Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 to 75 Women only

BL-B01D1 plus PD-1 therapy vs nab-paclitaxel plus PD-1 therapy in untreated PD-L1-positive locally advanced or metastatic TNBC

Official title: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Clinical Study of BL-B01D1 Plus an Anti-PD-1 Antibody Versus Nab-paclitaxel Plus an Anti-PD-1 Antibody in Patients With Previously Untreated, Locally Advanced, Inoperable or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (PANKU-Breast04)

Run by Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · NCT07729956 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This phase 3 trial tests whether BL-B01D1 with a PD-1 antibody works better than nab-paclitaxel with a PD-1 antibody in women with newly treated, PD-L1-positive, locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexWomen only
Enrollment436 (estimated)
SponsorSichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsimmunotherapy, prednisone
Locations1 site (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedSeptember 2, 2026
Main results expectedDecember 2029
Study endsDecember 2029
Registry record updatedSeptember 30, 2026
Trial IDNCT07729956 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are women 18–75 with untreated, PD-L1–positive, recurrent or metastatic TNBC, measurable disease, ECOG 0–1, adequate organ function, and willingness to provide tissue samples.

Probably not a fit

Patients with PD-L1–negative tumors, poor performance status, insufficient organ function, or those who do not meet the eligibility criteria may not benefit from the treatment approaches tested.

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 registrational, randomized, open-label phase 3 study comparing two PD-1–based regimens in patients with PD-L1-positive, untreated locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Participants receive either BL-B01D1 plus a PD-1 monoclonal antibody or nab-paclitaxel plus a PD-1 monoclonal antibody. Key eligibility requires female patients 18–75 with ECOG 0–1, measurable disease, adequate organ function, confirmed PD-L1 positivity, and no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. Tumor tissue samples are needed for central PD-L1 testing and archival specimens. The trial is multicenter with lead sponsor Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical and collaborators, conducted at least in part at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, patients may experience improved responses or longer survival with a PD-1–based regimen compared to standard chemotherapy in PD-L1–positive TNBC.

How similar studies have gone: Previous trials in PD-1–based regimens for PD-L1–positive TNBC have shown variable benefit; this study tests a novel BL-B01D1 combination in a similar setting and outcomes remain to be determined.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Voluntarily sign the informed consent form and agree to comply with the protocol requirements;
2. Female patients aged 18 to 75 years;
3. Expected survival time ≥ 3 months;
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1;
5. Pathologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer;
6. Confirmed PD-L1 expression positivity by central laboratory testing;
7. No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy in the advanced/recurrent or metastatic setting;
8. Agree to provide archived tumor tissue specimens (surgical specimens) or fresh tissue samples from primary or metastatic lesions obtained within 3 years;
9. Must have at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1;
10. Toxicities from prior anti-tumor therapy must have recovered to ≤ Grade 1 as defined by NCI-CTCAE v6.0;
11. No severe cardiac dysfunction, with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%;
12. Organ function levels must meet the protocol-specified requirements;
13. Urine protein ≤ 1+ or \< 1000 mg/24 h;
14. For premenopausal women of childbearing potential, a pregnancy test (serum) must be performed within 7 days before starting treatment, and pregnancy must be ruled out; patients must not be lactating. All enrolled patients (regardless of sex) must use adequate barrier contraception throughout the entire treatment period and for 7 months after the end of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Received surgery, radical radiotherapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks before the first dose;
2. Prior exposure to ADC drugs with topoisomerase I inhibitor payload;
3. Prior treatment with other T-cell receptor-targeting agents (excluding PD-1/PD-L1);
4. Use of immunomodulators within 14 days before the first study drug dose;
5. History of severe cardiac or cerebrovascular disease;
6. Receiving chronic systemic corticosteroids at \>10 mg/day prednisone before the first dose;
7. Active autoimmune or inflammatory disease;
8. Any thrombotic event within 6 months before randomization;
9. Prolonged QTc, complete left bundle branch block, or similar;
10. Active malignancy diagnosed within 3 years before randomization;
11. Hypertension uncontrolled by two antihypertensives;
12. Poorly controlled diabetes/hyperglycemia;
13. History of steroid-treated ILD/interstitial pneumonitis;
14. Concurrent lung disease causing clinically significant respiratory impairment;
15. Active CNS metastases;
16. Severe infection within 4 weeks before randomization;
17. Massive or symptomatic serosal effusion;
18. Severe non-healing wound, ulcer, or fracture within 4 weeks before consent;
19. Clinically significant bleeding or bleeding tendency within 4 weeks before consent;
20. Inflammatory bowel disease, extensive bowel resection, immune enteritis, bowel obstruction, or chronic diarrhea;
21. Allergy or contraindication to the study drug;
22. History of autologous/allogeneic stem cell transplantation;
23. HIV antibody positive, active HBV, or active HCV;
24. History of severe neurological or psychiatric illness;
25. Received or planning to receive live vaccine within 28 days before randomization;
26. Other conditions rendering the patient unsuitable per investigator's judgment.

Where it's running

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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