Early Detection of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Relapse (CUPCAKE)

Last updated: January 20, 2026
Sponsor: Institut Curie
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Breast Cancer

Treatment

ctDNA monitoring

68Ga-FAPI-46-PET-CT

Clinical Study ID

NCT06225505
IC 2022-02
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

CUPCAKE is a randomized, non-comparative, multicenter, proof-of-concept phase II trial, using the Trials within Cohorts concept(1) to assess the clinical utility of ctDNA monitoring combined with 68Ga-FAPI-46-PET-CT imaging upon ctDNA detection for the surveillance of patients with a non-metastatic TNBC at high risk of relapse.

The study has two steps. In Step 1, patients who have completed the treatments for a localized TNBC will undergo ctDNA monitoring every ~4 months (± 2 weeks). In Step 2, patients for whom ctDNA will be detected will then be randomized between an observation arm, in which monitoring will continue until the detection of a clinical relapse, and an experimental arm, in which the ctDNA detection will be revealed to both the patient and the clinician: patients will then undergo a 18F-FDG PET-CT and a 68Ga-FAPI-46-PET-CT, in addition to whatever workup the investigator will deem necessary.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must have signed a written informed consent before inclusion

  2. Patients must be female ≥ 18 years old

  3. Patients diagnosed with a non-metastatic TNBC (ER & PR <10%, HER2- per ASCO/CAPguidelines). Patients must have been previously evaluated by a 18F-FDG PET-CT or abone scintigraphy combined with a thorax, abdomen and pelvis CT scan with contrast

  4. Patients who have undergone surgery with curative intent for their non-metastaticTNBC. Surgery must have been performed between 3 to 9 months before inclusion.Patients must have initiated their adjuvant therapy, whenever indicated, since atleast 12 weeks. For patients receiving an experimental adjuvant treatment in aclinical trial, any intervention planned as part of this trial must be completedbefore inclusion.

  5. High-risk primary tumor, defined as:

  6. Lack of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (RCB I,II or III; RCB I being capped to a maximum of 30% of included patients) OR, inthe absence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy,

  7. Stage IIB-III (i.e., T2N1, any T3-T4, any N2-3) OR

  8. Any loco-regional relapse occurring after a prior ipsilateral, curativelytreated TNBC

  9. No sign of local or distant relapse, as per investigator assessment

  10. Performance status < 2

  11. Available FFPE tumor block with > 10% cellularity or 11 tumor sections with >10%cellularity

  12. Patient able to comply with protocol requirements

  13. Patients covered by a health insurance

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any uncontrolled disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, orclinical laboratory finding or any other medical condition that, in the opinion ofthe investigator, interferes with the trial procedures

  2. Male participants

  3. Patients with altered mental status or psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion ofthe investigator, would preclude a valid patient informed consent.

  4. Patients who have difficulty undergoing trial procedures for geographic, social orpsychological reasons

  5. Person deprived of liberty or under guardianship

  6. History of another primary malignancy except for the following :

  7. Basal cell carcinoma or any in situ carcinoma treated with curative intent

  8. Any stage I-II malignancy treated with curative intent with no evidence ofactive disease in the last five years

  9. For step #2 (randomization after ctDNA detection): clinical/radiological metastaticrelapse before the detection of the molecular relapse.

Study Design

Total Participants: 450
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: ctDNA monitoring
Phase:
Study Start date:
January 05, 2026
Estimated Completion Date:
August 03, 2031

Study Description

The CUPCAKE trial will follow the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) approach. Non-metastatic TNBC patients at high risk of relapse will be included, after having signed a written informed consent, in a cohort allowing them to be followed by ctDNA monitoring every 4 months.

For each patient included, a ctDNA detection assay will be performed in blood samples every 4 months for a maximum of 24 months, while extra-plasma will be banked. ctDNA results will be available with a turnaround time of less than 3 weeks. When negative, ctDNA detection results will not be disclosed to patients nor clinicians.

First line therapy will not be started until a metastatic relapse has been found by imagining: no treatment will be started in the sole basis of a positive ctDNA test.

If, at any timepoint, ctDNA is detected (molecular relapse), patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio.

  • In the experimental arm, patients and their treating physician will be made aware of the molecular relapse (positive ctDNA detection results). To locate metastatic deposits, patients will be offered to undergo a whole-body imaging with 18F-FDG PET-CT and 68Ga-FAPI-46-PET-CT, in addition to any other workup considered as relevant by their treating physician. If/when a clinical/radiological relapse is observed, the patient performance status will be registered (secondary objective) and systemic or local treatments will be decided by physicians. These treatments could be informed by the genetic landscape of the relapse, assessed by ctDNA.

  • In the control arm, patients and their treating physician will not be made aware of the molecular relapse and will continue the standard surveillance with repeated ctDNA test every 4 months (blinded) for a maximum of 24 months from enrolement in the study. At the time of the clinical/radiological diagnosis of relapse, similar procedures will be performed (18F-FDG PET-CT, 68Ga-FAPI-46-PET-CT, and tumor genetic landscape assessment by ctDNA analysis).

Connect with a study center

  • Sainte-Catherine Institut du Caner Avignon-Provence

    Avignon, 84918
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Sainte-Catherine Institut du Caner Avignon-Provence

    Avignon 3035681, 84918
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, 33000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux 3031582, 33000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand 3024635, 63011
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Leon Bérard

    Lyon, 69008
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Leon Bérard

    Lyon 2996944, 69008
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes

    Marseille 2995469, 13009
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut du cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34298
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut du cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier 2992166, 34298
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Nîmes

    Nîmes, 30900
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Nîmes

    Nîmes 2990363, 30900
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris, 75010
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Tenon

    Paris, 75020
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris 2988507, 75010
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Tenon

    Paris 2988507, 75020
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes 2983990, 35000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Curie

    Saint-Cloud, 92340
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Curie

    Saint-Cloud 2981041, 92340
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • ONCOPOLE Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • ONCOPOLE Claudius Regaud

    Toulouse 2972315, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 2970797, 54519
    France

    Site Not Available

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