherapy, regardless of the protocol used * eligible for conservative surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection for whom surgery is performed under general anaesthesia * with a ECOG status of 0 or 1 * of legal age * affiliated with a social security system * agreeing to participate in the study The following women will not be included in the study: * those with a history of allergy to local anaesthetics, regardless of class * those with metastatic breast cancer * those undergoing lumpectomy for breast cancer with histology other than triple negative * undergoing total mastectomy * those for whom the surgery is a repeat of the initial surgery * with a personal history of breast cancer having a personal history of cancer (other than breast cancer) for which remission has not been achieved for at least 3 years * minors * protected by law (guardianship, curatorship, judicial protection) * pregnant or breastfeeding * refusing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Godinot
Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, 51100, France
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