Triple threat: radiation, chemo, and immunotherapy before breast cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT06914440
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether giving a short course of targeted radiation (SBRT) followed by a reduced-dose chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) plus an immunotherapy drug (toripalimab) before surgery can improve outcomes for people with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. The study will enroll 27 participants with stage IIB to IIIC disease. The main goal is to see how many patients have no cancer remaining in the breast or lymph nodes at the time of surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), nab-paclitaxel, and toripalimab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this combination could increase the chance of eliminating all cancer before surgery, potentially reducing recurrence risk for HR+/HER2- breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 27 participants and no comparison group. The added radiation and immunotherapy may cause side effects, and the approach may not improve outcomes over standard treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 75 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: 1. Female patients aged ≥18 and ≤75 years at the time of signing informed consent. 2. ECOG PS status of 0-1. 3. Histologically confirmed non-metastatic (M0) breast cancer, meeting all of the following: a) Clinical stage (per AJCC 8th edition) meeting one of the following: i. cT3N0, cT2-4N1-3, or cT1N2-3 (Stage IIB, IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC); ii. cT2N0 or cT1N1 (Stage IIA) with at least two of the following high-risk features: Histologic grade 3; Ki-67 ≥50%; Age \<50 years and premenopausal status. b) Imaging assessments within 28 days prior to enrollment including: abdominal CT or ultrasound, bone scan (ECT), chest CT, and brain MRI. 4. Histologically or pathologically confirmed invasive carcinoma, with all of the following: 1. Grade 2 or 3 (confirmed by central laboratory); 2. ER-positive (\>1% staining) and/or PR-positive (\>1% staining) by IHC; 3. HER2-negative (IHC 0/1+ or HER2/neu FISH ratio ≤1.8); 4. Ki-67 ≥15%. 5. Patient deemed eligible for radiotherapy after MDT evaluation. 6. No prior antitumor therapy within 1 month before enrollment. 7. Organ Function Requirements (within 7 days prior to enrollment): 1. Complete blood count (no transfusion or hematopoietic growth factors within 7 days): ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L; ALC ≥0.5×10⁹/L; Platelets ≥100×10⁹/L; Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L; WBC ≥3.0×10⁹/L and ≤15×10⁹/L; 2. Blood biochemistry (no transfusion/albumin within 7 days): ALT/AST ≤2.5×ULN; ALP ≤2.5×ULN;BUN/Cr ≤1.5×ULN; Cr≥60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); 3. Coagulation: PT/APTT ≤1.5×ULN; INR ≤1.5×ULN (if no anticoagulant therapy); 4. Urinalysis: Urine protein \<2+; if ≥2+, 24-hour urine protein must be ≤1g; 5. Thyroid function:TSH ≤1×ULN; if abnormal, normal T3/T4 levels required for eligibility. 8. Women of childbearing potential must: 1. Have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days before treatment; 2. Use highly effective contraception during the study and for 180 days after the last dose. 9. Voluntarily sign informed consent, demonstrate good compliance, and commit to follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inflammatory Breast Cancer. 2. Comorbidities/Medical History: 1. Autoimmune disease: patients with any known or suspected autoimmune disease, except: hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis managed with hormone replacement therapy only, stable type-1 diabetes with well-controlled blood glucose. 2. Cardiovascular Diseases: poorly controlled hypertension despite medication (SBP \>140 mmHg or DBP\>90 mmHg). And with the history (within 6 months prior to enrollment) of myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, NYHA Class ≥2 heart failure, clinically significant arrhythmias as well as symptomatic congestive heart failure. 3. Interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, or other uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes, pulmonary fibrosis, acute pneumonia); 4. Vaccination: receipt of live attenuated vaccines within 28 days prior to enrollment or planned during the study; 5. Infections: HIV/AIDS, active hepatitis(HBV-DNA ≥500 IU/mL; HCV-RNA above detection limit), or co-infection with HBV and HCV, severe infections within 4 weeks prior to enrollment (e.g., bacteremia, severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization), active infection requiring systemic antibiotics (CTCAE≥Grade 2) within 2 weeks prior to treatment, active tuberculosis within 1 year prior to enrollment; 6. Unexplained fever \>38.5°C during screening (unless deemed tumor-related by the investigator); 7. Malignancy History: other malignancies diagnosed within 5 years prior to enrollment (except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, or cervical carcinoma in situ); 8. Surgery:Major surgery within 28 days prior to enrollment (diagnostic biopsies or PICC line placement are allowed); 9. Transplant: Prior or planned allogeneic bone marrow or solid organ transplant; 10. Neurological: peripheral neuropathy ≥Grade 2; 11. Gastrointestinal: clinically significant bowel obstruction; 12. Thrombotic Events: arterial/venous thrombosis within 6 months prior to enrollment (e.g., stroke, transient ischemic attack, DVT, pulmonary embolism); 13. Bleeding Risk: hemoptysis (≥2.5 mL/day) within 2 months prior to enrollment, clinically significant bleeding within 3 months prior to enrollment (e.g. gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcer, baseline fecal occult blood≥++), and the known bleeding/thrombotic disorders (e.g., hemophilia, coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, hypersplenism); 14. Coagulation abnormalities (INR \>1.5×ULN or APTT \>1.5×ULN), or requiring long-term anticoagulation (warfarin/heparin) or antiplatelet therapy (aspirin≥300 mg/day or clopidogrel ≥75 mg/day). 3. Treatment-Related Exclusions: 1. Prior systemic targeted therapy or immunostimulants (e.g., interferon, IL-2) within 4 weeks before treatment; 2. Known allergy to the investigational drug (recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 mAb) or its excipients. 4. Clinical Trial Participation: participation in another drug trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment, or within 5 half-lives of the last investigational drug dose. 5. Substance Abuse: history of drug/alcohol abuse or dependency. 6. Pregnancy/Lactation: pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study. 7. Investigator' s Discretion: other conditions that may compromise subject safety or study integrity (e.g., severe lab abnormalities, social factors).
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xijing Hospital Affiliated to Air Force Military Medical University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shannxi Province, 710032, China
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Xijing Hospital Affiliated to Air Force Military Medical University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shannxi, China
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