Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 70 Women only

Bevacizumab added or not to T-DXd for HER2-low breast cancer with brain metastases

Official title: Trastuzumab Deruxtecan With or Without Bevacizumab for HER2-low Unresectable and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer With Brain Metastasis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Open Label, Phase II Trial (THUMB Trial)

Run by Fudan University · NCT07150208 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests whether adding bevacizumab to trastuzumab deruxtecan helps people with HER2-low breast cancer that has spread to the brain.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 70 Years
SexWomen only
Enrollment140 (estimated)
SponsorFudan University
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsbevacizumab, chemotherapy, radiation, Trastuzumab, Bevicizumab
Locations1 site (Shanghai)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 20, 2025
Main results expectedSeptember 2027
Study endsSeptember 2028
Registry record updatedSeptember 25, 2026
Trial IDNCT07150208 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates have HER2-low invasive breast cancer with brain metastases, ECOG 0-1, expected survival >12 weeks, and limited prior lines of metastatic therapy (including a CDK4/6 inhibitor for HR-positive disease).

Probably not a fit

Patients with high tumor burden outside the brain, rapid progression, or intolerance to bevacizumab or T-DXd may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a phase II, open-label, multicenter, randomized study comparing trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) alone versus T-DXd with bevacizumab in patients with HER2-low breast cancer and brain metastases. Eligible participants have limited prior therapy in the metastatic setting and at least one brain lesion. Participants are randomized 1:1 to receive either T-DXd alone or T-DXd with bevacizumab, with safety and efficacy as primary considerations. The study is conducted by Fudan University and focuses on a tumor subtype defined by HER2 IHC 1+ or IHC++ with negative FISH/CISH.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, patients may experience better control of brain metastases and systemic disease with the combination therapy.

How similar studies have gone: Prior studies in HER2-low breast cancer show promise with T-DXd; the added bevacizumab approach is exploratory but builds on anti-angiogenic strategies in brain metastases.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. ECOG score of 0 to 1.
2. Expected survival period greater than 12 weeks.
3. Histologically confirmed invasive HER2-low expressing breast cancer (specific definition: breast cancer patients with low expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) as determined by pathological testing. Specifically: HER2 IHC 1+ or HER2 IHC++ with FISH/CISH negative. All specimens must be verified by the pathology department of the research participating center.
4. Tumor stage: recurrent or metastatic breast cancer; local recurrence must be confirmed by the researcher to be unable to undergo radical surgical resection.
5. Patients must have at least one lesion that has not previously received radiation therapy (measurable and/or non-measurable).
6. MRI or CT shows brain metastasis and meets one of the following conditions:

   i) Untreated brain parenchymal metastasis found by imaging screening; ii) Previously locally treated stable or progressive brain parenchymal metastasis and meets one of the following conditions:a) Imaging stability ≥4 weeks; b) New brain parenchymal metastasis found by MR or CT.
7. Received no more than 2 lines of chemotherapy after metastasis.
8. HR-positive patients must have previously received CDK4/6 inhibitor treatment, whether in the adjuvant treatment phase or in the recurrent metastatic phase.
9. Never used T-DXd or bevacizumab before.
10. The main organ functions are basically normal, meeting the following conditions:
11. Blood routine examination standards must comply with: HB≥90g/L (not transfused within 14 days); ANC≥1.5×10\^9/L; PLT≥75×10\^9/L;
12. Biochemical examination must comply with the following standards: TBIL≤1.5×ULN (upper limit of normal); ALT and AST≤3×ULN; if there is liver metastasis, ALT and AST≤5×ULN; serum Cr ≤1.5×ULN, endogenous creatinine clearance rate ≥30mL/min.
13. Allowed to use mannitol, hormone therapy before enrollment, but the drug treatment dose can be stable for at least one week without the need for an increase.
14. Female subjects with reproductive capacity need to use one medically recognized contraceptive method during the study treatment period and for at least 3 months after the last use of the study drug.
15. Subjects voluntarily join this study, sign an informed consent form, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Received more than 2 lines of chemotherapy.
2. Used T-DXd or bevacizumab.
3. Meningeal metastasis.
4. Brain metastasis requiring emergency intervention treatment, or brain metastasis requiring treatment with more than 3mg/d of dexamethasone or equivalent medication.
5. Clinical significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease history, including congestive heart failure, angina, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or ventricular arrhythmia.
6. Ongoing adverse reactions of grade \>1 due to previous treatment. The exception is alopecia or those that the researcher believes should not be excluded. Such cases should be clearly documented in the investigator's notes.
7. Pregnant patients.
8. History of other malignancies within the past 5 years, excluding cured cervical carcinoma in situ, skin basal cell carcinoma, or skin squamous cell carcinoma.
9. Inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, and intestinal obstruction, with multiple factors affecting drug intake and absorption.
10. Third space fluid accumulation (such as massive pleural effusion and ascites) that cannot be controlled by drainage or other methods.
11. Participated in another antitumor drug clinical trial within 4 weeks before the first administration of the study drug.
12. Long-term non-healing wounds or incompletely healed fractures.
13. Known HBV or HCV infection during the active phase or HBV DNA ≥500, or chronic phase with abnormal liver function.
14. Active primary immunodeficiency, known HIV test positive.
15. Uncontrolled infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, antiviral drugs, or antifungal drugs.
16. History of (non-infectious) ILD/pneumonia requiring steroids, currently having ILD/pneumonia, or unable to exclude suspected ILD/pneumonia on imaging during screening.
17. Pulmonary criteria:
18. Clinically significant pulmonary comorbidities, including but not limited to any underlying pulmonary disease (e.g., pulmonary embolism, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion, etc.) within 3 months of study recruitment.
19. Any autoimmune disease, connective tissue disease, or inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, etc.) with recorded or suspected pulmonary involvement during screening. All detailed information about the disease should be recorded in the CRF for participants in the study.
20. Previous total pneumonectomy.
21. Allergic constitution, or known history of allergy to any component of the study regimen, or allergic to other monoclonal antibodies.
22. History of gastrointestinal bleeding within the past 6 months or a clear tendency for gastrointestinal bleeding, such as: esophageal varices at risk of bleeding, local active ulcer lesions, fecal occult blood ≥ (++) not eligible for enrollment; if fecal occult blood (+), gastroscopy is required;
23. Abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 28 days before participating in this study;
24. Urinalysis shows urine protein ≥++ or confirmed 24-hour urine protein quantitative \>1.0g;
25. Hypertension, and blood pressure cannot be lowered to the normal range with antihypertensive drugs (systolic blood pressure \>140mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \>90mmHg).
26. Substance abuse or medical conditions that the researcher believes may interfere with the subject's participation in the clinical study or the assessment of the clinical study results.

Where it's running

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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