Neoadjuvant, SBRT With Intratumoural Pembrolizumab Followed by Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
NCT ID: NCT07188246
Last Updated: 2026-02-11
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE2
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-01-19
2029-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The current trial builds on this work by adding pembrolizumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, to determine whether further immune priming can be achieved. Study objectives include assessing feasibility, safety, molecular immune activation, and preliminary clinical outcomes of this regimen before standard chemotherapy.
SBRT is a highly targeted radiotherapy technique that has demonstrated feasibility in early and locally advanced breast cancer trials, with low toxicity. Pembrolizumab is approved for multiple cancers, including triple negative breast cancer, and may act synergistically with radiotherapy to enhance antitumor immune responses. Findings from this study will inform future randomized trials evaluating whether combining SBRT and immunotherapy can improve pathologic complete response rates and long-term outcomes in breast cancer.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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SBRT with Pembrolizumab
Stereotactic body radiation therapy delivered to the main breast tumour with 2 injections of pembrolizumab (Keytruda), completed prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Radiation
Stereotactic body radiation therapy to the breast
Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
Two injections
Interventions
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Radiation
Stereotactic body radiation therapy to the breast
Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
Two injections
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Invasive mammary carcinoma of stages IIB - III (excluding inflammatory breast cancer). Stage IIA is eligible for triple negative and HER2+ breast cancers.
a. Clinical staging based on AJCC 8th edition.
3. Lesion palpable by treating physician.
4. Plan to be treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
5. Able to tolerate core needle biopsies and pembrolizumab injection.
6. 18 years of age or older.
7. Able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Prior treatment for current breast cancer.
3. Previous radiation therapy to the same breast.
4. Inflammatory breast carcinoma.
5. Invasive mammary carcinoma with sarcomatous, signet cell or metaplastic subtypes.
6. Recurrent breast cancer.
7. Clinical or radiologic evidence or suspicion of distant metastatic disease (metastatic workup that requires additional imaging to follow-up on suspicious findings will exclude patients).
8. Any collagen vascular disease precluding radiotherapy at the discretion of the treating radiation oncologist (particularly lupus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, psoriatic arthritis).
9. No prior stem cell transplantation.
10. Any poorly controlled autoimmune conditions.
11. Current use of corticosteroids or immunosuppressants.
12. Any other malignancy at any site (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) \<5 years prior to study enrollment. Synchronous bilateral breast cancers are acceptable.
13. Inability to tolerate core needle biopsies or pembrolizumab injection.
14. Pregnant or lactating.
15. Under 18 years of age.
16. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
17. Inability or unwillingness to complete study assessments/interventions and follow-up assessments.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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Responsible Party
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Muriel Brackstone
Chair/Chief of General Surgery, General Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist
Locations
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St. Joseph's Health Care London
London, Ontario, Canada
St. Joseph's Health Care London
London, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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122109
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