Can one targeted drug still work after another fails? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06263543
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing whether the drug sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) can shrink tumors in people with a specific type of advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2 low or ultra low) who have already received another targeted drug called T-DXd. The study will enroll 75 participants and measure how many respond to treatment. The goal is to see if using these drugs in sequence can help control the cancer longer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that sacituzumab govitecan remains effective even after prior treatment with T-DXd, offering a new treatment sequence option for people with this type of breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (Phase 2) study with only 75 participants. It may not show enough benefit, or the drug could cause side effects like diarrhea or low blood cell counts. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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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: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form. * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. * Individuals ≥ 18 years of age. * 4\. Histologically confirmed metastatic or advanced and unresectable breast cancer that is HER2 LOW/ULTRA LOW by local testing on either the primary or any metastatic site. HER2 LOW is defined as: (IHC 2+/ISH- or IHC 1+ (ISH- or untested)) and HER2 ULTRA LOW is defined as: IHC0+ (faint membrane staining up to 10%) * Histologically confirmed metastatic or advanced and unresectable breast cancer that is hormone receptor positive (estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor positive) defined as \>1% on any metastatic site or the primary tumor. * Endocrine-refractory (as per investigator judgement) and may have received any number of prior endocrine therapies (alone or in combination with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitor, everolimus, alpelisib, acapivasertib or inavolisib). * Received a CDK4/6 inhibitor either alone or in combination with endocrine therapy (in the adjuvant or metastatic setting) with any duration of therapy permitted. * Received at least 1 but no more than 4 prior systemic chemotherapy regimens in the metastatic setting. Prior ADCs count as a line of systemic chemotherapy. Prior PARP inhibitor use counts as a line of systemic therapy. * Prior treatment with T-DXd (discontinued for progression and/or intolerance), which does not have to be the treatment immediately prior to enrollment on trial. * Documented clinical and/or radiographic disease progression after most recent therapy, unless immediate prior therapy was T-DXd which was discontinued for toxicity. * Measurable disease, as per RECIST V1.1 - a. If a patient has bone-only disease, they are eligible as long as there is a lytic lesion that is considered measurable. Blastic-only bone lesions are not allowed. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) ≤ 2. * Adequate organ and bone marrow function within 28 days before enrollment. For all parameters listed below, the most recent results available must be used: 1. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL. Note: Red blood cell transfusion is not allowed within 1 week prior to screening assessment. 2. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm\^3. Note: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration is not allowed within 1 week prior to screening assessment. 3. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3. Note: Platelet transfusion is not allowed within 1 week prior to registration. 4. Total bilirubin (TBL) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) if no liver metastases or \< 3 × ULN in the presence of documented Gilbert's Syndrome (unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia) or liver metastasis at baseline. 5. Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3 ×ULN or \< 5 × ULN in patients with liver metastasis. 6. Serum albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL. 7. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 30 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft and Gault equation). Cockcroft-Gault equation: CrCl (mL/min) = \[140 - age (years)\] × weight (kg) 72 × serum creatinine (mg/dL) {× 0.85 for females} 8. International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) and either partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN. * Adequate treatment washout period before randomization, defined as: 1. Major surgery: ≥ 3 weeks 2. Radiation therapy including palliative and/or stereotactic radiation therapy ≥ 2 weeks 3. Hormonal therapy: ≥ 2 weeks 4. Targeted therapy (CDK4/6i, PARP inhibitor, AKTinhibitor, mTOR inhibitor, PIK3CA inhibitor): ≥ 2 weeks 5. Immunotherapy (non-antibody-based therapy): ≥ 2 weeks 6. T-DXd: ≥ 3 weeks * Evidence of post-menopausal status or for individuals of childbearing potential must have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-hCG) at screening or baseline. Individuals of childbearing potential are defined as those who are not surgically sterile (i.e., underwent bilateral tubal occlusion, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or complete hysterectomy) or post-menopausal. * Individuals of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner must agree to use at least one highly effective method of contraception from the time of registration through final study treatment. Not all methods of contraception are highly effective. * Non-sterilized male patients who are sexually active with a partner of childbearing potential must agree to use a condom with spermicide from registration and throughout duration of the study treatment. The following are acceptable measures to prevent pregnancy: * Abstinence (not having sexual relations with a person who can get you pregnant) * Non-hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD) * Vasectomy * Sterilization * Bilateral tubal occlusion Exclusion Criteria: * Locally advanced MBC (stage IIIc) in individuals who are candidates for curative intent therapy at the time of study enrollment. * Patients with brain metastases (BM) except for asymptomatic treated BM not requiring ongoing corticosteroid treatment with stable lesions on baseline/screening brain MRI. Patients who require treatment of brain metastases are eligible after 14 days post receipt of surgery or radiation, if felt to be clinically stable and not requiring ongoing corticosteroid treatment. * Active serious infection requiring ongoing antibiotics. * History of an anaphylactic reaction to irinotecan. * Pregnant or breastfeeding. * Ongoing treatment with another investigational drug or other interventional trial. * Other concurrent medical or psychiatric conditions that, in the Investigator's opinion, may be likely to confound study interpretation or prevent completion of study procedures and follow-up examinations. * Any other condition that may put a participant at higher risk, at the discretion of the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33176, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGFairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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