New radioactive 'Theranostic' drugs aim to find and treat brain tumors
NCT ID NCT07178938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests special radioactive drugs that can both find and treat solid tumors that have spread to the brain. Ten adults with advanced breast cancer and active brain metastases will receive a single dose of a diagnostic agent to see if it lights up the brain tumors on a scan. If it does, they may then receive a therapeutic version to shrink the tumors. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and effective for controlling brain metastases.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiotracer targeting somatostatin receptor 2 ([68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new way to both detect and treat brain metastases from solid tumors, potentially improving outcomes for patients with limited options.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment involves radioactive drugs, which carry risks like radiation exposure, and it may not work for all tumor types.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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
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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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Inclusion Criteria To be eligible to participate in this trial, an individual must meet ALL the following criteria: 1. Patient, or legal representative (if applicable), must be capable to understand the purpose of the study and have signed written Informed Consent Form (ICF) prior to beginning specific protocol procedures. 2. Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing ICF. 3. Radiologically documented locally advanced unresectable or metastatic breast cancer (BC). 4. Histologically confirmed HER2-positive (HER2\[+\]) breast cancer based on local testing on the most recent analyzed biopsy according to the most recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines. 5. Untreated newly diagnosed or progressing brain metastasis (BM) after prior local therapy. Any number of brain lesions is acceptable as long as all the eligibility criteria are fulfilled. 6. Measurable disease according to Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) criteria, with at least one measurable brain lesion of ≥ 10 mm on T1-weighted, gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 7. Patients may or may not have type I leptomeningeal disease (LMD) per European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO)- European Society for Molecular Oncology (ESMO) criteria. 8. Stable or decreasing corticosteroid dose, or no use of corticoids, for at least 7 days prior to enrollment. 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) ≤ 2. 10. Minimum life expectancy of ≥ 6 weeks at screening. 11. Resolution of all acute toxic effects of prior anticancer therapy to grade ≤ 1 as determined by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 (v.5.0). Note: except for alopecia or other toxicities not considered a safety risk for the patient at investigator's discretion. 12. Patient has adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function within 7 days before first Study treatment dose: I. Hematological (without platelet, red blood cell transfusion/plasma transfusion within 1 week prior to screening assessment, and/or granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support): White blood cell (WBC) count \> 3.0 x 109/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 100.0 x109/L, and hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (≥ 5.6 mmol/L). II. Hepatic: Serum albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL; total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤ 3 in patients with liver metastases or know history of Gilbert's disease); alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 in patients with liver metastases); aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 times ULN (≤ 5 in patients with liver metastases); international normalized ratio (INR) \< 1.5. III. Renal: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 based on Cockcroft-Gault glomerular filtration rate estimation for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal. 13. Women of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days before Study treatment initiation. In addition, they must agree to use one highly effective method of birth control for the full duration of study participation. 14. Male participants who are sexually active with a female partner of childbearing potential must be surgically sterile or using an acceptable method of contraception for the full duration of study participation. 15. Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Exclusion Criteria An individual who meets ANY of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this trial: 1. Participation in another clinical trial, interventional or observational, until the Study's safety visit (participation in retrospective studies or data analysis is allowed). 2. Treatment with approved or investigational cancer therapy within 14 days prior to initiation of study drug. 3. Known history of invasive malignancy and other than the malignancy of interest within 5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer. For other cancers considered to have a low risk of recurrence, discussion with the Sponsor's Medical Monitor is required. 4. Known allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to any investigational medicinal products (diagnostic radioligand) or their incorporated substances. 5. Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment or anticipation of need for major surgery within the course of the study treatment. 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding females or patients not willing to apply highly effective contraception as defined in the protocol. 7. Receipt of live or attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. 8. Has active or uncontrolled infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Patients with past HBV infection or resolved HBV infection (defined as having a negative hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] test and a positive hepatitis B core antibody \[HBcAb\] test, accompanied by a negative HBV DNA test) are eligible. Patients positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is negative for HCV RNA. 9. Has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that is not well controlled. 10. Other active uncontrolled infection at the time of enrollment. 11. Is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. 12. A history of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system (CNS) disorders, or serious and/or unstable pre-existing psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant and adversely affecting compliance to study drugs or interfering with trial participant safety. 13. Known substance abuse or any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, contraindicate patient participation. 14. Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes the patient's safe participation in and completion of the study. 15. Inability or unwillingness to comply with the requirements of the protocol in the opinion of the investigator.
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