This pilot study evaluates the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) combined with pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic breast cancer. One-half of participants will be randomized to receive the first dose of pembrolizumab after HIFU and one-half of participants will be randomized to receive their first dose of pembrolizumab before HIFU.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
Pembrolizumab (200 mg)
Ablation will target 50% of the tumor, up to 3 cubic centimeters
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Change in Proportion of CD8+ Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes
How many of the immune cells inside a tumor are a specific type of "killer" T cell
Time frame: baseline and week 4
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