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

Combining trastuzumab with pyrrolidine and chemotherapy for HER2-positive breast cancer

Official title: Trastuzumab Combined With Pyrotinib and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced, Inflammatory, or Early HER2-positive Mammary glandsCancer: One Arm, Open, Phase II Clinical Study

Run by Peking University · NCT04481932 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment combining trastuzumab, pyrrolidine, and chemotherapy for people with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer to see if it helps them respond better before surgery.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 70 Years
SexWomen only
Enrollment104 (estimated)
SponsorPeking University
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, trastuzumab, pyrrolitinib, pertuzumab, pyrrotinib
Locations1 site (Beijing, Beijing Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 2020
Main results expectedJune 2022
Study endsDecember 2026
Registry record updatedJuly 22, 2020
Trial IDNCT04481932 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are females aged 18 to 70 with histologically confirmed invasive HER2-positive breast cancer who have not received prior anti-tumor therapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with non-invasive breast cancer or those who have previously undergone anti-tumor therapy may not benefit from this study.

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 single-arm, open-label phase II clinical study focusing on patients with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early HER2-positive breast cancer. Participants will receive a combination of trastuzumab, pyrrolidine, and chemotherapy over six cycles, followed by surgical intervention based on individual conditions. The primary goal is to evaluate the pathological complete response rate (pCR) in these patients. After surgery, adjuvant therapy with trastuzumab or trastuzumab plus pertuzumab will continue for up to one year, depending on the patient's needs.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could significantly improve treatment outcomes for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

How similar studies have gone: While this specific combination has not been widely tested, similar approaches in HER2-positive breast cancer have shown promising results in other studies.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Female between 18 and 70 years old;
2. Histologically confirmed as invasive breast cancer;
3. ECOG PS 0-1;
4. The expected survival time is not less than 12 weeks;
5. Standard immunohistochemical HER2-positive breast cancer patients (IHC +++ or FISH amplification);
6. The status of hormone receptors (ER and PR) can be known.
7. Clinical examination or imaging examination of primary lesion \>2cm;
8. Patients who are operable (T2-3, N0-1, M0), locally advanced (T2-3,N2-3, M0 or T4A-C, any N, M0) or inflammatory breast cancer (T4d, any N, M0) and who have not received any previous anti-tumor therapy (including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, except those who have received bisphosphonate therapy previously);
9. Echocardiography indicated left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)≥55%;
10. Adequate organ and bone marrow function, as defined below: a. Neutrophil count (ANC)≥ 1,500/mm3 (1.5 × 109/L); B. Platelet count (PLT)≥ 100,000/mm3(100 × 109/L); C. Hemoglobin (Hb)≥ 9 g/dL(90 g/L); D. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal value (ULN) or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min(based on Cockroft - Gault formula); E. Total bilirubin (BIL)≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN); F. AST/SGOT or ALT/SGPT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal value (ULN);G. Urinary protein \<2+; If urinary protein ≥2+, 24-hour urinary protein quantification shows protein must1 g or less;
11. I have agreed and signed the informed consent, and am willing and able to comply with the planned visit, research treatment, laboratory examination and other test procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Have received any previous anti-tumor treatment for primary invasive breast cancer;
2. Previous (\<10 years) or other malignant tumors, except for curable cancer species: a. basal cell carcinoma of skin and squamous cell carcinoma b. Carcinoma in situ of cervix
3. For patients with other malignancies, they can also be included in the study if the time from diagnosis to enrollment exceeds 10 years; Prior surgical treatment is permitted except for radiotherapy or systemic therapy (chemotherapy or endocrine therapy);
4. Metastatic breast cancer (M1), bilateral or ipsilateral multifocal breast cancer;
5. Uncontrolled hypertension, systolic blood pressure \> 150 MMHG and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 MMHG), or clinical symptomatic cardiovascular disease, myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, poor control of cardiac arrhythmias (including women according to Bazett formula correction QTc interphase \< 470 ms), symptoms of congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack or symptomatic cerebral embolism), NYHA Ⅱ magnitude cardiac insufficiency;
6. Receive other anti-tumor treatments within 4 weeks before enrollment;
7. Inability to swallow, intestinal obstruction or other factors affecting the use and absorption of medication;
8. Persons with allergic constitution or known history of allergy to the drug components of the program;
9. The patient has a severe concomitant disease or other conditions that the researcher considers inappropriate for the patient to participate in the studyIn any case;
10. Non-surgically sterilized female patients of childbearing age must have negative serum or urine HCG tests within 14 days prior to study inclusion; And must be non-lactation
11. Other circumstances deemed inappropriate for inclusion by the researcher.

Where it's running

  • Peking University Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  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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