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Avelumab or Hydroxychloroquine with or Without Palbociclib to Eliminate Dormant Breast Cancer

Is NCT04841148 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including HCQ and Avelumab for breast cancer.

Phase 2RecruitingAbramson Cancer Center at Penn MedicineNCT04841148Data as of May 2026

Treatment: HCQ · Avelumab · PalbociclibThis clinical trial will assess the safety and early efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine or Avelumab, with or without Palbociclib, in early-stage ER+ breast cancer patients who are found to harbor disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in the bone marrow after definitive surgery and standard adjuvant therapy.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Breast Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: HER2 (ERBB2) negative (negative)

Required: ESR1 positive (positive)

Disease stage

Required: Stage II, III

Prior therapy

Must have received: surgery — definitive

Patients must have completed all primary and adjuvant therapy (including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) with the exception of adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Must have received: chemotherapy — adjuvant

Patients must have completed all primary and adjuvant therapy (including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) with the exception of adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Must have received: radiation therapy — adjuvant

Patients must have completed all primary and adjuvant therapy (including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) with the exception of adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Must have received: endocrine therapy — adjuvant

Patients must be receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy at the time of enrollment. Patients are eligible to enroll within 2-7 years after initiation of adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Cannot have received: CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib)

Exception: Patients may have received prior CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy with an agent other than Palbociclib. Patients must have discontinued CDK4/6 inhibitor at least 6 months prior to screening.

Patients may have received prior CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy with an agent other than Palbociclib. Patients must have discontinued CDK4/6 inhibitor at least 6 months prior to screening.

Cannot have received: endocrine therapy (tamoxifen)

Exception: Use of tamoxifen as adjuvant endocrine therapy during study treatment is not allowed on hydroxychloroquine arms due to the potential drug-drug interaction with hydroxychloroquine. However, patients on tamoxifen at the time of screening may enroll on the treatment trial if switched to an aromatase inhibitor at least 21 days prior to starting study therapy in the event patient is randomized to a hydroxychloroquine containing arm.

Use of tamoxifen as adjuvant endocrine therapy during study treatment is not allowed on hydroxychloroquine arms due to the potential drug-drug interaction with hydroxychloroquine. However, patients on tamoxifen at the time of screening may enroll on the treatment trial if switched to an aromatase inhibitor at least 21 days prior to starting study therapy in the event patient is randomized to a hydroxychloroquine containing arm.

Cannot have received: endocrine therapy

Exception: Patients on any other adjuvant endocrine therapy, including any investigational therapy, are ineligible.

Patients on any other adjuvant endocrine therapy, including any investigational therapy, are ineligible.

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Adequate bone marrow function required

Kidney function

Adequate renal function required

Liver function

Adequate liver function required

Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function and other parameters.

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US trial sites

  • Georgetown University · Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • University of Chicago · Chicago, Illinois
  • Indiana University · Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, Massachusetts
  • University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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