Clinical trials
Metastatic Breast Cancer clinical trials
Below are recruiting metastatic breast cancer clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 1,312 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT05417867Recruiting
Tracking gut bacteria changes and nausea during chemo
This study looks at how changes in the gut “microbiome” (your gut bacteria) relate to fatigue and chemotherapy-induced nausea in people with early-stage breast cancer. It may help doctors better understand why nausea and fatigue happen and how to predict or manage them during treatment.
Scottsdale, ArizonaAges 20 years+ - NCT05440929Recruiting
Testing a breast-cancer prognostic tool with U.S. clinicians
This study checks how acceptable, appropriate, and easy to use a metastatic breast-cancer “prognostic calculator” is for clinicians. It may help clinicians use the tool in real practice to support care decisions for people with metastatic breast cancer.
Chapel Hill, North CarolinaAges Any age - NCT05414357Recruiting
Sleep and thinking in breast cancer survivors
This study looks at how sleep problems affect memory, thinking, and quality of life in women who have had breast cancer surgery. If you are having trouble sleeping, joining could help you understand these effects better.
CaenAges 45–65 - NCT05372640RecruitingPhase 1
Drug combo trial for rare cancers with shared NUT features
This Phase 1 trial tests the safety and early signs of effectiveness of combining two anti-cancer drugs (ZEN003694 and abemaciclib) in teens and adults with metastatic or unresectable NUT carcinoma, breast cancer, and other solid tumors. It may help by finding a safer dose and whether the drug combination can shrink or control tumors that do not respond to standard treatments.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 12 years+ - NCT05376878RecruitingPhase 4
PET/MRI scan to guide treatment in HER2+ brain metastatic breast cancer
This trial tests a special PET/MRI imaging scan using a labeled drug to help doctors evaluate HER2+ breast cancer that has spread to the brain. It focuses on patients who plan to receive fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan, a targeted cancer medicine, and aims to see how well the scan can support treatment decisions.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05378204Recruiting
Testing DNA repair marker for PARP inhibitor resistance
This study looks at specific DNA “damage repair” proteins as a marker to understand why some BRCA-mutated breast cancers may resist PARP inhibitor treatment. Your biopsy (or existing biopsy) helps researchers study whether these lab markers relate to how well PARP inhibitors work.
BordeauxAges 18 years+ - NCT05388149RecruitingPhase 2
Neratinib plus Kadcyla to treat leftover HER2 breast cancer
This trial studies whether adding neratinib to Kadcyla (T-DM1) can help eliminate “molecular residual disease,” meaning tiny traces of cancer left after surgery and standard HER2 treatment. It’s for adults with HER2-positive breast cancer who still test positive after a short course of Kadcyla, with no signs of cancer returning or spreading on scans.
Toronto, OntarioAges 18 years+ - NCT01840293Recruiting
Breast cancer study using tumor tissue to find key differences
This trial looks at breast cancer “proteins” and molecular features using tumor samples taken during surgery or biopsy. The goal is to better understand why breast cancers behave differently, which may help guide more personalized treatment in the future.
CorkAges 18 years+ - NCT05318469RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Ivermectin with immunotherapy for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
This trial studies whether ivermectin, given together with immunotherapy (balstilimab or pembrolizumab), can help treat metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. It mainly looks at safety first, and may also explore how well the treatment works for people whose cancer has spread.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05305924RecruitingPhase 2
Fulvestrant plus abemaciclib for ER+, HER2− advanced breast cancer
This Phase 2 study tests whether adding abemaciclib to fulvestrant can slow or shrink ER-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. It is mainly for people whose cancer has progressed despite prior treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor and an aromatase inhibitor.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT05301881RecruitingPhase 2
Continuing current treatment after local treatment for limited cancer growth
This trial tests whether continuing your current therapy after getting local treatment (like surgery or radiation) for a small area of cancer growth is safe and effective. It may help you keep the same treatment longer before switching to a new one.
AlkmaarAges 18 years+ - NCT05269381RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Personalized cancer vaccine with pembrolizumab for advanced solid tumors
This trial tests a personalized vaccine made from your tumor's unique markers, combined with the drug pembrolizumab, to help your immune system fight cancer. It is for people with advanced solid tumors who have already tried standard treatments.
