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A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (Kadcyla) Plus Pertuzumab (Perjeta) Following Anthracyclines in Comparison With Trastuzumab (Herceptin) Plus Pertuzumab and a Taxane Following Anthracyclines as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With Operable HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer

NCT01966471

Description:

This two-arm, randomized, open-label, multicenter study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in combination with pertuzumab versus trastuzumab in combination with pertuzumab and a taxane as adjuvant therapy in participants with human epidermal growth (HER) factor 2 (HER2)-positive primary invasive breast cancer. Following surgery and anthracycline-based chemotherapy, participants will receive either trastuzumab emtansine at a dose of 3.6 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) and pertuzumab at a dose of 420 milligrams (mg) intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (q3w) or trastuzumab at a dose of 6 mg/kg and pertuzumab at a dose of 420 mg IV q3w in combination with a taxane.

Related Conditions:
  • Breast Carcinoma
Recruiting Status:

Active, not recruiting

Phase:

Phase 3

Trial Eligibility

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Title

  • Brief Title: A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine (Kadcyla) Plus Pertuzumab (Perjeta) Following Anthracyclines in Comparison With Trastuzumab (Herceptin) Plus Pertuzumab and a Taxane Following Anthracyclines as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With Operable HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer
  • Official Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase III Trial Comparing Trastuzumab Plus Pertuzumab Plus a Taxane Following Anthracyclines Versus Trastuzumab Emtansine Plus Pertuzumab Following Anthracyclines as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Operable HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer

Clinical Trial IDs

  • ORG STUDY ID: BO28407
  • SECONDARY ID: 2012-004902-82
  • NCT ID: NCT01966471

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer

Interventions

DrugSynonymsArms
Trastuzumab EmtansineKadcylaAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and Pertuzumab
TrastuzumabHerceptinAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and Taxane
PertuzumabPerjetaAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and Taxane
PaclitaxelAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and Taxane
EpirubicinAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and Pertuzumab
DoxorubicinAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and Pertuzumab
DocetaxelAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and Taxane
CyclophosphamideAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and Pertuzumab
5-FluorouracilAnthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and Pertuzumab

Purpose

This two-arm, randomized, open-label, multicenter study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine in combination with pertuzumab versus trastuzumab in combination with pertuzumab and a taxane as adjuvant therapy in participants with human epidermal growth (HER) factor 2 (HER2)-positive primary invasive breast cancer. Following surgery and anthracycline-based chemotherapy, participants will receive either trastuzumab emtansine at a dose of 3.6 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) and pertuzumab at a dose of 420 milligrams (mg) intravenously (IV) every 3 weeks (q3w) or trastuzumab at a dose of 6 mg/kg and pertuzumab at a dose of 420 mg IV q3w in combination with a taxane.

Trial Arms

NameTypeDescriptionInterventions
Anthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, and TaxaneActive ComparatorTrastuzumab and pertuzumab will be administered concurrently for up to a total duration of 1 year (up to 18 cycles [1 Cycle = 21 days]) with the taxane (docetaxel or paclitaxel) component of chemotherapy following anthracycline [5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC) or epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (EC) or doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC)] based chemotherapy.
  • Trastuzumab
  • Pertuzumab
  • Paclitaxel
  • Epirubicin
  • Doxorubicin
  • Docetaxel
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • 5-Fluorouracil
Anthracycline Followed by Trastuzumab Emtansine and PertuzumabExperimentalTrastuzumab emtansine and pertuzumab will continue for up to a total duration of 1 year (up to 18 cycles [1 Cycle = 21 days]) following anthracycline [5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC) or epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (EC) or doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC)] based chemotherapy.
  • Trastuzumab Emtansine
  • Epirubicin
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • 5-Fluorouracil

Eligibility Criteria

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to
             (</=) 1

          -  Non-metastatic histologically confirmed primary invasive breast carcinoma that was
             operable

          -  HER2-positive breast cancer

          -  Known hormone receptor status of the primary tumor

          -  Adequately excised: participants must have undergone either breast-conserving surgery
             or mastectomy/nipple- or skin-sparing mastectomy

          -  Pathological tumor-node-metastasis staging (Union for International Cancer
             Control-American Joint Committee on Cancer [UICC/AJCC] 7th edition): eligible
             participants must have either:

        Node-positive disease (pN more than or equal to [>/=] 1), any tumor size except T0, and any
        hormonal receptor status; or Node-negative disease (pN0) with pathologic tumor size >2.0
        centimeters by standard local assessment and negative for estrogen receptor (ER) and
        progesterone receptor (PR) determined by a central pathology laboratory

