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Tamoxifen and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Inoperable, Locally Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Biopsy and Biospecimen Collection in Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8 and Locally Advanced Unresectable Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-24.

Sponsored by Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase II trial tests how well tamoxifen and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin works in treating patients with triple negative breast cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) and is unable to be operated on (inoperable). Tamoxifen works by blocking the effects of estrogen in the breast. This may help stop the growth of tumor cells that need estrogen to grow. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It also blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Liposomal doxorubicin is a form of the anticancer drug doxorubicin that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles. Liposomal doxorubicin may have fewer side effects and work better than other forms of the drug. Giving tamoxifen and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin together may work better in treating patients with metastatic or inoperable, locally advanced triple negative breast cancer than giving either of these drugs alone.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To determine the efficacy of the combination of tamoxifen and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in patients with metastatic or inoperable locally advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) (estrogen receptor [ER] \< 10%) as assessed by overall response rate (ORR) as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the safety and tolerability of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin given in combination with tamoxifen.

II. To determine clinical benefit including overall and progression free survival (overall survival [OS] and progression free survival [PFS]) as defined by RECIST v1.1.

III. To determine the duration of response.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To analyze changes in circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) from longitudinal liquid biopsy to follow therapeutic response.

II. To determine estrogen receptor beta (ERβ)-mutant p53 interaction in tumors with in situ proximity ligation assay (PLA).

III. To analyze changes in gene expression by global ribonucleic acid (RNA)-sequencing (seq).

IV. To determine changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of tumors in response to treatment by analyzing tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILS) selected markers in the tumor and stromal tissues combined with CYBERSORT analysis of the transcriptome data.

V. Analyze changes in immune cell populations and circulating protein biomarkers as detectable from blood.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive tamoxifen orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28 of each cycle and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin intravenously (IV) on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography, computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), tumor biopsy and blood sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and every 6 months for up to 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8
  • Locally Advanced Unresectable Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma
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In context

Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms

1,140 studies on the registry are indexed under Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; 443 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 61 across 982 interventional studies indexed under Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Roswell Park Cancer Institute is the lead sponsor of 412 studies on the registry; 62 are open to participants now.

Of its 38 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 21 (55%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with pathologically confirmed metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ER ≤ 10%) that have been previously treated with at least 2 lines of therapy in the metastatic setting
  • Patients must have a confirmed eligible TP53 genomic alteration, as determined by the Roswell Park Oncomine™ Precision Assay (OPA) or similar CLIA-approved assay, using either an archival metastatic tumor sample or, if unavailable, a fresh biopsy. Uncertainty about the eligibility of the TP53 genomic alteration for this study can be resolved by discussion with the study PI
  • Patients must have ERα (estrogen receptor alpha) and PgR (progesterone receptor) status assessed using current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines. Patients are eligible if the tumor staining is ERα low/negative (ER ≤ 10%) and PgR negative by ASCO/CAP guidelines
  • The tumor must be HER-2 negative by immunochemistry (IHC) 0-1+ or IHC 2 + and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) negative
  • Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age
  • Patients must exhibit an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/ μL
  • Hemoglobulin (hb) ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/ μL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2 x ULN
  • Creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min (Cockroft-Gault Equation)
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) assessment must be performed within 30 days prior to enrollment. (LVEF assessment performed by 2-D echocardiogram is preferred; however, multigated acquisition scan [MUGA] scan may be substituted based on institutional preferences). The LVEF must be ≥ 50% regardless of the cardiac imaging facility's lower limit of normal
  • Patients must be able to swallow oral medications
  • Participants of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraceptive methods (e.g., hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must not have any known contraindications to endocrine therapy, in the opinion of the treating investigator
  • Participants who have had chemotherapy, hormonal/endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, biologics or radiotherapy (as well as any other investigational agents/devices) within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Have a known history of hypersensitivity reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to tamoxifen or any of its excipients
  • Patients known or suspected to have hypercoagulable syndrome or with history of venous or arterial thrombosis, stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or pulmonary embolism
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related illness
  • Cardiac disease (history of and/or active disease) that would preclude the use of the drugs included in the treatment regimen. This includes angina pectoris, arrhythmias except for benign premature ventricular contractions, a history of myocardial infarction, documented congestive heart failure (CHF) or cardiomyopathy
  • Patients with cirrhosis or severe hepatic impairment
  • Patients must not have a condition or an uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to any of the following: ongoing or active infection requiring systemic treatment, except uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant or nursing female participants
  • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
  • Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study drug
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment (tamoxifen, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin)

    Patients receive tamoxifen PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin IV on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography, CT scan or MRI, tumor biopsy, and blood sample collection throughout the study.

    Procedure: Biopsy · Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Procedure: Computed Tomography · Procedure: Echocardiography · Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging · Drug: Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride · Drug: Tamoxifen

Interventions

  • ProcedureBiopsy

    Undergo tumor biopsy

    Also known as: BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx

  • ProcedureBiospecimen Collection

    Undergo blood sample collection

    Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection

  • ProcedureComputed Tomography

    Undergo CT scan

    Also known as: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, CT, CT Scan, tomography

  • ProcedureEchocardiography

    Undergo echocardiography

    Also known as: EC

  • ProcedureMagnetic Resonance Imaging

    Undergo MRI

    Also known as: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, MR, MR Imaging, MRI, MRI Scan, MRIs, NMR Imaging, NMRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, sMRI, Structural MRI

  • DrugPegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

    Given IV

    Also known as: ATI-0918, Caelyx, Dox-SL, Doxil, Doxilen, Doxorubicin HCl Liposomal, Doxorubicin HCl Liposome, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome, Duomeisu, Evacet, LipoDox, Lipodox 50, Liposomal Adriamycin, Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Liposomal-Encapsulated Doxorubicin, Pegylated Doxorubicin HCl Liposome, Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, S-Liposomal Doxorubicin, Stealth Liposomal Doxorubicin, TLC D-99

  • DrugTamoxifen

    Given PO

    Also known as: TMX

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall response rate

    Defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. Will be summarized using frequencies and relative frequencies.

    Time frame: Up to 4 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of adverse events

    Per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 will be summarized by attribution and grade using frequencies and relative frequencies.

    Time frame: Until progression or end of treatment, up to 4 years

  2. Duration of response

    Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

    Time frame: From initial response to disease progression (per RECIST version1.1) up to 4 years

  3. Overall survival

    Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

    Time frame: From treatment initiation until death due to any cause, up to 4 years

  4. Progression free survival

    Will be summarized using standard Kaplan-Meier methods, where the median times will be estimated with 90% confidence intervals.

    Time frame: From treatment initiation until disease progression or death due to any cause, up to 4 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 24, 2026, 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
NCT06434064
Lead sponsor
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 30, 2024
Start date
Mar 3, 2026
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 24, 2026

Study contacts

Sheheryar Kabraji
principal investigator · Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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