OncoMatch/Clinical Trials/NCT06976944
Pembrolizumab + Paclitaxel +/- Bevacizumab for Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Is NCT06976944 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Pembrolizumab and Paclitaxel for recurrent triple-negative breast cancer.
Treatment: Pembrolizumab · Paclitaxel · Bevacizumab — * Breast cancer is histologically divided into non-invasive (approximately 10%) and invasive (approximately 90%), with invasive cancer being the target of chemotherapy. Invasive carcinoma is classified into four subtypes according to the expression levels of hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2). Among them, triple negative breast cancer accounts for 10% of invasive cancers and is the subtype with the poorest prognosis. * For triple negative breast cancer that is operable, chemotherapy with pembrolizumab is administered either preoperatively or postoperatively (perioperative period). For recurrent triple negative breast cancer , combination chemotherapy with multiple agents is the standard of care, especially in the case of PD-L1-positive patients, chemotherapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor related to PD-1 (pembrolizumab or atezolizumab) is administered. * Although the KEYNOTE355 trial demonstrated the efficacy of pembrolizumab plus paclitaxel therapy in patients with PD-L1-positive triple negative breast cancer in postoperative relapse, this trial did not include patients who received pembrolizumab in the perioperative period. Therefore, it is not known if there is any benefit to re-administering pembrolizumab to these patients after relapse. * Bevacizumab is used as standard therapy for triple negative breast cancer in combination with paclitaxel. Bevacizumab itself is an anti-tumor agent that inhibits angiogenesis, but has also been reported to activate immunity against cancer, suggesting that it may enhance the effect of pembrolizumab. Based on the above, the investigators planned this trial to evaluate whether pembrolizumab + paclitaxel + bevacizumab therapy is more effective than pembrolizumab + paclitaxel therapy in PD-L1-positive triple negative breast cancer patients who relapse after receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors in the perioperative period.
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Cancer type
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Breast Carcinoma
Biomarker criteria
Required: PD-L1 (CD274) positive (positive)
Required: HER2 (ERBB2) negative (negative)
Required: ESR1 negative (negative)
Allowed: BRCA1 pathogenic variant
Allowed: BRCA2 pathogenic variant
Disease stage
Metastatic disease required
Performance status
ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)
Prior therapy
Must have received: anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody — perioperative
Participants must have recurred after treatment with an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody administered as monotherapy or in combination with other ICIs or chemotherapies as a perioperative drug therapy for triple negative breast cancer
Cannot have received: chemotherapy
Exception: prior Olaparib for metastatic recurrence or unresectable advanced cancer in participants with BRCA gene pathogenic variant is allowed
Participants who have not undergone chemotherapy for recurrent breast cancer. However, prior treatment of Olaparib for metastatic recurrence or unresectable advanced cancer in participants with BRCA gene pathogenic variant is allowed
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