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NCT04265274
Vinorelbine, Cisplatin, Disulfiram and Copper in CTC_EMT Positive Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Phase 2 trial testing Disulfiram in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Withdrawn.
1 January 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | National Cancer Institute, Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Withdrawn |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Start date | 1 January 2020 |
| Primary completion | 1 January 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 1 January 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Slovakia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Disulfiram (DISULFIRAM) — full drug profile →
- Vinorelbin — full drug profile →
- Cisplatin (cisplatin) — full drug profile →
- Copper (COPPER) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Metastatic Breast Cancer — all drugs for Metastatic Breast Cancer →
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute, Slovakia
Who can join
18 and older, female only, with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is a proof-of-concept study to define efficacy of vinorelbine, cisplatin, disulfiram and copper in CTC\_EMT positive refractory metastatic hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The Multifaceted Roles of Copper in Cancer: A Trace Metal Element with Dysregulated Metabolism, but Also a Target or a Bullet for Therapy.
Lelièvre P, Sancey L, Coll JL, Deniaud A, et al · · 2020 · cited 197× · PMID 33271772 · DOI 10.3390/cancers12123594 -
Cystathionine-β-Synthase: Molecular Regulation and Pharmacological Inhibition.
Zuhra K, Augsburger F, Majtan T, Szabo C. · · 2020 · cited 157× · PMID 32365821 · DOI 10.3390/biom10050697 -
Small Molecule NF-κB Pathway Inhibitors in Clinic.
Ramadass V, Vaiyapuri T, Tergaonkar V. · · 2020 · cited 154× · PMID 32708302 · DOI 10.3390/ijms21145164 -
Modulation of Intracellular Copper Levels as the Mechanism of Action of Anticancer Copper Complexes: Clinical Relevance.
Babak MV, Ahn D. · · 2021 · cited 125× · PMID 34440056 · DOI 10.3390/biomedicines9080852 -
The role of ALDH2 in tumorigenesis and tumor progression: Targeting ALDH2 as a potential cancer treatment.
Zhang H, Fu L. · · 2021 · cited 116× · PMID 34221859 · DOI 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.02.008 -
Recent progress in DNA methyltransferase inhibitors as anticancer agents.
Zhang Z, Wang G, Li Y, Lei D, et al · · 2022 · cited 96× · PMID 37077808 · DOI 10.3389/fphar.2022.1072651 -
Recent Advances in Repurposing Disulfiram and Disulfiram Derivatives as Copper-Dependent Anticancer Agents.
Kannappan V, Ali M, Small B, Rajendran G, et al · · 2021 · cited 94× · PMID 34604310 · DOI 10.3389/fmolb.2021.741316 -
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: The history, regulatory mechanism, and cancer therapeutic opportunities.
Huang Z, Zhang Z, Zhou C, Liu L, et al · · 2022 · cited 90× · PMID 35601657 · DOI 10.1002/mco2.144
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- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
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- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04265274 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by National Cancer Institute, Slovakia
- Last refreshed: 6 October 2023
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