Neoadjuvant Toripalimab Plus Docetaxel and Carboplatin in Patients With Localized TNBC (NeoTOP) (NeoTOP)

May 13, 2026 updated by: Si-Yu Wang, Sun Yat-sen University

A Single-Arm Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Toripalimab, Docetaxel, Plus Carboplatin in Patients With Localized Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

This study aims to investigate efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus docetaxel and carboplatin in patients with localized triple-negative breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy is the recommended therapeutic approach for patients with localized triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The combination regimen improved the pCR rate of triple negative breast cancer, but its side effects also increased. In the KEYNOTE-522 trial, 78% of patients receiving pembrolizumab combined with anthracycline and paclitaxel chemotherapy experienced grade 3 or higher adverse reactions, while the incidence of grade 3 or higher adverse events for patients receiving tislelizumab plus nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin in the CTRIO study was 53.2%. Toripalimab (an anti PD-1 monoclonal) combined with paclitaxel (albumin binding type) for first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic TNBC was recently approved based on the results from the TORCHLIGHT study. This study aims to investigate efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus docetaxel and carboplatin in patients with localized TNBC.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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51

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
        • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pathologically confirmed TNBC. ER and PR negatives are defined as < 10% of cells expressing hormone receptors by IHC analysis. HER2 negative is defined as IHC 0 or 1+, or ISH-negative.
  • Treatment-naive clinical stage T1-4N1-N3 or T2-4N0 localized TNBC.
  • Female patients aged ≥18 years, < 70 years.
  • Able to comply with the required protocol and follow-up procedures.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  • Life expectancy ≥12 weeks.
  • Adequate hematological function: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L, and Platelet count ≥90 x 109/L, and Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L (may be transfused to maintain or exceed this level).
  • Adequate liver function: Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 1.5 x ULN.
  • Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN, and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min.
  • Subjects should not be pregnant or breast-feeding.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inflammatory breast cancer or stage IV breast cancer.
  • Prior systemic antitumor treatment for any malignancy, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
  • History of another malignancy in the last 5 years with the exception of the following: other malignancies cured by surgery alone and having a continuous disease-free interval of 5 years are permitted. Cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and cured in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix are permitted.
  • Inability to comply with protocol or study procedures.
  • Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects in conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger, or not requiring systemic treatment are permitted to enroll.
  • Previous history of interstitial lung disease/pneumonia.
  • Patient who has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.
  • A serious concomitant systemic disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the patient's ability to complete the study.
  • A serious cardiac condition, such as myocardial infarction within 6 months, angina, or heart disease.
  • Any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the previous year, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, hepatic, renal, or metabolic disease).
  • Patient who has active serious infection (e.g. pyrexia of or 38.0℃ over)
  • Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • Women who are pregnant or nursing.

Study Plan

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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

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Neoadjuvant TCb+Toripalimab
Patients receive toripalimab (240 mg) plus docetaxel and carboplatin (AUC=4) on day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 6 cycles.
Drug: Toripalimab
Toripalimab was given 240 mg intravenously on day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 6 cycles.
Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin was given dosed to an area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) of 4 on day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 6 cycles.
Drug: Docetaxel
Docetaxel was administered at a dose of 75 mg/m2 on day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 6 cycles.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pathological complete response (pCR) rate
Time Frame: 1 week after surgery
The number of patients with pCR out of the total number of participants using a definition of ypT0/Tis ypN0 after neoadjuvant therapy and surgery.
1 week 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
Rate of Residual Cancer Burden (RCB) of 0-1
Time Frame: 1 year
The number of patients with RCB of 0-1 after neoadjuvant therapy and surgery.
1 year
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time Frame: 1 year
The number of patients with complete response and partial response out of the total number of participants.
1 year
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Time Frame: 3 years after the last patient is enrolled
EFS was defined as the time from registration to disease progression (local relapse or distant metastases) or death from any cause, whichever came first.
3 years after the last patient is enrolled
Safety of the combination therapy
Time Frame: 1 year
Adverse events (AEs) were graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Sun Yat-sen University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Jun Tang, MD, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 11, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 26, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 26, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 13, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NeoTOP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) will be shared with other researchers after publication of the study.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) will be shared with other researchers after publication of the study.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

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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