Recruiting
Phase 2

Capecitabine

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT04768426

Conditions

Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Capecitabine

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay, ie, a "liquid biopsy," as a tool to identify triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients who will or will not experience benefit from treatment with capecitabine. Participants will be monitored for changes in ctDNA in the blood over time received during capecitabine treatment. Results of ctDNA analysis will be correlated to genetic characteristics of individual tumors. This may inform future clinical trials in which patients could receive a different treatment than capecitabine to reduce their risk of breast cancer relapse.

Conditions

Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT04768426

Start date

Feb 3, 2021

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Jul, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Anatomic stage I - III triple-negative breast cancer at diagnosis
2. Estrogen receptors (ER) and Progesterone receptors (PR) status <10%
3. Residual disease following at least 4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Patients who received other investigational immunotherapy or targeted therapy during the neoadjuvant phase of treatment are eligible.
4. ≥ 18 years of age
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
6. All clinically significant toxic effects of prior cancer therapy resolved to Grade ≤ 1 by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE, v 5.0), except alopecia and G2 neuropathy.
7. No evidence of metastatic disease.
8. A minimum 4-week wash out from previous chemotherapy treatment is required.
9. Adequate hematologic function: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500 cells/μL (≥ 1,500/mm3); Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/μL (≥ 100,000/mm3)
10. Adequate hepatic function: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the specific institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). Exception: If Gilbert's syndrome; then ≤ 5 times ULN. Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) each ≤ 2.5 x ULN
11. Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN; or calculated creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min using the Cockcroft Gault formula.
12. Planned for 6 months or 8 cycles of adjuvant capecitabine.
13. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test.
14. WOCBP must agree to use effective contraception during the study and for 3 months after the last dose.
15. Male participants and their female partners of child bearing potential must be willing to use an appropriate method of contraception during the study and for 3 months after the last dose.
16. Capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in the protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Metastatic breast cancer
2. Has not had definitive surgical resection
3. Pregnant or breastfeeding
4. Has not completed definitive adjuvant radiation if planned
5. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity or active hepatitis B or C.
6. Investigational agents within 4 weeks of study initiation
7. Inability to swallow oral medications

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Capecitabine

1000 mg/m2 administered on Days 1 to 14 of 21-day cycles

Interventions

Capecitabine

1000 mg/m2 administered on Days 1 to 14 of 21-day treatment cycles, for 8 cycles.

Primary outcome measure

  • Baseline levels of ctDNA detection [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Stanford University

Recruiting

Stanford, California, United States, 94304

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Melinda Telli, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Aug 12, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • TNBC
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • Post neoadjuvant
  • Residual disease
  • Capecitabine

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-08-12.