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Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Neoantigen Vaccine for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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Study Aim

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a combination treatment involving Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, and a Neoantigen Vaccine in improving progression-free survival in individuals with metastatic triple negative breast cancer.

What is being tested

Biopsy Procedure

+ Biospecimen Collection

+ Carboplatin

ProcedureDrugBiological
Who is being recruted

Breast Diseases+4

+ Breast Neoplasms

+ Neoplasms

Over 18 Years
+42 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2
Interventional
Study Start: April 2021
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
Last updated: March 25, 2026
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Study start date: April 13, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial focuses on treating patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a challenging form of cancer that does not have receptors commonly targeted by existing treatments. The study compares two treatment combinations: one includes nab-paclitaxel, durvalumab, tremelimumab, and a neoantigen vaccine, while the other omits the vaccine. The trial aims to see if adding the vaccine improves the treatment response and overall safety. This research is important because it explores new ways to enhance immune response and potentially offer better outcomes for patients with this aggressive cancer. Participants in the trial will receive treatments through intravenous infusions, which are given on specific days across multiple cycles. In the first phase, all patients receive standard chemotherapy. They are then randomly assigned to one of two groups for the second phase of the study. One group receives the combination with the neoantigen vaccine, and the other without. The study measures how long patients live without the cancer getting worse, known as progression-free survival, and evaluates the immune response and safety of the treatments. Regular imaging tests, biopsies, and blood samples are collected to monitor progress and potential side effects. Follow-up visits occur every three months for a year, and then annually.

Official TitleRandomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Nab-Paclitaxel + Durvalumab (MEDI4736) + Tremelimumab + Neoantigen Vaccine Vs. Nab-Paclitaxel + Durvalumab (MEDI4736) + Tremelimumab in Patients With Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
NCT03606967
Principal SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
Last updated: March 25, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

70 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Breast DiseasesBreast NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesTriple Negative Breast Neoplasms

Criteria

22 inclusion criteria required to participate
Patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic invasive triple negative breast cancer. Patients with clinical and/or radiologic suspicion of metastatic TNBC can be consented prior to this confirmation.

Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) less than Allred score of 3 OR less than 1% positive staining cells in the invasive component of the tumor.

Patients may have measurable or evaluable disease.

Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.

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20 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Patients who are not considered to be candidates for carboplatin + gemcitabine for first line therapy of their metastatic triple negative breast cancer are not eligible.

Patients who have had chemotherapy, radiotherapy (to more than 30% of the bone marrow), or biologic therapy within 30 days (42 days for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study.

History of pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease.

Patients with a strong likelihood of non-adherence (such as difficulties in adhering to follow-up schedule due to geographic distance from the treatment facility) should not be knowingly registered.

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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
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Group II

Active Comparator
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Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 30 locations

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Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital

Creve Coeur, United StatesOpen Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital in Google Maps
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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, United States
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Siteman Cancer Center-South County

St Louis, United States
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Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital

St Louis, United States
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30 Study Centers