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Status unknownNCT04418154NeoTENNISUpdated May 21, 2024

Neoadjuvant Dose-dense EC Followed by ABX With PD-1 for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of epirubicin hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, sponsored by Fudan University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-21.

Sponsored by Fudan University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety for dose-dense epirubicin hydrochloride with cyclophosphamide followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel with PD-1 in neoadjuvant therapy for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, and to explore the predictive value of biological markers for the treatment.

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This study is an open single arm study, which would undergo optimal two stage designs. 60 patients who are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer would have dose-dense epirubicin hydrochloride with cyclophosphamide followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel with PD-1 regimen for neoadjuvant therapy if they meet the eligibility criteria. The regimen is as follows: epirubicin hydrochloride (90mg/m2, d1) plus cyclophosphamide (600mg/m2, d1) every 14 days as one cycle for 4 cycles, followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel (125mg/m2, d1) per week for 3 weeks as one cycle for 4 cycles, and Toripalimab (240mg, d1) every 3 weeks as one cycle for 4 cycles. pathological complete response would be the primary endpoint. The change of biological markers and safety of the regimen would also be evaluated.

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Conditions studied

  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Keywords

  • Programmed Death-1
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In context

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

1,163 studies on the registry are indexed under Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; 447 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 70 is above the median of 61 across 1,001 interventional studies indexed under Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Fudan University is the lead sponsor of 1,308 studies on the registry; 637 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 to 70 years old, female.
  • Patients with histologically confirmed unilateral primary invasive breast cancer who meet the criteria of cT2-4NanyM0.
  • Patients with ER negative and PR negative by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and HER-2 negative disease. HER2-negative disease was defined as follows: disease whose HER-2 is 1+ or negative by IHC, or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is negative if IHC is 2+.
  • According to the RECIST 1.1 criteria, there is at least one measurable objective lesion.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score 0-1.
  • Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is greater than or equal to (>/=) 55%.
  • Bone marrow function is required as follows: neutrophils are more than or equal to (>/=) 1.5×109/L, platelets more than or equal to (>/=) 100×109/L, and hemoglobin more than or equal to (>/=) 90g/L.
  • Hepatic and renal function are required as follows: serum creatinine is less than or equal to (\</=) 1.5 times of upper limits of normal (ULN), aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to (\</=) 2.5 times of ULN, and total bilirubin less than or equal to (\</=) 1.5 times of ULN or \</= 2.5 times of ULN if patient is with Gilbert's syndrome.
  • With good compliance with the planned treatment, are able to understand the follow-up procedures of this study and sigh the informed consent form.

Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery or other targeted and immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer before enrollment.
  • With heart disease classified as New York Heart Association class (NYHA) grade II or above (including grade II) are identified by the investigator.
  • With severe systemic infection or those with other serious illnesses.
  • Known to be allergic or intolerant to chemotherapy drugs or their excipients.
  • With a history of autoimmune diseases or those using glucocorticoids or immunosuppressive drugs.
  • With known active stage of HBV or HCV infection or hepatitis B DNA ≥500, or patients with chronic abnormal liver function.
  • With a history of abnormal thyroid function.
  • With grade ≥ 2 peripheral neuropathy.
  • With a clear history of neurological or mental disorders, including epilepsy or dement.
  • Previous non-breast malignancy within 5 years prior to study entry excluding healed cervical carcinoma in situ and non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • History of other malignant tumors within the past 5 years, excluding cured cervical carcinoma in situ and non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Pregnancy or lactation, and patients of childbearing potential who refuse to use adequate contraception during the course of this study.
  • Prior participation in other studies within 30 days prior to the administration of the first dose of the investigational drug.
  • Patients who are deemed to be unsuitable for this study by investigators.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    EC-ABX/PD-1

    Patients who are treated with epirubicin hydrochloride andcyclophosphamide followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel and Toripalimab

    Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride · Drug: Cyclophosphamide · Drug: Albumin bound paclitaxel · Drug: Toripalimab

Interventions

  • Take epirubicin hydrochloride (90mg/m2, d1) every 14 days as one cycle for 4 cycles with cyclophosphamide, followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel and Toripalimab.

  • Take cyclophosphamide (600mg/m2, d1) every 14 days as one cycle for 4 cycles with epirubicin hydrochloride, followed by nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel and Toripalimab.

  • Take nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel (125mg/m2, d1) per week for 3 weeks as one cycle for 4 cycles with Toripalimab, following epirubicin hydrochloride and cyclophosphamide.

  • Take Toripalimab (240mg, d1) every 3 weeks as one cycle for 4 cycles with nanoparticlealbumin-bound paclitaxel, following epirubicin hydrochloride and cyclophosphamide.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Pathologic complete response (tpCR)

    Defined as no residual invasive cancer cells are found in the pathological examination of breast and axillary lymph node; if only residual in situ cancer cells are present in the surgical specimens, it can also be considered as achieving a pathological complete response.

    Time frame: Immediately after the surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Breast pathologic complete response (bpCR: ypT0/is) rate

    Defined as the absence of invasive cancer cells in breast.

    Time frame: Immediately after the surgery

  2. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Defined as the proportion of patients with a complete or partial response by MRI.

    Time frame: Immediately after the surgery

  3. Breast conservative surgery rate

    Defined as the percentage of patients who undergo breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, out of the total number of evaluable cases.

    Time frame: Immediately after the surgery

  4. Event-free survival (EFS)

    Defined as the time from the date of the first study dose to any of the following events: progression of disease that precludes surgery, local or distant recurrence, second primary malignancy (breast or other cancers) or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Approximately 3 years

  5. Adverse events (AEs)

    Refer to any untoward medical occurrence in a study subject administered an investigational product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. AE is assessed according to the NCI-CTCAE 5.0.

    Time frame: During this period between the start of randomization and the last visit, approximately 3 years

  6. Change in immune-related tissue biomarkers

    The proportion of Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is evaluated through HE staining. Immunohistochemical staining of PD-1, PD-L1, AR, CD8, and FOXC1) is performed. TILs, PD1, PD-L1, AR, CD8, and FOXC1 in tumor samples by biopsy at baseline, at the end of Cycle 2 and by surgery immediately after surgery would be evaluated by HE or immune staining.

    Time frame: At baseline, at the end of first 2 cycles (each cycle is 14 days) and immediately after the surgery

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200000, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • He M, Hao S, Ma L, Xiu B, Yang B, Wang Z, Xue J, Chi Y, Xiong M, Chen J, Huang X, Liu X, Wu S, Xiao Q, Huang Y, Shui R, Cao A, Li J, Di G, Yang W, Hu X, Liu G, Yu K, Jiang Y, Wang Z, Shao Z, Wu J. Neoadjuvant anthracycline followed by toripalimab combined with nab-paclitaxel in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer (NeoTENNIS): a single-arm, phase II study. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Jun 28;74:102700. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102700. eCollection 2024 Aug. PubMed 39045544 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report, Analytic code

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 21, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04418154
Lead sponsor
Fudan University
Responsible party
Jiong Wu (Professor, Department of Breast Surgery Vice President, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Fudan University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 5, 2020
Start date
Jun 9, 2020
Primary completion
Sep 28, 2022
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
May 21, 2024

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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