Recruiting

PEF Ablation

Sponsor:

UCLA

Code:

NCT07487844

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) System

Questionnaires

Tumor Ablation

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a phase I trial of the safety of image-guided pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation for the locoregional treatment of superficial soft tissue lesions in adults with metastatic breast cancer using the AliyaTM Pulsed Electric Field System.

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT07487844

Start date

Jun 29, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Aug 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must have histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic breast cancer.
2. Confirmed documented soft tissue involvement via imaging or biopsy, with at least one measurable lesion with a cutaneous and/or subcutaneous component that is at least 1 cm in size but no greater than 5 cm in size and that can be safely accessed under image guidance. Up to 3 lesions that meet these criteria may be treated with PEF ablation therapy.
3. There are no limits on the amount of prior or concurrent anti-cancer therapies, but patients must be medically able (in the opinion of referring provider and treating investigator) to withhold their systemic therapy for breast cancer one week before the PEF ablation and for 2 weeks after the procedure.
4. Age ≥18 years
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2.
6. Adequate Bone Marrow Function:

1. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/microliter (mcL).
2. Platelets ≥100,000/mcL.
7. Not on or able to withhold anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy per Society of Interventional Radiology periprocedural guideline.
8. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months (as documented in the medical record) are eligible for this trial.
9. For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy (as documented in the medical record), if indicated.
10. Individuals with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For individuals with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load (as documented in the medical record).
11. Individuals with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
12. The effects of pulsed electric field on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason individuals of reproductive potential must agree to use adequate contraception: (e.g., hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence, etc.) for the duration of study participation and for 4 weeks after last administration of study treatment. Should a study participant become pregnant or suspect pregnancy while participating in this study, they should inform their treating physician immediately.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has not recovered from adverse events due to prior/concurrent systemic anti-cancer therapy to ≤ Grade 2 (CTCAE v5.0) or baseline (other than alopecia).
2. Individuals with pacemakers or other electronic implant devices.
3. Individuals who are unable or unwilling, or with medical contraindication, to undergo moderate sedation and local anesthesia.
4. Pregnant individuals are excluded from this study because there is unknown risk of PEF on fetus.
5. Breastfeeding/chestfeeding individuals are excluded from this study because there is unknown risk on nursing infants; breastfeeding/chestfeeding should be discontinued prior to initiating study treatment.
6. Individuals with any condition or social circumstance that, in the opinion of the treating investigator, would impair the participant's ability to comply with study procedures.

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Image-Guided Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Ablation

Participants undergo a single treatment of PEF ablation delivered to up to 3 soft tissue metastatic breast cancer lesion(s). Ablation parameters, immediate adverse events, and post-ablation imaging will be collected during the ablation treatment.

Interventions

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) System

Pulsed electric field (PEF) delivers short, high frequency electrical pulses that are intended to shrink or destroy tumors

Questionnaires

Participants will complete health related, quality of life questionnaires

Tumor Ablation

Undergo ablation via PEF

Primary outcome measure

  • Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of California San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ryan Kohlbrenner, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Last update posted

Sep 18, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Image Guided Ablation
  • Tumor Ablation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-24. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, San Francisco on 2026-09-18. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.