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Table 3 Clinical trials of BCSCs-related therapies

From: Heterogeneity of BCSCs contributes to the metastatic organotropism of breast cancer

Modality

Clinical trial

Phase

Study arms

Enrolled population

Patients (n)

Status

Preliminary antitumor efficacy

Monotherapy

NCT00106145

[77]

I

MK-0752

adult patients with advanced solid tumors

Total: 103

BC: 24

Completed

Objective CR: 1 glioma patient

SD ≥4 months: 10 glioma patients

BC patients: no significant efficacy

Combination therapy

MK-8669-049

NCT01295632

[78]

I

MK-0752 + Ridaforolimus

advanced solid tumors

Total: 30

BC: 2

Completed

CR: 1 HNSCC patient

PR: 1 HNSCC patient

SD ≥6 months: 1 HNSCC patient

BC patients: no significant efficacy

Combination therapy

NCT00645333

[79]

Ib

MK-0752 + Docetaxel

locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

30

Completed

PR: 11 patients

SD: 9 patients

PD: 3 patients

Combination therapy

NCT02784795

[80]

Ib

LY3039478 + taladegib

LY3039478 + LY3023414

LY3039478 + abemaciclib

advanced or metastatic solid tumors

Total: 63

BC: 12

Completed

CR/PR: none

DCR: Part A: NA, Part B: 18.8 %, Part C: 26.1 %

BC patients: no significant efficacy

Combination therapy

EDALINE

NCT02027376

[81]

Ib

sonidegib (LDE225) + docetaxel

triple negative advanced breast cancer

12

Completed

Median TTP: 42.5 days (95 % CI: 29-155 days)

Monotherapy

NCT01351103

[82]

I

WNT974

advanced solid tumors

Total: 94

BC: 20

Recruiting

SD: 16 %

BC patients: no significant efficacy

Monotherapy

NCT01861054

[83]

II

Reparixin

operable HER2-negative breast cancer

20

Terminated

BCSC markers CD24-/CD44+ and ALDH+: decrease ≥20 %

Combination therapy

NCT02001974

[84]

Ib

Reparixin + Paclitaxel

HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

30

Completed

RR: 30 %

DR >12 months: 2 patients

  1. CR complete response, PR partial response, SD stable disease, DCR disease control rate, TTP time to progression, RR response rate, DR durable response, HNSCC head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, BC breast cancer, NA not available