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NCT Number: NCT07616440

Pilot Study on the Clinical Efficacy of Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Targeted Drug Delivery System Combined With Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety, and to observe early efficacy signals of the focused ultrasound mediated drug delivery system combined with SonoVue® in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy by comparing its pathological complete response (pCR) rate with a matched historical cohort of HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated at our center.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU)

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China

Location status: Recruiting

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients aged 18-70 years.
  • Histologically confirmed HER2 positive breast cancer, with indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and scheduled to receive the T(P)CbHP neoadjuvant regimen.
  • TNM stage T2N0-2M0.
  • Adequate bone marrow reserve (ANC >1.5×10⁹/L, platelets >100×10⁹/L).
  • Normal liver function (ALAT, ASAT, and bilirubin <2.5× upper limit of normal).
  • Adequate renal function (creatinine clearance >50 mL/min).
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% measured by echocardiography or MUGA.
  • No psychological, family, social, or geographical conditions that would compromise compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
  • No medical conditions that would place the subject at undue risk.
  • Written informed consent signed by the subject.

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior history of radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
  • Pregnant or lactating patients.
  • Presence of distant metastasis.
  • Bilateral invasive breast cancer.
  • Concurrent administration of other anticancer therapies or another investigational agent.
  • inadequate physical tolerance, including significant cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal dysfunction, massive ascites, intestinal obstruction, severe infection, high fever, as well as water-electrolyte and acid-base imbalance.
  • Patients with known hyper sensitivity to SonoVue®.

Treatment and study plan

Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Targeted Drug Delivery Combined with Neoadjuvant Therapy

Device

Participants will undergo six cycles of focused ultrasound-mediated targeted drug delivery combined with neoadjuvant therapy. The ultrasound parameters are set as follows: ultrasound power 9 W (acoustic pressure 3 MPa), frequency 1 MHz, pulse duration 100 μs, pulse repetition frequency 100 Hz, with 5 treatment cycles per single point.

During each treatment session, 2.5 mL of SonoVue® ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles is injected via the cubital vein, followed by a 5 mL normal saline flush. Subsequently, 2.5 mL of SonoVue® microbubbles are administered every 2 minutes, with a total injection volume of 15 mL throughout the procedure.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathological Complete Response rate

    Time frame: 18 weeks from the enrollment, after the surgey

  2. Tumor Pathological Complete Response

    Time frame: 18 weeks from the enllorment, after the surgey

Secondary outcomes

  1. Event-Free Survival (EFS)

    Time frame: 3 years after the surgery

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jun 1, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2026

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