Jacksonville, FloridaAges 16 years+ - NCT05304962RecruitingPhase 1
Test drug RGT-419B for advanced ER+ HER2- breast cancer
This Phase 1 study tests a new drug (RGT-419B), given alone or with hormone (endocrine) therapy, in people with advanced ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has progressed after standard treatments. It looks mainly at safety and early signs of how well the treatment may work.
La Jolla, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05283330RecruitingPhase 1
Tested 212Pb imaging drug for certain advanced GRPR tumors
This early-phase study tests how safe and tolerable an experimental radiation drug is for adults with certain advanced or metastatic cancers that show a target called GRPR. Doctors will also use special scans to confirm the tumor has the target so the treatment can be delivered to the right place.
Chicago, IllinoisAges 18 years+ - NCT04965766RecruitingPhase 2
Study drug for HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer after prior treatment
This Phase 2 trial tests patritumab deruxtecan (U3-1402) in people with HER2-negative, hormone-receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. It’s for cancers that have progressed despite endocrine therapy plus a CDK4/6 inhibitor, aiming to shrink tumors and control the disease.
DijonAges 18 years+ - NCT05232409RecruitingPhase 1
Zeaxanthin in metastatic cancer, alone or with pembrolizumab
This Phase 1 study tests whether zeaxanthin is safe and what dose to use in people with metastatic cancer. It also studies zeaxanthin together with pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) to see if the combination is tolerable after cancer has progressed despite PD-1/PD-L1 treatment.
Paramus, New JerseyAges 18–99 - NCT05256745RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
A medicine to protect the heart during breast cancer chemotherapy
This early-phase study tests azeliragon to lower the risk of chemotherapy-related heart damage in women with early-stage breast cancer. Participants get their planned standard chemotherapy, plus the study medicine, and are monitored for safety and heart health.
Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaAges 18 years+ - NCT05187832RecruitingPhase 1
Study drug for ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer in postmenopausal women
This Phase 1 trial tests AND019, a new study drug, in postmenopausal women with advanced or metastatic ER-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. It aims to see if the drug is safe and can control the cancer when other standard treatments have stopped working.
Nashville, TennesseeAges 18 years+ - NCT05142800Recruiting
Screening for Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Targeted Therapy
This study is looking at whether targeted therapy for breast cancer changes the risk of arm swelling (lymphedema). It is a screening trial that uses a machine to measure arm size and check for any swelling early on.
Boston, MassachusettsAges 18–80 - NCT05183126RecruitingPhase 4
Paclitaxel dose study using a 1-hour muscle-area infusion
This trial studies how paclitaxel (a chemotherapy medicine) behaves in the body when given by a specific 1-hour infusion approach. It may help refine dosing for people with cancer using measurements from scans, and it includes a medicine schedule you must match.
Ann Arbor, MichiganAges 18 years+ - NCT04636710Recruiting
Treatment approach study for stage III inflammatory breast cancer
This study looks at how to best plan local treatments (like surgery and/or radiation) for people with stage III inflammatory breast cancer. It may help doctors refine care plans for this aggressive subtype by studying how patients are treated and what outcomes they have.
Boston, MassachusettsAges 18 years+ - NCT05076760RecruitingPhase 1
Study of a cancer-killing virus with standard treatments
This Phase 1 trial tests MEM-288, an oncolytic (cancer-killing) virus, either alone or combined with standard cancer medicines, in people with advanced solid tumors. It’s designed to see how the treatment works and how safe it is in different cancer types and after specific prior therapies.
Tampa, FloridaAges 18 years+ - NCT05095207RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Abemaciclib and bicalutamide for HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer
This Phase 1/2 trial tests whether combining abemaciclib with bicalutamide can slow or shrink HER2-negative, androgen receptor–positive (AR-positive) metastatic breast cancer. It mainly looks at safety and side effects, and also whether the combination can help patients with this type of breast cancer.
New York, New YorkAges 18–90 - NCT05072314RecruitingPhase 3
Lidocaine drip after breast surgery to improve long-term pain
This Phase 3 study tests whether a long-running lidocaine (a numbing medicine) drip given around the time of breast surgery can improve long-term post-surgery pain and recovery. It may help people who have pain after mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery.
Kingswood, New South WalesAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for metastatic breast cancer?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 1,312 recruiting metastatic breast cancer studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a metastatic breast cancer trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a metastatic breast cancer trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
- Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)
- Breast Cancer (Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC))
- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Metastatic Triple-negative Breast Cancer
- HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Non-metastatic Breast Cancer
- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Beyond the search
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Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.