New combo therapy may help women with early breast cancer avoid mastectomy
NCT ID NCT06843681
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving two drugs (trastuzumab and a taxane) before surgery can shrink HER2-positive breast carcinoma in situ tumors enough to allow breast-conserving surgery instead of mastectomy. About 54 women aged 18-70 with tumors at least 2 cm will receive 4-6 cycles of treatment. The main goal is to see how many can have breast-conserving surgery after therapy.
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Study facts
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- 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 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 70 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. Diagnosed breast carcinoma in situ (female, 18 to 70 years old); 2. Breast mass ≥2cm, and in situ cancer pathology confirmed HER2 positive (definition: immunohistochemical results 3+ or in situ hybridization results positive); 3. No evidence of distant transfer; 4. Have not received any previous cancer treatment; 5. Imaging examination showed at least one measurable lesion within 2 weeks before enrollment; 6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured by echocardiography ≥50%; 7. Previous treatment-related toxicity should be alleviated to NCI CTCAE (version 5.0) ≤1 degree, AST and ALT≤2.5 times the upper limit of normal, total bilirubin ≤1.5 times the upper limit of normal; 8. Liver and kidney function tests are basically normal: 1. Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤3× upper limit of normal (ULN), 2. Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) ≤2.5×ULN (patients with liver metastasis ≤5xULN), 3. Serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance (Ccr) ≥60 ml/min; 9. Adequate bone marrow functional reserve: 1. White blood cell count (WBC) ≥3.0×10\^9 / L, 2. Neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10\^9 / L, 3. Platelet count (PLT) ≥70×10\^9 / L 10. Fertile women must use contraceptives; 11. Be able to understand the research process, voluntarily participate in the study, and sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Metastatic breast cancer (stage IV); 2. History of invasive breast cancer, or prior systemic treatment to treat or prevent breast cancer; 3. Previous or concurrent malignant diseases, except skin basal cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in situ; 4. Patients with severe heart disease or discomfort that is not expected to tolerate chemotherapy, including but not limited to: fatal arrhythmias or higher grade atrioventricular block, unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant valvular disease, transmural myocardial infarction shown by electrocardiogram, uncontrolled hypertension; 5. Insufficient bone marrow or kidney function, liver function impairment; 6. Grade 2 or more severe peripheral neuropathy; 7. Patients with thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia, hypokalemia, and elevation of alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase above CTCAE Level 1; 8. Patients who are known to be allergic to the active ingredient or other ingredient of the investigational drug; 9. Had received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, or was participating in any interventional drug clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment; 10. Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing age who refused to use effective contraception during the study period; 11. Any other conditions that the investigator considers the patient unfit to participate in the study, concomitant diseases or conditions that may interfere with study participation, or any serious medical disorder that may affect the safety of the subject (e.g., uncontrolled heart disease, high blood pressure, active or uncontrollable infection, active hepatitis B virus infection).
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Locations
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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