New drug cocktail aims to wipe out breast cancer before surgery
NCT ID NCT04126525
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether adding the targeted drug pyrotinib to standard chemotherapy and trastuzumab before surgery can eliminate more cancer in women with HER2-positive early breast cancer. About 53 participants will receive the combination, and the main goal is to see how many have no cancer left at the time of surgery. The study is active but no longer recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pyrotinib (a targeted cancer drug) combined with trastuzumab, paclitaxel, and cisplatin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective pre-surgery treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer, potentially increasing the chance of no cancer remaining at surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 53 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and side effects from the drug combination could be significant.
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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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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 70 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: * Female, Aged ≥18 and ≤70 years * Histologically confirmed invasive HER2 positive breast cancer, early disease(Stage ⅡA-Ⅲ) * Subjects with at least one evaluable lesion * ECOG 0-1 * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease (Stage IV) * Subjects that are unable to swallow tablets, or dysfunction of gastrointestinal absorption * Treated or treating with T-DM1, lapatinib and neratinib before study entry * History of immunodeficiency, including HIV-positive, suffering from other acquired, congenital immunodeficiency disease, or history of organ transplantation * Subjects had any heart disease, including: (1) angina; (2) requiring medication or clinically significant arrhythmia; (3) myocardial infarction; (4) heart failure; (5) Any heart diseases judged by investigator as unsuitable to participate in the trial * Female patients who are pregnancy, lactation or women who are of childbearing potential tested positive in baseline pregnancy test. Female patients of childbearing age that are reluctant to take effective contraceptive measures throughout the trial period * Evidence of significant medical illness that in the investigator's judgment will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in and completion of the study
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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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Renji Hospital
Shanghai, China
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