New hope for HER2+ breast cancer: Real-World study tests daily pill pyrotinib
NCT ID NCT06495541
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 500 people with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer who are starting treatment with pyrotinib, a daily oral targeted therapy. Researchers want to see how well the drug controls the cancer and what side effects occur in everyday medical practice, not just in a strict clinical trial. The main goal is to measure how long the cancer stays under control before it progresses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pyrotinib (a targeted cancer drug taken as a daily pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm pyrotinib as an effective first-line treatment for HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, potentially improving progression-free survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational real-world study, not a randomized controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. Side effects of pyrotinib include diarrhea and other toxicities, and the drug may not work for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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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. Age ≥ 18 years old; 2. Pathological or histopathological confirmed HER2 positive cases cannot be surgically advanced or metastasized Patients with sexual breast cancer (HER2 positive is defined as: standard immunohistochemistry (IHC) Detected as 3+or ISH positive); 3. There is a traceable medical history record during the treatment period; 4. Voluntarily participate in this study, sign informed consent, have good compliance, and are willing to cooperate Follow up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Failure to sign informed consent form; 2. Previous history of other malignant tumors, but cured skin basal cell carcinoma and cervical cancer Excluding cancer; 3. Difficulty in swallowing, chronic diarrhea, and intestinal obstruction, which can affect medication administration and absorption Various factors; 4. Pregnant or lactating women, and women of childbearing age who cannot achieve optimal contraception; 5. Any other circumstances in which the researcher deems the patient unsuitable to participate in this study.
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