New drug combo takes on aggressive breast cancer
NCT ID NCT05852691
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a new immunotherapy drug called tobemstomig combined with chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) against the standard combination of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy. It includes 83 people with previously untreated, PD-L1-positive, advanced triple-negative breast cancer. The goal is to see if the new combo delays cancer growth better than the current standard.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tobemstomig (an immunotherapy drug) combined with nab-paclitaxel (chemotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with a tough-to-treat breast cancer, potentially improving how long the cancer stays under control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 83 people, so results are preliminary. The new drug may not work better than the existing treatment, and side effects are unknown.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 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: * Metastatic or locally advanced unresectable, histologically documented triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (absence of HER2-over-expression, ER, and PgR expression by local assessment) * HER2-low-status * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 * If metastatic disease (Stage IV), measurable disease outside of the bone * No prior systemic therapy for metastatic or locally advanced unresectable TNBC * Tumor PD-L1 expression as documented through central testing of a representative tumor tissue specimen * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * Negative HIV test at screening, with the following exception: individuals with a positive HIV test at screening are eligible provided they are stable on anti-retroviral therapy, have a CD4 count ≥ 200/uL, and have an undetectable viral load * Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening * Positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) test at screening, or a negative HBsAb at screening accompanied by either of the following: negative hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); positive HBcAb test followed by quantitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA \< 500 IU/mL * Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or a positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV RNA test at screening * Adequate cardiovascular function Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within 4 months after the final dose of tobemstomig or pembrolizumab, and 6 months after the final dose of nab-paclitaxel * Poor venous access * History of malignancy within 5 years prior to consent, except for the cancer under investigation in this study and malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g., 5-year OS rate \>90%), such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, nonmelanoma skin carcinoma, localized prostate cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or Stage I uterine cancer * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases * History of leptomeningeal disease * Pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) * Hypercalcemia or hypercalcemia that is symptomatic * Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis), Sjögren syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted * Active tuberculosis (TB) * Significant cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease within 3 months prior to consent * History or presence of an abnormal ECG that is deemed clinically significant * History of ventricular dysrhythmias or risk factors for ventricular dysrhythmias such as structural heart disease (e.g., severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy), coronary heart disease (symptomatic or with ischemia demonstrated by diagnostic testing), clinically significant electrolyte abnormalities (e.g., hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia), or family history of sudden unexplained death or long QT syndrome * Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antimicrobials (anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, anti-parasitic) within 1 week prior to initiation of study treatment * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation * Any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug, may affect the interpretation of the results, or may render the participant at high risk from treatment complications * Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment * Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment * Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or anti-CTLA therapeutic antibodies or an anti-LAG3 agent * Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and IL-2) within 4 weeks or 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment * Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive medications (including, but not limited to, prednisone, dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-TNF agents) within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins * Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the tobemstomig or pembrolizumab formulation * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the to nab-paclitaxel formulation
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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?wi?tokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii
Kielce, 25-734, Poland
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Avera Cancer Institute
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Cancer Blood and Specialty Clinic
Los Alamitos, California, 90720, United States
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Centro Medico Monte Carmelo
Arequipa, 04001, Peru
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Centro Médico Zambrano Hellion
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 66278, Mexico
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Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Oaxaca
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, 68020, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas y Desarrollo LC S.R.L
Buenos Aires, C1113AAE, Argentina
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Clinica de Pesquisa e Centro de Estudos em Oncologia Ginecologica e Mamaria Ltda
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01317-001, Brazil
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Dres. Andreas Köhler und Roswitha Fuchs
Langen, 63225, Germany
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Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice
Praha 4 - Krc, 140 59, Czechia
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Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 06273, South Korea
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Hadassah University Hospital - Ein Kerem
Jerusaelm, 9112001, Israel
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Health Pharma Professional Research
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 03100, Mexico
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Hospital Araujo Jorge
Goiânia, Goiás, 74605-070, Brazil
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Hospital Quiron de Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca
El Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Hospital de Cancer de Barretos
Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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Hospital do Cancer de Pernambuco - HCP
Recife, Pernambuco, 50040-000, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas
Lima, Lima 34, Peru
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Instituto Peruano de Oncología y Radioterapia
Lima, Peru
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Klinikum Essen-Mitte Ev. Huyssens-Stiftung / Knappschafts GmbH
Essen, 45136, Germany
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Komarom-Eszergom Varmegyei Szent Borbala Korhaz
Tatabánya, 2800, Hungary
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Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank
Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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National Taiwan Uni Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Novant Health Presbyterain Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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OncoMed
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 03100, Mexico
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Oncosalud Sac
Lima, 41, Peru
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Ospedale Provinciale Santa Maria Delle Croci
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, 48100, Italy
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Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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Sunshine Hospital
St Albans, Victoria, Australia
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Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie, Oddzia? Kliniczny Kliniki Onkologii
Krakow, 31-501, Poland
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm Am Michelsberg
Ulm, 89075, Germany
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