New drug combo shows promise for tough breast cancer
NCT ID NCT03310957
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of two drugs, ladiratuzumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, in 185 people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer that had spread. The main goals were to check for side effects and see how well the drugs shrank tumors. The trial was completed and provides information on safety and effectiveness of this treatment approach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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185 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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: * Metastatic or locally-advanced, histologically documented TNBC (absence of HER2, ER, and PR expression) * Part D only: Tumor tissue PD-L1 Combined Positive Score \<10 expression. * Have not previously received cytotoxic therapy for the treatment of unresectable locally-advanced breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer * At least 6 months since prior treatment with curative intent and recurrence * At least 1 tumor 10mm in diameter or greater OR lymph node of at least 15 mm in short axis * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 * Able to provide biopsy tissue for biomarker analysis * Meet baseline laboratory data criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Prior immune-oncology therapy * Pre-existing neuropathy of at least Grade 2 * History of carcinomatous meningitis or active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Patients are eligible if CNS metastases are adequately treated and patients have neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment) for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Patients must be off corticosteroids. * Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment or have not adequately recovered from prior radiotherapy * Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 2 years * History of interstitial lung disease * Current pneumonitis or history of pneumonitis requiring steroids
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Allina Health Cancer Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam, Other, 13496, South Korea
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Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center / Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center / Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California Irvine
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario La Coruna
A Coruña, Other, 15006, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen
Jaén, Other, 23007, Spain
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center / Seattle Cancer Care Alliance / University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98109-1023, United States
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Gynakologisches Zentrum Bonn Friedensplatz
Bonn, Other, 53111, Germany
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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HM Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal
Madrid, Other, 28050, Spain
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Helen F. Graham Cancer Center / Christiana Care Health Systems
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Hospital Ruber Internacional
Madrid, Other, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Other, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Other, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Other, 28223, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Other, 08003, Spain
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Ingalls Cancer Care / Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 60426, United States
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Kliniken Essen-Mitte - Evang. Huyssens-Stiftung
Essen, Other, 45136, Germany
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Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen
München, Other, 81675, Germany
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Klinikum der Universitat Munchen
München, 80337, Germany
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Korea Cancer Center Hospital
Seoul, Other, 01802, South Korea
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L'Institut Catala d'Oncologia
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Other, 08907, Spain
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MD Anderson Cancer Center - Madrid
Madrid, Other, 28033, Spain
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Marien Hospital Bottrop
Bottrop, Other, 46236, Germany
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Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health, Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
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Piedmont Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, Other, 49201, South Korea
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Aurora
Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Rotkreuzklinikum Munich
Munich, Other, 80637, Germany
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Saint Luke's Cancer Institute LLC
Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Other, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Other, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, Other, 03722, South Korea
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Stadtisches Klinikum Dessau
Dessau, Other, 06847, Germany
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Summit Medical Group
Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932, United States
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Texas Oncology - DFW
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Texas Oncology - Houston Memorial City
Houston, Texas, 77024, United States
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Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center Northeast
San Antonio, Texas, 78212, United States
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The Whittingham Cancer Center / Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06856, United States
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Universitatsklinikum Erlangen
Erlangen, Other, 91054, Germany
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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University of California Irvine - Newport
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)/Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute / Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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