RecruitingPhase 1NCT07137416

Testing the Safety of the Combination of Anti-Cancer Drugs CX-5461 (Pidnarulex) and Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Solid Tumors and Breast Cancer

Phase 1b Study of Pidnarulex and Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Patients With HER2 Expressing Solid Tumors


Sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Enrollment

36 participants

Start Date

Oct 5, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of pidnarulex in combination with trastuzumab deruxtecan in treating patients with breast cancer and other solid tumors that express varying levels of a protein called HER2 and that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic), that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable), or that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Pidnarulex is an enzyme inhibitor that causes cell death and prevents tumor cell growth. Trastuzumab deruxtecan is in a class of medications called antibody-drug conjugates. It is composed of a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called deruxtecan. Trastuzumab attaches to HER2 positive tumor cells in a targeted way and delivers deruxtecan to kill them. Giving pidnarulex in combination with trastuzumab deruxtecan may be safe, tolerable and/or effective in treating patients with metastatic, unresectable, or locally advanced HER2-expressing breast cancer or other solid tumors.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a new combination of two cancer drugs — CX-5461 (pidnarulex) and trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) — in people with HER2-positive solid tumors, with a focus on breast cancer. HER2-positive means the cancer cells have a protein on their surface that makes them grow faster. The study first tests safety at increasing doses, then expands to a larger group of breast cancer patients. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years or older - You have HER2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer (or another solid tumor that has not responded to standard treatments, in the dose-finding phase) - Your general health and organ function meet specific laboratory thresholds - You are willing to provide a tumor tissue sample **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are under 18 years old - You have significant heart, liver, or kidney problems - You have active or uncontrolled brain metastases - You have a history of certain lung conditions (interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis) - You are pregnant or breastfeeding Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDUREBiopsy Procedure

Undergo biopsy

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection

Undergo collection of blood samples

PROCEDUREEchocardiography Test

Undergo ECHO

PROCEDUREMultigated Acquisition Scan

Undergo MUGA

DRUGPidnarulex

Given IV

PROCEDURERadiologic Imaging Procedure

Undergo radiologic imaging

BIOLOGICALTrastuzumab Deruxtecan

Given IV


Locations(1)

Dana-Farber - Harvard Cancer Center LAO

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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