Can longer pyrotinib use keep breast cancer at bay?
NCT ID NCT05910398
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial is testing whether extending treatment with the drug pyrotinib (either continuously or in cycles) can help prevent HER2-positive breast cancer from returning. About 488 adults who have already completed initial therapy will be randomly assigned to one of two extended dosing schedules. The main goal is to see which approach improves invasive disease-free survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pyrotinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that extending pyrotinib treatment (continuously or intermittently) helps keep HER2-positive breast cancer from coming back after initial therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but it's still recruiting and results aren't yet known. The benefit over standard care may be small, and pyrotinib can cause side effects like diarrhea or liver issues.
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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 488 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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: * Aged ≥18; * Histologically confirmed invasive HER2 positive breast cancer; * Duration from random time to the last use of trastuzumab or T-DM1 ≤3 years; * Performance Status- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1; * Adequate organ functions. Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease (Stage IV); * Gross residual disease remaining after mastectomy or positive margins after breast-conserving surgery; * Subjects that are unable to swallow tablets, or dysfunction of gastrointestinal absorption; * Treated or treating with anti-HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor; * 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; * 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 Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200127, China
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