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Phase I Study of Autologous Tumor-Draining Lymph Node-Derived Lymphocytes as Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Is NCT06121570 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 1 trial studies multiple treatments for breast neoplasms.

Phase 1RecruitingSun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityNCT06121570Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Doxorubicin · Epirubicin · Cyclophosphamide · Cyclophosphamide · Fludarabine · Tumor-draining lymph node-derived lymphocyte (LNL) · Interleukin-2 · Nab-paclitaxelRATIONALE: Patients with HER2-negative breast cancer not responding to initial neoadjuvant chemotherapy might have lower chances for a pathologic complete response (pCR) at definitive surgery, indicating worse prognosis. Adoptive cell therapy has demonstrated efficacy in advanced breast cancer, but whether the addition of adoptive cell therapy to neoadjuvant chemotherapy could increase the pCR rate remains unclear. Tumor-draining lymph node-derived lymphocytes (LNLs) that have abundant tumor-reactive T cells, but not exhausted T cells, are easy to produce. It is not yet known whether LNL treatment is safe and effective in patients with HER2-negative breast cancer not responding to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is mainly to investigate the safety of autologous LNL in patients with HER2-negative breast cancer not responding to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Breast Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: HER2 (ERBB2) negative (0-1+ by IHC or 2+ by IHC without HER2 amplification by FISH) (0-1+ by IHC or 2+ by IHC without HER2 amplification by FISH)

HER2-negative breast cancer, defined as 0-1+ by immunohistochemistry or 2+ by immunohistochemistry without HER2 amplification by FISH

Disease stage

Excluded: Stage IV

primary tumor (T) minimum size 1 cm by MRI, N0-3, M0; metastatic breast cancer [excluded]

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Prior therapy

No prior treatment (treatment-naive required)
Max 0 prior lines

Must have received: anthracycline (doxorubicin, epirubicin) — neoadjuvant

two cycles of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Must have received: alkylating agent (cyclophosphamide) — neoadjuvant

two cycles of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: chemotherapy

Exception: except two cycles of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, chemotherapy (except two cycles of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide)

Cannot have received: radiation therapy

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... radiotherapy

Cannot have received: hormonal therapy

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... hormonal therapy

Cannot have received: targeted therapy

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... targeted therapy

Cannot have received: biological therapy

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... biological therapy

Cannot have received: immunotherapy

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... immunotherapy

Cannot have received: surgery

Have not received prior therapies for breast cancer, including but not limited to, ... surgery

Cannot have received: sentinel lymph node biopsy

Participants have not received sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for the breast cancer lesion

Cannot have received: axillary lymph node dissection

Participants have not received sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for the breast cancer lesion

Cannot have received: anthracycline (doxorubicin, epirubicin)

Exception: except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Has received the study-related drugs including anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, taxane, fludarabine, interleukin-2, except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: alkylating agent (cyclophosphamide)

Exception: except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Has received the study-related drugs including anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, taxane, fludarabine, interleukin-2, except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: taxane

Has received the study-related drugs including ... taxane, fludarabine, interleukin-2, except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: purine analog (fludarabine)

Has received the study-related drugs including ... fludarabine, interleukin-2, except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: cytokine (interleukin-2)

Has received the study-related drugs including ... interleukin-2, except two-cycle neoadjuvant chemotherapy of doxorubicin or epirubicin, plus cyclophosphamide

Cannot have received: angiogenesis inhibitor (bevacizumab)

Has received long half-life angiogenesis inhibitors within four weeks prior to enrollment, e.g., bevacizumab

Lab requirements

Blood counts

ANC ≥1.5×10^9/L; Lymphocyte count >0.5×10^9/L; Platelets ≥100×10^9/L; Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L

Kidney function

Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCL) ≥45 mL/min OR creatinine ≤1.5×ULN

Liver function

AST and ALT ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN for participants with liver metastases); ALP ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN for participants with liver or bone metastases); Total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN (≤3.0 mg/dL for participants with Gilbert's syndrome)

Cardiac function

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%

Demonstrate adequate normal organ function: ... see full criteria

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