          -  Participants with synchronous bilateral invasive disease are eligible only if both
             lesions are HER2-positive

          -  No more than 9 weeks (63 days) may elapse between definitive breast surgery (or the
             last surgery if additional resection required for breast cancer) and randomization

          -  Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >/=55% measured by echocardiogram
             (ECHO; preferred) or multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans

          -  Documentation on hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serology is
             required

          -  Female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use one highly
             effective form of non-hormonal contraception or two effective forms of non-hormonal
             contraception. For male participants with partners of childbearing potential, one
             highly effective form of contraception or two effective forms of contraception must be
             used. Contraception must continue for the duration of study treatment and for 6 months
             after the last dose of study treatment

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  History of any prior (ipsilateral and/or contralateral) invasive breast carcinoma

          -  History of non-breast malignancies within the 5 years prior to randomization, except
             for carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the cervix, CIS of the colon, melanoma in situ, and
             basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin

          -  Any clinical T4 tumor as defined by tumor-node-metastasis classification in UICC/AJCC
             7th edition, including inflammatory breast cancer

          -  For the currently diagnosed breast cancer, any previous systemic anti-cancer treatment
             (for example, neoadjuvant or adjuvant), including but not limited to, chemotherapy,
             anti-HER2 therapy (for example, trastuzumab, trastuzumab emtansine, pertuzumab,
             lapatinib, neratinib, or other tyrosine kinase inhibitors), hormonal therapy, OR
             anti-cancer radiation therapy (RT) (intra-operative radiotherapy as a boost at the
             time of primary surgery is acceptable)

          -  Previous therapy with anthracyclines, taxanes, or HER2-targeted therapy for any
             malignancy

          -  History of DCIS and/or lobular CIS (LCIS) that was treated with any form of systemic
             chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or RT to the ipsilateral breast where invasive cancer
             subsequently developed. Participants who had their DCIS/LCIS treated with surgery only
             and/or contralateral DCIS treated with radiation are allowed to enter the study

          -  Participants with contraindication to RT while adjuvant RT is clinically indicated

          -  Concurrent anti-cancer treatment in another investigational trial

          -  Cardiopulmonary dysfunction as defined by protocol: angina pectoris requiring
             anti-anginal medication, serious cardiac arrhythmia not controlled by adequate
             medication, severe conduction abnormality, or clinically significant valvular disease,
             significant symptoms (Grade >/=2) relating to left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac
             arrhythmia, or cardiac ischemia, myocardial infarction within 12 months prior to
             randomization, uncontrolled hypertension, evidence of transmural infarction on
             electrocardiogram (ECG), requirement for oxygen therapy

          -  Other concurrent serious diseases that may interfere with planned treatment, including
             severe pulmonary conditions/illness, uncontrolled infections, uncontrolled diabetes,
             or known infection with HIV

          -  Any known active liver disease. For participants who are known carriers of HBV/HCV,
             active hepatitis B/C infection must be ruled out per local guidelines

          -  Inadequate hematologic, renal or liver function

          -  Pregnant or lactating women

          -  Hypersensitivity to any of the study medications or any of the ingredients or
             excipients of these medications, including hypersensitivity to benzyl alcohol

          -  Chronic immunosuppressive therapies, including systemic corticosteroids
      
Maximum Eligible Age:N/A
Minimum Eligible Age:18 Years
Eligible Gender:All
Healthy Volunteers:No

