New drug combo aims to stop breast cancer return
NCT ID NCT03945721
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tests whether adding the drug niraparib to standard radiation therapy after surgery can help prevent triple negative breast cancer from coming back. Niraparib is a PARP inhibitor that blocks cancer cells from repairing their DNA. The study includes 21 adults with residual disease after chemotherapy and surgery. The main goal is to find the safest dose of niraparib when given with radiation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Niraparib (a PARP inhibitor drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that reduces the risk of breast cancer returning after surgery and radiation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 21 participants, so safety and the right dose are the main focus. It is not yet known if the combination works better than standard care, and side effects from adding niraparib to radiation are possible.
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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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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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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: * Males or Females, ≥ 18 years of age. * Non-metastatic, histologically or cytologically-confirmed TNBC (defined as ER \<1%, PR \<1%, her-2-neu 0-1+ by IHC or FISH-negative or as per MD discretion). * Definitive surgical treatment with breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy and axillary lymph node evaluation. * Plans for receipt of postoperative radiation therapy to the breast/chest wall +/- regional nodes * Residual invasive disease after NAC (any size), or at least 1.0 cm in patients who do not receive NAC and undergo surgery first. * ECOG Performance status ≤ 1. * Willingness to discontinue any cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents, immunotherapy and biologic therapy at least 2 weeks prior to the start of RT. * Adequate organ function (assessed within 30 days prior to initiation of protocol treatment, unless otherwise indicated) as follows: * Hematology * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1500/mm3 * Platelet Count ≥100,000/mm3 * Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL * Renal Function * Creatinine Serum ≤ 1.5 mg/dL or * Creatinine Clearance ≥ 45 mL/mina * Hepatic Function * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL * Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULNb * Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN * ULN = upper normal limit of institution's normal range * If calculated creatinine clearance is \< 45mL/min, a 24-hour urine collection for creatinine clearance may be performed * Subjects with documented Gilbert's disease may have bilirubin up to 2.5 mg/dL * Female participants have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study treatment if a woman has child-bearing potential, and agrees to abstain from activities that could result in pregnancy from screening through 180 days after the last dose of study treatment, or is of non-childbearing potential. * Non-childbearing potential is defined as follows (by other than medical reasons): --≥45 years of age and has not had menses for \>1 year * Patients who have been amenorrhoeic for \<2 years without history of a hysterectomy and oophorectomy must have a follicle stimulating hormone value in the postmenopausal range upon screening evaluation * Post-hysterectomy, post-bilateral oophorectomy, or post-tubal ligation. Documented hysterectomy or oophorectomy must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure or confirmed by an ultrasound. Tubal ligation must be confirmed with medical records of the actual procedure, otherwise the patient must be willing to use 2 adequate barrier methods throughout the study, starting with the screening visit through 180 days after the last dose of study treatment. See Section 5.6.4.5 for a list of acceptable birth control methods. Information must be captured appropriately within the site's source documents. Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the established and preferred contraception for the patient. * Male participant agrees to use an adequate method of contraception (see Section 5.6.4.5) for a list of acceptable birth control methods) starting with the first dose of study treatment through 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the established and preferred contraception for the patient. * Participant must agree not to breastfeed during the study or for 30 days after the last dose of study treatment. * Participant receiving corticosteroids may continue as long as their dose is stable for at least 4 weeks prior to initiating protocol therapy. * Participant must agree not to donate blood during the study or for 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. * Ability to swallow (whole) and retain oral medications. * Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study. * Dose Cohort 2 only: * Actual body weight ≥77kg AND * Platelet count ≥150,000 µL Exclusion Criteria: * Gross residual tumor or positive margins after surgery that is un-excised (excluding positive margins at the chest wall or skin where no additional breast tissue can be removed). * pT1aN0 or pT1bN0 (primary tumor size \<1.0 cm) triple negative breast cancer patients who do undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy and receive surgery followed by +/- adjuvant chemotherapy. * Receipt of PARP inhibitor at any time prior to study enrollment. * Pregnant or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the trial, starting with screening visit through 180 days after the last dose of trial treatment. * Prior history of radiation therapy to the ipsilateral breast and/or regional nodes is not allowed (prior RT to other sites that was completed ≥ 1 week prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy, or if prior RT encompassed \>20% of the bone marrow it was completed ≥ 2 weeks prior to Day 1 of protocol therapy, is permitted). * Major surgery ≤ 3 weeks prior to initiating protocol therapy and participant must have recovered from any surgical effects. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to niraparib, or its components or excipients. * Concomitant anti-neoplastic treatment is not allowed during protocol treatment and should be completed at least 2 weeks prior to commencement of protocol treatment, with resolution of associated acute toxicities. Bisphosphonates are permitted without restriction even during protocol treatment. * Significant comorbidity: Patients with clinically significant and uncontrolled major disease or disorder that could exacerbate potential toxicities, confound safety assessments, require excluded therapy for management, or limit study compliance. * Treatment with investigational therapy within ≤ 4 weeks, or within a time interval less than at least five half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is shorter, prior to initiating protocol therapy. Patients may not be simultaneously enrolled in any interventional clinical trial. * Unresolved toxicity from other agents. Patients with unresolved CTCAE v5 Grade 2 or greater toxicity, with the exception of alopecia and anemia, from prior administration of another investigational drug and/or anti-cancer treatment are not eligible. * Known grade 3 or 4 anemia, neutropenia, or thrombocytopenia that persisted \> 4 weeks and was related to the most recent chemotherapy treatment. * Participant must not have received a transfusion (platelets or red blood cells) ≤ 4 weeks prior to initiating protocol therapy. * Participant must not have received colony-stimulating factors (e.g. granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, or recombinant erythropoietin) within 4 weeks prior to initiating protocol therapy. * Prior malignancy within 5 years of study enrollment. * Scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosis. * Known p53 germline mutations. * Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). * Known symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal metastases. * Dose Cohort 2 only: * Actual body weight \< 77kg OR * Platelet count \< 150,000 µL
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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