New hope for breast cancer brain metastases? drug combo trial launches
NCT ID NCT05872347
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests a new oral drug called SPH4336 combined with standard hormone therapy for people with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to the brain. The study aims to see if the combination can shrink brain tumors and control the disease. About 52 participants will be enrolled, and the main focus is on how well the treatment works inside the brain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SPH4336 (a targeted drug taken orally) combined with endocrine therapy (letrozole, fulvestrant, or exemestane)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to the brain, potentially shrinking or controlling brain tumors.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 52 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to improve outcomes compared to existing treatments.
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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 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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. Patients who voluntarily participate in this study, completely understand this study, and voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF). 2. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status score of 0 or 1. 3. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 4. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who are unable to receive radical surgeries/other local therapies. 5. At least one measurable lesion . 6. Laboratory test results meet the relevant requirements for organ function. 7. Subjects who agree to take effective contraceptive measures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inflammatory breast cancer. 2. Patients unsuitable for endocrine therapy at the investigator's discretion. 3. Have a History of other malignancies prior to the start of study treatment. 4. Taking anti-tumor traditional Chinese patent medicines at the time of signing the ICF. 5. Patients who underwent a surgery prior to the start of study treatment, and have not yet recovered from adverse reactions of the surgery. 6. Patients who participated in a clinical trial and received other investigational drugs before the start of study treatment. 7. Pregnant or lactating women. 8. History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, severe arrhythmia, and symptomatic congestive heart failure before the start of study treatment; ≥ NYHA (New York Heart Association) Class II; QTcF≥ 470 ms; left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 50%. 9. History of ischemic stroke or severe thromboembolic disease before the start of study treatment. 10. Hepatitis B surface antigen positive and HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) DNA \> 2,000 IU/mL or \> 10(4) copies/mL; HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) antibody positive and HCV RNA positive; or known HIV infection. 11. History of severe allergic diseases, history of severe drug allergies, or known allergy to any ingredient of the investigational product. 12. Presence of diseases or conditions that may impact drug administration or gastrointestinal absorption before the start of study treatment. 13. Presence of uncontrolled infections before the start of study treatment. 14. Known history of drug abuse, excessive drinking, or illegal drug use; history of confirmed neurological or mental disorders. 15. Presence of other diseases that the risks of receiving the study treatment outweigh its benefits, as determined by the investigator, or any other reason for which patients are ineligible for the study as assessed by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
25 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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Anhui provincial hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230002, China
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Anyang Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang, He'nan, 455001, China
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang, 830054, China
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Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, 404031, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
RECRUITINGYinchuan, Ningxia, 750003, China
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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital & Guangxi Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGNanning, China
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Harbin Medical University cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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Jilin Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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Liuzhou people's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiuzhou, Guangxi, 545026, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230022, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
RECRUITINGBengbu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGLuoyang, He'nan, 450052, China
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The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050011, China
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The first hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130061, China
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The second people's hospital of neijiang
RECRUITINGNeijiang, Sichuan, 641199, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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Xi'An International Medical Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGXi'an, China
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Xiangyang Central Hospital
RECRUITINGXiangyang, Hubei, 441021, China
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Zhejiang cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310005, China