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure:Invasive Disease-Free Survival (IDFS) in the Node-Positive Subpopulation
Time Frame:First participant randomized to data cut-off date of 27 November 2019 (approximately 70 months). The 3 year IDFS event-free rate was assessed based on the data collected for each participant considering the cut-off date mentioned above.
Safety Issue:
Description:IDFS event was defined as the first occurrence of one of the following events: Ipsilateral invasive breast tumor recurrence (i.e., an invasive breast cancer involving the same breast parenchyma as the original primary lesion); ipsilateral local-regional invasive breast cancer recurrence (i.e., an invasive breast cancer in the axilla, regional lymph nodes, chest wall, and/or skin of the ipsilateral breast); distant recurrence (i.e., evidence of breast cancer in any anatomic site - other than the two above mentioned sites); death attributable to any cause; contralateral invasive breast cancer. 3-year IDFS event-free rate per randomized treatment arms in the ITT population were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and estimated the probability of a patient being event-free after 3 years after randomization.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Measure:IDFS Plus Second Primary Non-Breast Cancer
Time Frame:Baseline up to approximately 10 years
Safety Issue:
Description:IDFS including second primary non-breast cancer was defined the same way as IDFS for the primary endpoint but including second primary non breast invasive cancer as an event (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers and carcinoma in situ (CIS) of any site). 3-year IDFS including second primary non-breast cancer event-free rates per treatment arm in the ITT population were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and estimated the probability of a patient being event-free after 3 years after randomization.
Measure:Disease-Free Survival (DFS)
Time Frame:Baseline up to approximately 10 years
Safety Issue:
Description:DFS was defined as time between randomization and first occurrence of IDFS, second primary non-breast cancer and contralateral or ipsilateral ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). 3-year DFS event-free rates per randomized treatment arms in the ITT population were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and estimated the probability of a patient being event-free after 3 years after randomization.
Measure:Distant Recurrence-Free Interval (DRFI)
Time Frame:Baseline up to approximately 10 years
Safety Issue:
Description:DRFI was defined as time between randomization and first occurrence of distant breast cancer recurrence. 3 years DRFI event-free rate per randomized treatment arms in the ITT population were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and estimated the probability of a patient being event-free after 3 years after randomization.
Measure:Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame:Baseline up to approximately 10 years
Safety Issue:
Description:OS was defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. 5 years OS event-free rate per randomized treatment arms in the ITT population were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and estimated the probability of a patient being event-free after 5 years after randomization.
Measure:Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events
Time Frame:From randomization to data cut-off date of 27 November 2019 (approximately 70 months)
Safety Issue:
Description:An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as adverse events. AEs were reported based on the national cancer institute common terminology criteria for AEs, Version 4.0 (NCI-CTCAE, v4.0).
Measure:Percentage of Participants With Decrease in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) From Baseline Over Time
Time Frame:Baseline up to approximately 10 years
Safety Issue:
Description:LVEF was assessed using either echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans.
Measure:European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Score
Time Frame:Baseline, Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14, End of Treatment, Follow-up Month 6, Follow-up Month 12, Follow-up Month 18
Safety Issue:
Description:The EORTC QLQ-C30 included global health status, functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social), symptom scales (fatigue, nausea/vomiting, and pain) and single items (dyspnoea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhea, and financial difficulties). Most questions used a 4-point scale (1 'Not at all' to 4 'Very much'; 2 questions used 7-point scale [1 'very poor' to 7 'Excellent']). Scores were averaged and transformed to 0 - 100 scale, whereby higher scores indicate greater functioning, greater quality of life, or a greater degree of symptoms, with changes of 7 - 15 points considered to be a clinically meaningful detioration to participants. A positive value means an increase, while a negative value means a decrease, in score at the indicated time-point relative to the score at baseline (Cycle 1, Day 1).
Measure:EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-Breast Cancer 23 (QLQ-BR23) Score
Time Frame:Baseline, Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14, End of Treatment, Follow-up Month 6, Follow-up Month 12, Follow-up Month 18
Safety Issue:
Description:EORTC-QLQ-BR23 is a 23-item breast cancer-specific companion module to the EORTC-QLQ-C30. There are four functional scales (body image, sexual enjoyment, sexual functioning, future perspective [FP]) and four symptom scales (systemic side effects [SE], upset by hair loss, arm symptoms, breast symptoms). Questions used 4-point scale (1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much). Scores averaged and transformed to 0-100 scale. High score for functional scale indicated high/better level of functioning/healthy functioning. Higher scores for symptom scales represent higher levels of symptoms/problems. For functional scales, positive change from baseline indicated improvement in quality of life (QOL) while negative change from baseline indicated a deterioration. For symptom scales, positive change from baseline indicated deterioration and negative change indicated improvement.
Measure:Time to Clinically Meaningful Deterioration in the Global Health Status/ Quality of Life and Functional (Physical, Role, and Cognitive) Subscales of the QLQ-C30 From First HER2-Targeted Treatment
Time Frame:From start of HER-2 targeted treatment up to 18 months after treatment discontinuation. The median time to clinically meaningful deterioration was assessed based on the data collection described above.
Safety Issue:
Description:The time to clinically meaningful deterioration in the global health status/HRQoL subscale (question 29 and 30 of the QLQ-C30) was used to assess the time from first HER2-targeted treatment to worsening in HRQoL. Clinically meaningful deterioration is defined as a decrease in score of 10 points in Physical functioning and HRQoL; decrease of 7 points in Cognitive functioning, and decrease of 14 points in Role functioning.

Details

Phase:Phase 3
Primary Purpose:Interventional
Overall Status:Active, not recruiting
Lead Sponsor:Hoffmann-La Roche

Last Updated

June 28, 2021