New pill combo aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat breast cancer
NCT ID NCT07173556
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug called QLC1401, taken as a tablet, combined with either CDK4/6 inhibitors or mTOR inhibitors for people with ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer. The trial has two parts: first, finding the safest dose, then checking how well it works. About 96 participants will join to see if the combination can shrink tumors and control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QLC1401 tablets combined with CDK4/6 inhibitors (palbociclib, abemaciclib, ribociclib) or mTOR inhibitors (everolimus)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 96 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Voluntarily participate in the clinical trial, understand and sign the informed consent form, and agree to comply with the requirements specified in the protocol. * Age ≥ 18 years. * Female subjects must be postmenopausal and meet the trial requirements. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 to 1. * Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed breast cancer. * Based on the most recent biopsy results of primary or metastatic tumor tissue, immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirms ER-positive status and HER-2-negative status. * At least one measurable target lesion according to RECIST v1.1. * Adequate bone marrow function within 2 weeks (14 days) prior to the initiation of study treatment, without the need for transfusion or growth factor (G-CSF, EPO, TPO, etc.) support. * Adequate liver function. * Renal function: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance (Ccr) \> 30 mL/min, with no significant electrolyte imbalances that are difficult to correct. * Coagulation function: International Normalized Ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of symptomatic visceral disease or any other condition deemed unsuitable for endocrine therapy as per the investigator's judgment. * Presence of unresolved toxicities from prior therapy that have not recovered to ≤ CTCAE grade 1, excluding alopecia (any grade) or other toxicities considered by the investigator to pose no safety risk. * Received anti-tumor drug therapy within the specified time window prior to the first dose of the investigational drug. * Prior treatment with an experimental SERD or experimental ER antagonist. * Received radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the investigational drug. * Used a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor within 7 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose. * Underwent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the investigational drug, or has not recovered from significant side effects, or has significant traumatic injury, non-healing wounds, or fractures. * History of other active malignancies within 5 years prior to the first dose of the investigational drug. * Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Inability to swallow the formulation, or gastrointestinal impairment/disease that may affect adequate absorption of the investigational drug. * Known clinically significant liver disease, including Child-Pugh class B or C, active viral hepatitis, or other hepatitis. * Current documented grade 1 or higher pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease. * Clinically significant pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion, defined as detectable on examination and requiring drainage within the past 2 weeks or additional medication to control symptoms. * Clinically significant uncontrolled cardiac disease and/or recent cardiac events. * History of bleeding tendency, thrombosis, or tumor embolism. * Planned treatment with everolimus and presence of uncontrolled diabetes despite adequate therapy. * Allergy to any of the investigational medicinal products or their components.
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