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NCT03624543

CFI-400945 in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer

Active, enrolled Phase 2 Last updated 30 January 2026
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing CFI-400945 in Breast Cancer in 51 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
14 February 2019
Primary endpoint
30 June 2026
31 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorCanadian Cancer Trials Group
PhasePhase 2
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment51
Start date14 February 2019
Primary completion30 June 2026
Estimated completion31 December 2026
Sites6 locations across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Canadian Cancer Trials Group — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Breast Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The standard or usual treatment for this disease is to undergo chemotherapy to slow the spread of the disease and relieve some symptoms of cancer. Patients will have already had at least one chemotherapy treatment for their disease at this stage.

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. PLK4: a promising target for cancer therapy.
    Zhao Y, Wang X, Wang X. · · 2019 · cited 55× · PMID 31492983 · DOI 10.1007/s00432-019-02994-0
  2. Safety and tolerability of CFI-400945, a first-in-class, selective PLK4 inhibitor in advanced solid tumours: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial.
    Veitch ZW, Cescon DW, Denny T, Yonemoto LM, et al · · 2019 · cited 46× · PMID 31303643 · DOI 10.1038/s41416-019-0517-3
  3. Polo-Like Kinase 4's Critical Role in Cancer Development and Strategies for Plk4-Targeted Therapy.
    Zhang X, Wei C, Liang H, Han L. · · 2021 · cited 44× · PMID 33777739 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2021.587554
  4. Evaluation of Protein Kinase Inhibitors with PLK4 Cross-Over Potential in a Pre-Clinical Model of Cancer.
    Suri A, Bailey AW, Tavares MT, Gunosewoyo H, et al · · 2019 · cited 33× · PMID 31035676 · DOI 10.3390/ijms20092112
  5. CRISPR screens reveal convergent targeting strategies against evolutionarily distinct chemoresistance in cancer.
    Zhong C, Jiang WJ, Yao Y, Li Z, et al · · 2024 · cited 30× · PMID 38951519 · DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-49673-4
  6. Harnessing the cyclization strategy for new drug discovery.
    Tang K, Wang S, Gao W, Song Y, et al · · 2022 · cited 29× · PMID 36562004 · DOI 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.09.022
  7. Role of Polo-Like Kinase 4 (PLK4) in Epithelial Cancers and Recent Progress in its Small Molecule Targeting for Cancer Management.
    Garvey DR, Chhabra G, Ndiaye MA, Ahmad N. · · 2021 · cited 27× · PMID 33402398 · DOI 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-20-0741
  8. Seize the engine: Emerging cell cycle targets in breast cancer.
    Fuentes-Antrás J, Bedard PL, Cescon DW. · · 2024 · cited 21× · PMID 38264947 · DOI 10.1002/ctm2.1544

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