Clinical trial · Interventional
Metronomic Capecitabine Plus Aromatase Inhibitor for First Line Treatment in HR(+), Her2(-) Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Study of Metronomic Capecitabine Combined With Aromatase Inhibitor Versus Aromatase Inhibitor Alone for First Line Treatment in Hormone Receptor-positive, Her2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study is designed to compare the clinical benefit following treatment with aromatase inhibitor in combination with metronomic capecitabine versus aromatase inhibitor alone in women with hormone receptor-positive, Her2-negative advanced breast cancer who have not received prior systemic anti-cancer therapies for their advanced/metastatic disease.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aromatase Inhibitor | Drug | Aromatase Inhibitor | ALIAS |
| Capecitabine | Drug | Capecitabine | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Capecitabine+Aromatase inhibitor
- description
- Capecitabine, 500mg, orally three times daily in combination with an aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole 1 mg, orally once daily or Letrozole 2.5mg, orally once daily or Exemestane 25mg, orally once daily)
- interventionNames
- Drug: Capecitabine
- Drug: Aromatase Inhibitor
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Aromatase inhibitor
- description
- Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole 1 mg, orally once daily or Letrozole 2.5mg, orally once daily or Exemestane 25mg, orally once daily)
- interventionNames
- Drug: Aromatase Inhibitor
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult women with locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative therapy * Confirmed diagnosis of ER positive/Her2-negative breast cancer * No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease * Any menopausal status, but premenopausal or perimenopausal patients are required to receive LHRHa treatment * Measurable disease defined by RECIST version 1.1, or bone-only disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2, and life expectancy ≥ 3 months * Adequate organ and marrow function * Resolution of all toxic effects of prior therapy or surgical procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have progressed within 2 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy * Patients who have not received prior endocrine therapy and are eligible to receive fulvestrant as initial therapy * Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that are at risk of life threatening complication in the short term * Known uncontrolled or symptomatic central nervous system metastases * Diagnosis of any other malignancy within 3 years prior to randomization (except adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ) * Serious uncontrolled intercurrent infections or intercurrent medical or psychiatric illness
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDHong RX, Xu F, Xia W, Teng YE, Ouyang QC, Zheng QF, Yuan ZY, Chen DS, Jiang KK, Lin Y, Dai Z, Liu XL, Chen QJ, Wu XH, Shi YX, Huang JJ, An X, Xue C, Bi XW, Chen MT, Li H, Yao HR, Zou GR, Huang H, Zhang JM, Wang SS. Metronomic Capecitabine Plus Aromatase Inhibitor as Initial Therapy in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer: The Phase III MECCA Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Apr 10;43(11):1314-1324. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00938. Epub 2025 Jan 2. PMID 39746176