QL1706 Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

February 26, 2026 updated by: Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
This is a single-center, single-arm, prospective study enrolling 30 patients with stage II-III triple-negative breast cancer. The neoadjuvant regimen consists of QL1706 combined with carboplatin plus albumin-bound paclitaxel (21-day cycles for 4 cycles) followed by QL1706 combined with doxorubicin/epirubicin plus cyclophosphamide (21-day cycles for 4 cycles). The treatment observation period is 1 year, and the primary endpoint is the pathological complete response rate.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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30

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nantong, Jiangsu, China
        • Recruiting
        • Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
        • Contact:
          • Phone Number: 0513 8505 2222

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:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed newly diagnosed ER-/HER2- breast cancer. ER and PR with Allred score <3 or <1% positively stained cells in tumor infiltrating components. HER2 negativity defined as 0 or 1+ by FISH or IHC staining per NCCN guidelines;
  2. Clinical stage II or III breast cancer eligible for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (per AJCC 8th edition: at least T2 any N M0, or any T if N+), with treatment goal of complete surgical resection following neoadjuvant therapy;
  3. Tumor size ≥2 cm by clinical or imaging assessment per WHO criteria. Patients with histologically confirmed or clinically palpable lymph nodes are eligible regardless of tumor size;
  4. Treatment-naïve subjects;
  5. Age ≥18 years, both genders eligible;
  6. ECOG performance status 0-1;
  7. Adequate bone marrow, cardiac, and organ function;
  8. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine HCG) within 30 days prior to study enrollment and must practice effective contraception during the study;
  9. Ability to comprehend and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of invasive malignancies within 5 years prior to signing the informed consent form, except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix;
  2. Subjects who have received chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or radiotherapy within the past 12 months;
  3. Stage IV metastatic breast cancer;
  4. Administration of a vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of the study treatment;
  5. Subjects with severe systemic diseases;
  6. Subjects with active infections (including but not limited to HIV, hepatitis B or C, tuberculosis);
  7. Severe cardiovascular diseases, such as: history of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, or coronary angioplasty/stenting/bypass grafting within the past 6 months; or congestive heart failure (CHF) of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV, or history of CHF NYHA class III or IV;
  8. Lactating women should discontinue breastfeeding during the study;
  9. Subjects with known allergies to the study drug or any of its excipients;

  10. Any other condition deemed inappropriate for participation in the study by the investigator.

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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: experimental group
QL1706 plus carboplatin and albumin-bound paclitaxel (21-day cycles for 4 cycles) followed by QL1706 plus doxorubicin/epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (21-day cycles for 4 cycles)
Drug: Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy
Albumin-bound paclitaxel: 125 mg/m², day 1 and day 8, 21-day cycle; Carboplatin: AUC = 5, day 1 or AUC = 2-3, day 1 and day 8, 21-day cycle; QL1706: 5 mg/kg, day 1, 21-day cycle; Epirubicin: 90-100 mg/m², day 1, 21-day cycle; or Doxorubicin: 50 mg/m², day 1, 21-day cycle; Cyclophosphamide: 600 mg/m², day 1, 21-day cycle.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates
Time Frame: Up to approximately 9 months
pCR rate (ypT0/Tis ypN0) is defined as the percentage of participants without residual invasive cancer on hematoxylin and eosin evaluation of the complete resected breast specimen and all sampled regional lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy by current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging criteria assessed by the local pathologist at the time of definitive surgery.
Up to approximately 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Objective response rate（ORR）
Time Frame: Up to approximately 27-30 weeks
Percentage of Participants With an Objective Response of CR or PR According to RECIST v1.1
Up to approximately 27-30 weeks
3y-EFS
Time Frame: Up to approximately 3 years
Percentage of patients who, from the initiation of treatment, remain free of any of the following events within three years: disease progression to unresectable status, local or distant recurrence, development of a second primary malignancy (breast cancer or other cancers), or death from any cause.
Up to approximately 3 years
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to approximately 8 years
OS is defined as the time from the initiation of treatment to death due to any cause. Participants without documented death at the time of the analysis will be censored at the date of the last follow-up.
Up to approximately 8 years
Adverse events
Time Frame: up to 18 months
AEs will be assessed according to NCI CTCAE v5.0, by grade
up to 18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 25, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 25, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 25, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 8, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 8, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 26, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2025-K223-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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