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Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab-rezetecan Plus Pertuzumab or Nab-Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab, and Pyrotinib After Suboptimal Response to Neoadjuvant Dual HER2-Targeted Therapy Combined With Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Nab paclitaxel and Carboplatin in HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer, sponsored by Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-21.

Sponsored by Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2025; still recruiting 9 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This prospective, response-guided phase II study investigates individualized neoadjuvant treatment strategies for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive early breast cancer. After receiving neoadjuvant dual-HER2-targeted therapy with chemotherapy, patients are evaluated for their treatment response. Those achieving an adequate response continue the therapy, whereas patients with a suboptimal response transition to an intensified investigational regimen incorporating novel targeted agents. This adaptive approach aims to optimize pathologic response, minimize unnecessary toxicity, and explore more effective treatment options for individuals with insufficient benefit from conventional neoadjuvant therapy.

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This is a prospective, response-guided, phase II study designed to evaluate individualized neoadjuvant treatment strategies in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer. The study incorporates an adaptive treatment algorithm based on early response assessment to an initial neoadjuvant dual HER2-targeted therapy combined with chemotherapy, with the aim of optimizing therapeutic efficacy while minimizing unnecessary treatment-related toxicity.

All eligible patients initially receive neoadjuvant dual HER2-targeted therapy combined with chemotherapy according to the study protocol. Following completion of a predefined initial treatment phase, tumor response is systematically assessed using standardized clinical and radiologic criteria.

Patients who achieve an adequate response continue the same neoadjuvant treatment to complete the planned course of therapy. In contrast, patients demonstrating a suboptimal response are assigned to an intensified investigational neoadjuvant strategy. The escalation regimens include either trastuzumab-rezetecan in combination with pertuzumab or a pyrotinib-based multi-agent regimen incorporating chemotherapy and HER2-directed therapy. Treatment selection and administration follow protocol-specified criteria and schedules.

The response-guided escalation strategy is intended to address the unmet clinical need of patients who derive insufficient benefit from standard neoadjuvant dual HER2-targeted therapy combined with chemotherapy. By selectively intensifying treatment only in patients with suboptimal response, this study seeks to enhance pathologic response rates while avoiding overtreatment in patients who respond adequately to initial therapy.

Primary and secondary objectives focus on evaluating pathologic response outcomes, safety and tolerability of the adaptive treatment strategies, and feasibility of response-guided treatment modification in the neoadjuvant setting. Exploratory analyses will assess potential biomarkers associated with treatment response and resistance, providing insights to inform future personalized neoadjuvant treatment approaches in HER2-positive early breast cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University is the lead sponsor of 1,058 studies on the registry; 511 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥18 and ≤75 years.
  2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1.
  3. Primary tumor size >1 cm.
  4. Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer, clinically staged as:

    • Stage I (T1cN0M0)
    • Stage II (T1cN1M0, T2N0-1M0 or T3N0M0)
    • Stage III (T2N2-3M0, T3N1-3M0, or T4N0-3M0)
  5. HER2-positive status: IHC 3+ or IHC 2+ with positive ISH.
  6. Adequate major organ function:

    1. Hematology (no transfusion or hematopoietic growth factors, e.g., G-CSF, within 14 days):

      • Hemoglobin ≥100 g/L
      • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 × 10⁹/L
      • Platelet count ≥100 × 10⁹/L
    2. Biochemistry:

      • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN
      • ALT and AST ≤1.5 × ULN; ALP ≤2.5 × ULN
      • BUN and creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN
    3. Cardiac function: LVEF ≥55% by echocardiography
  7. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment and agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 8 weeks after the last dose.
  8. Voluntary written informed consent and willingness to comply with study procedures and follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior anti-tumor therapy for breast cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, or endocrine therapy.
  2. Concurrent administration of any other anti-tumor treatment.
  3. Bilateral breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, or occult breast cancer.
  4. Breast cancer not confirmed histologically.
  5. History of other malignancy within the past 5 years, except successfully treated cervical carcinoma in situ.
  6. Severe dysfunction of major organs (heart, liver, kidney).
  7. Conditions affecting oral drug administration or absorption, e.g., inability to swallow, chronic diarrhea, or intestinal obstruction.
  8. Participation in another investigational drug trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
  9. Known hypersensitivity to study drug components; history of immunodeficiency (HIV positive, active HCV, active hepatitis B, other congenital/acquired immunodeficiency) or prior organ transplantation.
  10. History of clinically significant cardiac disease, including:

    1. Arrhythmia requiring medication
    2. Myocardial infarction
    3. Heart failure
    4. Other cardiac conditions deemed unsuitable for study participation by the investigator
  11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women of childbearing potential who test positive at baseline or are unwilling to use effective contraception throughout the study.
  12. Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, poses serious risk to patient safety or may interfere with study completion (e.g., uncontrolled severe hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, active infection).
  13. History of neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy or dementia) or any other condition the investigator considers incompatible with study participation.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    nab-PCbHPy

    Drug: Nab paclitaxel · Drug: Carboplatin · Drug: Trastuzumab · Drug: Pyrotinib

  • Experimental
    SHR-A1811+P

    Drug: Pertuzumab · Drug: SHR-A1811

Interventions

  • DrugNab paclitaxel

    Nab paclitaxel

  • DrugCarboplatin

    carboplatin

  • DrugTrastuzumab

    trastuzumab

  • DrugPertuzumab

    pertuzumab

  • DrugSHR-A1811

    a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)

    Also known as: Trastuzumab-rezetecan

  • DrugPyrotinib

    Pyrotinib: an oral irreversible pan-HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Pathological Complete Response (tpCR) Rate: ypT0/Tis, ypN0

    The tpCR rate is defined as the proportion of participants with no residual invasive cancer cells in both the breast primary tumor site (residual in situ cancer cells are permitted) and all sampled axillary lymph nodes.

    Time frame: 18 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Breast Pathological Complete Response (bpCR) Rate: ypT0/Tis

    The bpCR rate is defined as the proportion of participants with no residual invasive cancer cells in the breast primary tumor site (residual in situ cancer cells are permitted).

    Time frame: 18 weeks

  2. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    ORR is defined as the proportion of participants with a complete or partial response.

    Time frame: 18 weeks

  3. Event-Free Survival (EFS)

    EFS is defined as the time from randomization to any of the following events: precludes surgery, local or distant recurrence, second primary malignancy, or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Approximately five years

  4. Adverse Event (AE)

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a study participant administered a medicinal product, temporally associated with study intervention, without presumption of causality.

    Time frame: Approximately three years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, China
    • Yunxiang Zhou · Contact · yxzhou@zju.edu.cn · 15868131018
    • Yiding Chen · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 21, 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
NCT07340398
Lead sponsor
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 14, 2026
Start date
Dec 25, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 1, 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 21, 2026

Study contacts

Yiding Chen
Contact
ydchen@zju.edu.cn
15868131018
Yunxiang Zhou
Contact
yxzhou@zju.edu.cn

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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