Can a drug that blocks HER proteins re-sensitize resistant breast cancer to hormone therapy?
NCT ID NCT07729046
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether adding neratinib, a drug that blocks HER2/3/4 proteins, to standard hormone therapy can improve disease control in people with metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer that has stopped responding to first-line endocrine therapy. Participants will receive either standard care alone or standard care plus daily neratinib. The study aims to see if the combination extends the time before the cancer progresses and to assess side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neratinib plus standard endocrine therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with metastatic breast cancer that has stopped responding to standard hormone therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial, so the added benefit is uncertain. Neratinib can cause side effects like diarrhea, and the combination may not improve outcomes for all participants.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2035
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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female over the age of 18 at the time of study enrollment 2. Not pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breast feeding 3. Metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer that has progressed on 1st line therapy including endocrine therapy +/- CDK4/6 inhibitors 4. At least one metastatic lesion visible on imaging (including FDG-PET) 5. At least one metastatic lesion must be biopsied and confirmed ER+ and HER2- by immunohistochemistry within 6 months of study screening (HER2 equivocal disease will be confirmed HER2- by FISH) 6. Tumors must be MLH1-low defined by \<50% tumor cells positive for nuclear MLH1 expression on immunohistochemistry 7. Standard of care next line endocrine therapy can include any endocrine therapy 8. Performance status ECOG \> 3 9. Life expectancy \> 1 year 10. Ability to get serial imaging studies Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of concurrent use of other HER2-targeted therapy 2. Concurrent use of other targeted systemic therapy 3. History of other cancers other than non-melanoma skin cancer 4. Actionable mutations on tumor genomic sequencing will be ineligible, and those participants encouraged to proceed with the relevant targeted therapy 5. Participants where there is not at least one imaging apparent lesion that has not been treated with prior targeted therapy (for example palliative radiation or cryoablation) 6. Contraindications to Neratinib use including allergy or hypersensitivity 7. Baseline grade 3+ diarrhea
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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