Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Pyrotinib, Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Taxanes and Trastuzumab for HER-2+ Breast Cancer

January 5, 2026 updated by: Liu Yunjiang, Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital

Pyrotinib Combined With Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab in Neoadjuvant Therapy of HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer: a Single-arm, Open-label, Multicenter Phase II Clinical Trial

This is a prospective, open label, single-arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant pyrotinib in HER2+ breast cancer patients

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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113

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Hebei
      • Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
        • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Female breast cancer patients at the age of >= 18 years and <= 70 years who received first treatment；
  2. Pathologically confirmed HER2-positive invasive breast cancer（which is defined as the immunohistochemistry score of > 10% immunoreactive cells being 3+ or in situ hybridization results showing HER2 gene amplification），regardless of hormone receptor status (ER and PR)；
  3. According to the 2019 CSCO BC guidelines: When HER-2 positive is used as the standard for preoperative neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer, the tumor is larger than 2 cm；
  4. The Eastern Tumor Collaborative Group (ECOG) has a physical status score of ≤1；
  5. The functional level of the main organs must meet the following requirements ： 1) blood routine test: hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 90g/L;Neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10^9/L; platelet count (PLT) ≥ 90 × 10^9/L; 2) Blood biochemistry: Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 upper limit of normal value (ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × ULN; Urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; 3) Heart color ultrasound: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 55%;
  6. Women of childbearing age, tested negative for serum pregnancy test 7 days before randomization，and willing to use appropriate methods during the trial and within 8 weeks after the last administration of the test drug;
  7. A volunteer to participate in the study; provision of written informed consent; good compliance and willing to cooperate during the follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known history of hypersensitivity to pyrotinib or any of it components;
  2. Patients have previously received antitumor treatment or radiation therapy for any malignant tumor (except for cervical carcinoma in situ and basal cell carcinoma that have been cured);
  3. Patients underwent major breast cancer-free surgery within 4 weeks and have not fully recovered;
  4. Subjects that are unable to swallow tablets,intestinal obstruction or dysfunction of gastrointestinal absorption;
  5. Patients with severe heart disease or discomfort who cannot be treated;
  6. The patient suffers from mental illness or psychotropic substance abuse and cannot cooperate;
  7. Pregnant or lactating women;
  8. Less than 4 weeks from the last clinical trial;
  9. Patients participating in other clinical trials at the same time
  10. The researchers think inappropriate.

Study Plan

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

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Experimental group
Patients will receive the test drug (Pyrotinib) combined with Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide followed by Taxanes and Trastuzumab with Pyrotinib
Drug: Pyrotinib
400mg administered as continuous oral once daily from the first day of the study
Drug: Epirubicin
90mg/m^2 d1 iv Q2W for 4 cycles
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
600 mg/m^2 d1 iv Q2W for 4 cycles
Drug: Taxanes
Albumin paclitaxel（125mg/m2 d1、8 iv Q3W for 4 Cycles）/Docetaxel(100mg/m2 d1 iv Q3W for 4 Cycles )
Biological: Trastuzumab
the first cycle is a loading dose of 8 mg / kg, followed by 6 mg / kg. Iv Q3W

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
tpCR
Time Frame: immediately after surgery
It is defined as the absence of residual invasive carcinoma in the resected breast cancer specimens stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and no cancer metastasis in all ipsilateral lymph node samples, after completion of neoadjuvant therapy and surgery.
immediately after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective Response Rate(ORR)
Time Frame: 2 years
Baseline to measured stable disease
2 years
Disease-free survival(DFS) Baseline to measured date of recurrence or death from any cause
Time Frame: 3 years
Baseline to measured date of recurrence or death from any cause
3 years
bpCR
Time Frame: immediately after surgery
After neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery, breast was free of any invasive cancer
immediately after surgery
Adverse Events rate
Time Frame: 1-year
Evaluate the nature, incidence and severity of chemotherapy adverse events according to CTCAE 5.0
1-year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 10, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 27, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 27, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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January 7, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 5, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • HRHB-CB001

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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