Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Treatment or no Treatment Guided by the Level of TILs in Resected Early-stage TNBC

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About the trial

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a group of tumors that occurs mainly in young, premenopausal women and accounts for 10-20% of breast cancers. Over the past decade, the incidence of women diagnosed with early-stage TNBC has significantly increased due to the widespread use of screening mammography. Treatment of patients with localized TNBC mainly involves surgery and (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. However, the benefit of chemotherapy may be controversial in patients with early-stage TNBC defined by small size and absence of lymph node involvement, and with significant tumor lymphocyte infiltration. The ETNA study is a phase II trial designed to evaluate a chemotherapy de-escalation strategy in patients with TNBC T1b/c N0M0 and stromal TILs (sTILs) ≥ 30%. ETNA comprises two cohorts defined according to the level of TILs and the age of patients. Patients aged \> 40 years with 30% ≤ sTILs \< 50% and those aged ≤ 40 years with 30% ≤ sTILs \< 75% will be included in the cohort 1 and will receive adjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg every three weeks for 9 cycles and Paclitaxel 80 mg/m² weekly for 12 cycles. Patients aged \> 40 years with sTILs ≥ 50% and those aged ≤ 40 years with sTILs ≥ 75% will be included in cohort 2 and will not receive adjuvant treatment, they will undergo standard surveillance every six months.

Original English text from ClinicalTrials.gov

Who can (and can't) join

✓ Qualifies

  • Podpisanie świadomej zgody na uczestnictwo w badaniu przed rozpoczęciem procedur badawczych
  • Wiek 18 lat lub więcej
  • Dobry stan ogólny (w skali ECOG: 0 lub 1)
  • Potwierdzony histologicznie rak piersi o charakterze potrójelnie negatywnym (brak HER2, receptorów estrogenowych i progesteronowych), całkowicie usunięty chirurgicznie, na wczesnym etapie (pT1b/c N0M0)
  • Odpowiednio wycięty nowotwór: zabiegi oszczędzające pierś lub mastektomia z zachowaniem piersi/brodawki lub skóry, ze światłem bez guza
  • Biopsja węzła wartownika lub usunięcie węzłów chłonnych pachwinowych (co najmniej 6 węzłów)
  • Rozpoczęcie leczenia w terminie 4-12 tygodni (lub do 12 tygodni dla drugiej grupy) po operacji piersi
  • Wynik analizy komórek odpornościowych w guzie na poziomie 30-50% (lub wyżej w zależności od wieku i grupy)

Simplified criteria — AI translation

Trial details

Minimum age
18 Years
Last updated (source)
July 24, 2026
Sex
No restrictions

Therapies / drugs in trial

Locations (44)

CHU Amiens Picardie_Site Sud

Amiens, France

Institut Sainte Catherine

Avignon, France

Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque

Bayonne, France

Institut Bergonié

Bordeaux, France

Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine

Bordeaux, France

Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France

Pôle Santé Republique

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Centre Jean Perrin

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Centre Georges-François Leclerc

Dijon, France

Hôpital Franco-Britannique-Fondation Cognacq-Jay

Levallois-Perret, France

CHU de Limoges

Limoges, France

Centre Léon Bérard

Lyon, France

Hopital Privé Jean Mermoz

Lyon, France

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Marseille, France

Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Hôpital privé du confluent

Nantes, France

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, France

CHU de Nîmes

Nîmes, France

Centre Hospitalier de Pau

Pau, France

Hôpital Privé des côtes d'Armor

Plérin, France

Hôpital NOVO

Pontoise, France

Centre Hospitalier de Cornouaille

Quimper, France

Clinique La Croix du Sud

Quint-Fonsegrives, France

Institut Godinot

Reims, France

Centre Eugène Marquis

Rennes, France

CHU de Saint Etienne

Saint-Etienne, France

Institut Claudius Regaud

Toulouse, France

CHU Bretonneau

Tours, France

Centre Alexis Vautrin

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, France

Hospital General Universitario Dr.Balmis

Alicante, Spain

Ico Badalona

Badalona, Spain

Hospital Vall D'Hebrón

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca

El Palmar, Spain

Hospital Universitario Clinico San Cecilio

Granada, Spain

Ico Hospitalet

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon

León, Spain

Hu Arnau de Vilanova Lleida

Lleida, Spain

Hospital Ramon Y Cajal

Madrid, Spain

Hospital 12 de Octubre

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitari Son Espases

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Hospital Sant Joan de Reus

Reus, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio

Seville, Spain

Hospital Clínico Valencia

Valencia, Spain

Trial contact

Contact information from ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact in English.

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