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New drug cocktail aims to wipe out breast cancer before surgery

NCT ID NCT04886531

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing whether giving a combination of three drugs—neratinib, an aromatase inhibitor (letrozole or anastrozole), and trastuzumab—before surgery can completely eliminate invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with ER-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer. Thirty participants will receive the drugs for up to 24 weeks before surgery, and doctors will check if no cancer remains in the removed breast tissue. The goal is to improve the chances of a complete response before standard post-surgery treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
neratinib, letrozole or anastrozole, and trastuzumab
What this could lead to
If successful, this combination could increase the chance of eliminating all signs of breast cancer before surgery, potentially improving long-term outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. 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

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Subject must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study: * Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately. * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. * Postmenopausal females. NOTE: Postmenopausal status defined as: prior bilateral oophorectomy, Age ≥ 60 years, or Age \< 60 years and amenorrhea for 12 or more months in the absence of chemotherapy, tamoxifen, toremifene, or ovarian suppression) or an estradiol level in postmenopausal ranges per local reference range. * ECOG Performance Status of 0-2 within 28 days prior to registration. * Anatomic, clinical stage I-III, invasive breast cancer, greater than 10mm * HER2-positive (by the most recent ASCO-CAP criteria) * ER positive (≥ 10%). NOTE: There is no requirement for PR status; PR positive or negative allowed. * Resectable breast cancer in which pre-operative therapy is appropriate (T \> 10mm and/or node-positive). * Archival tissue from the diagnostic pre-treatment biopsy is required. This sample should be identified at screening and shipped by Week 4. If archival tissue is not available, the subject is not eligible for the study. * Agreeable to repeat breast biopsy at 3 weeks after initiation of treatment. * Candidate for either letrozole or anastrozole, as determined by the treating physician * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% as assessed by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) documented within 4 weeks prior to the study treatment. * Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below; all screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration. * Hematological * Platelet count ≥100,000/uL * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1500/uL * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥10 g/dL * Renal ---Calculated creatinine clearance: CrCl ≥30 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula * Hepatic * Bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN * HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration are eligible for this trial. * For patients with known serologic evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, the HCV viral load must be undetectable to be eligible for this trial. * Ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study, as determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study: * Locally advanced or inflammatory breast cancer. NOTE: Locally advanced is defined as Stage IIIC or greater. * Evidence of metastatic disease. Systemic imaging is not required. * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are not eligible for this trial: exceptions include basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical or bladder cancer, or other cancer for which the subject has been disease-free for at least five years. * Active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Requirement for use of a moderate or strong CYP3A4 inhibitor or inducer during the study (see protocol). * Treatment with any investigational drug within 14 days prior to registration or within 5 half-lives of the investigational product, whichever is longer. * Subject has had major surgery within 14 days prior to registration or has not recovered from major side effects of the surgery (tumor biopsy is not considered as major surgery). * Any impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drugs (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection) or significantly impair the ability to swallow capsules/tablets. * Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia. * Subjects with any of the following conditions: * History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra- abdominal abscess within 28 days prior to registration. * Any history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack within 12 months prior to registration. * History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angioplasty, or stenting) or symptomatic pericarditis within 6 months prior to registration. * Symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association III-IV) or documented current cardiomyopathy with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%. * Clinically significant cardiac ventricular arrhythmias (e.g. sustained ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation) or high-grade AV block (e.g. bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third-degree AV block) unless a pacemaker is in place. * Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome. * Any concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate subject participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Penn State Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • University of Illinois Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Wisconsin

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

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