New pill could cut recurrence risk in aggressive breast cancer
NCT ID NCT04254263
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the drug pyrotinib to standard trastuzumab therapy can lower the risk of cancer coming back in women with HER2-positive breast cancer who still have cancer cells after initial treatment. About 316 women will take pyrotinib daily for a year. Researchers will track how long participants stay cancer-free and monitor side effects.
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 pill once daily for one year, combined with trastuzumab)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new option to lower the chance of breast cancer returning in patients who still have cancer cells after initial chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it is still recruiting and results are not yet known. The drug may cause side effects, and it is unclear if it will be more effective than current standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 316 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 to 70 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: * Female, Aged ≥18 and ≤70 years; * Histologically confirmed invasive HER2 positive breast cancer, early disease(Stage ⅡA-Ⅲ) ; * Completed neoadjuvant therapy, including chemotherapy and trastuzumab; * Residual invasive disease was detected pathologically in the surgical specimen of the breast or axillary lymph nodes after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy; * Been or being treated for early breast cancer with standard of care duration of trastuzumab; * Adjuvant treatment regimen needs to be determined before randomization; * Duration from Random time to the last use of trastuzumab≤1 year. * Performance Status- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1; * Required laboratory values including following parameters:ANC: ≥ 1.5 x 109/L; Platelet count: ≥ 100 x 109/L; Hemoglobin: ≥ 9.0 g/dL; Total bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal, ULN; ALT and AST: ≤ 1.5 x ULN; BUN and creatine clearance rate: ≥ 50 mL/min; LVEF: ≥ 50%; QTcF: \< 470 ms * Signed informed consent form (ICF) . Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease (Stage IV) ; * Gross residual disease remaining after mastectomy or positive margins after breast-conserving surgery; * Progressive disease during neoadjuvant therapy; * Subjects that are unable to swallow tablets, or dysfunction of gastrointestinal absorption; * Treated or treating with anti-HER2 TKI, including but not limited to pyrotinib, lapatinib and neratinib. * Less than 4 weeks from the last clinical trial; * History of immunodeficiency, including HIV-positive, suffering from other acquired, congenital immunodeficiency disease, or history of organ transplantation; * Subjects had any heart disease, including: (1) angina; (2) requiring medication or clinically significant arrhythmia; (3) myocardial infarction; (4) heart failure; (5) Any heart diseases judged by investigator as unsuitable to participate in the trial; * Female patients who are pregnancy, lactation or women who are of childbearing potential tested positive in baseline pregnancy test;Female patients of childbearing age that are reluctant to take effective contraceptive measures throughout the trial period; * Evidence of significant medical illness that in the investigator's judgment will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in and completion of the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200127, China
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