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
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.
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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Exclusion Criteria:
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
Undergo tumor biopsy
Also known as: BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx
Undergo blood sample collection
Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
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
Undergo echocardiography
Also known as: EC
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
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
Given PO
Also known as: TMX
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
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
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
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
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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