Brain-Lining cancer in breast cancer patients: could a reservoir pump chemo directly to the target?
NCT ID NCT06230055
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for people with HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to the lining of the brain (leptomeningeal metastasis). It compares standard chemotherapy given through the veins or by mouth to the same treatment plus extra chemotherapy delivered directly into the spinal fluid through a small device called an Ommaya reservoir, which is placed under the scalp. The goal is to see if the combination helps control the brain lining cancer longer and improves quality of life. About 37 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Chemotherapy drugs (e.g., methotrexate) given through an Ommaya reservoir into the spinal fluid, plus standard systemic chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer better control of cancer spread to the brain lining and improve quality of life for patients with this difficult-to-treat condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 37 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added procedure carries risks like infection or bleeding, and the benefit over standard care is not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 37 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
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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: 1. Male or female aged 18 years or above; 2. Can understand the purpose of clinical trials and the benefits and risks, voluntarily participate in and sign the informed consent 3. The physical status score of the Eastern Oncology Consortium (ECOG) was ≤3; 4. HER2-metastatic breast cancer confirmed histologically or cytologically (HER2- is defined as either a standard immunohistochemical (IHC) test result of 0 or 1+, or an IHC test result of 2+ and a negative ISH test result); 5. Failure of standard treatment, or intolerance to standard treatment; 6. pial metastasis is present, which is defined as meningeal metastasis confirmed by malignant tumor cells found in cerebrospinal fluid cytology; Or clinical symptoms/signs suggest meningeal metastasis, and brain MRI suggests pia enhancement; 7. The function of major organs was good, which was confirmed by the following laboratory tests during the screening period: Platelet count ≥80\*10\^9/L Hemoglobin ≥8g/L Neutrophil count ≥1.5\*10\^9/L Serum creatinine ≤1.5\*ULN ALT and AST≤ 3\*ULN (if liver metastases are present, ALT and AST≤5\*ULN) Serum total bilirubin ≤1.5\*ULN International Standardized ratio (INR) and Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤1.5\*ULN 8. NYHA cardiac function grade ≤II, no obvious abnormality in ECG, or no clinical significance according to the investigators; 9. Voluntary compliance with the trial protocol during the study period and regular follow-up; 10. For all women of childbearing age, fertile men or their spouses who did not plan to have children or donate sperm during the entire trial period until 6 months after the last dose, or who voluntarily took effective contraception, the blood/urine pregnancy test results of female patients of childbearing age within 7 days before enrollment were negative. 11. Subjects who have recovered from non-hematological toxicity from the last treatment (CTCAE≤ class 1, except for special conditions such as "alopecia") before first administration, and who the investigator determines that the corresponding AE does not pose a safety risk. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women; 2. Patients with acute and chronic infections, or with other serious diseases at the same time, were judged not suitable for this study; 3. Other malignant tumors within 5 years (except the following cases: cured skin basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, thyroid papillary carcinoma; A second primary cancer that has been eradicated and has not recurred within five years; Both primary cancers are expected to benefit from this study. Investigators have identified the primary tumor source of the metastases); 4. Mental illness or mental disorder, poor compliance can not cooperate with and describe treatment response; 5. There are serious organic diseases or major organ failure, such as decompensated heart and lung failure, which can not tolerate treatment; 6. Patients with bleeding tendency; 7. Patients who have received organ transplants; 8. Patients taking adrenal corticosteroids or immunosuppressants for a long time; 9. Intracranial hemorrhage unrelated to tumor disease; 10. Patients with central nervous system complications requiring urgent treatment; 11. Test group: subjects who could not collect CSF; 12. The subject has a history of immunodeficiency, including HIV testing positive, or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases; 13. Active viral hepatitis B (HBsAg positive with HBV DNA≥500 IU/mL) or hepatitis C. Among hepatitis C antibody positive subjects, only those whose polymerase chain reaction showed negative HCV RNA were eligible for enrollment (chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C patients with stable disease receiving standard antiviral therapy were eligible for enrollment); 14. The subject has a serious cardiovascular clinical disease or symptom, including: Congestive heart failure History of unstable angina; myocardial infarction within the past six months; Clinically significant malignant arrhythmias (except atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia); Subjects had clinically significant prolonged QTcF High blood pressure that is not well controlled; 15. The researcher believes that the patient has other conditions that are not suitable for participating in this study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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