New radioactive tracer could spot breast cancer without a biopsy
NCT ID NCT05203497
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new radioactive tracer called 99mTc-ZHER2:41071 in 30 women with breast cancer. The tracer is designed to attach to HER2 proteins on cancer cells, allowing doctors to see them on a SPECT scan. The goal was to see how the tracer spreads in the body, how safe it is, and whether it can accurately tell HER2-positive from HER2-negative tumors compared to standard biopsy tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Technetium-99m-labeled affibody molecule (99mTc-ZHER2:41071)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive imaging method to detect HER2-positive breast cancer, potentially reducing the need for biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The tracer's safety and accuracy are still being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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 80 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: 1. Subject is \> 18 years of age 2. Diagnosis of primary breast cancer with possible lymph node metastases 3. Availability of results from HER2 status previously determined on material from the primary tumor, either 1. HER2-positive, defined as a DAKO HercepTest™ score of 3+ or FISH positive or 2. HER2-negative, defined as a DAKO HercepTest™ score of 0 or 1+; or else if 2+ then FISH negative 4. Volumetrically quantifiable tumour lesions on CT or MRI, with at least one lesion \> 2.0 cm in greatest diameter outside of the liver and kidneys 5. Hematological, liver and renal function test results within the following limits: * White blood cell count: \> 2.0 x 109/L * Hemoglobin: \> 80 g/L * Platelets: \> 50.0 x 109/L * ALT, ALP, AST: =\< 5.0 times Upper Limit of Normal * Bilirubin =\< 2.0 times Upper Limit of Normal * Serum creatinine: Within Normal Limits 6. A negative pregnancy test for all patients of childbearing potential. Sexually active women of childbearing potential participating in the study must use a medically acceptable form of contraception for at least 30 days after study termination 7. Subject is capable to undergo the diagnostic investigations to be performed in the study 8. Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Second, non-breast malignancy 2. Active current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease 3. Active infection or history of severe infection within the previous 3 months (if clinically relevant at screening) 4. Known HIV positive or chronically active hepatitis B or C 5. Administration of other investigational medicinal product within 30 days of screening 6. Ongoing toxicity \> grade 2 from previous standard or investigational therapies, according to US National Cancer Institute's
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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TomskNRMC
Tomsk, Russia
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