This study will examine trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) versus trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1)
in patients with HER2-positive primary BC who have residual invasive disease in breast or
axillary lymph nodes with higher risk of recurrence, which includes patients who were
inoperable at disease presentation or had pathological node-positive status after neoadjuvant
therapy.
The primary objective is to compare invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) between T-DXd and
T-DM1 treatment arms in this population. The key secondary objective of the study is to
evaluate disease-free survival (DFS).
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults ≥18 years old (local regulatory requirements will apply if the legal age of
consent for study participation is >18 years old)
- Pathologically documented HER2-positive breast cancer (BC):
- HER2-positive expression defined as an immunohistochemistry (IHC) score of 3+
and/or positive by in situ hybridization (ISH) confirmed prior to study
randomization
- Histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma
- Clinical stage at disease presentation: T1-4, N0-3, M0; patients presenting with T1N0
tumors are not eligible
- Pathologic evidence of residual invasive carcinoma in the breast and/or axillary lymph
nodes following completion of neoadjuvant therapy meeting one of the following
high-risk criteria:
- Inoperable breast cancer at presentation (prior to neoadjuvant therapy), defined
as clinical stages T4, N0-3, M0 or T1-3, N2-3, M0
- Operable at presentation, defined as clinical stages T1-3,N0-1,M0, with axillary
node positive disease (ypN1-3) following neoadjuvant therapy
- Completion of neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy, including taxane and HER2-directed
treatment prior to surgery
- Systemic therapy must consist of at least 6 cycles of chemotherapy with a total
duration of at least 16 weeks, including at least 9 weeks of trastuzumab (±
pertuzumab) and at least 9 weeks of taxane based chemotherapy. Patients may have
received an anthracycline as part of neoadjuvant therapy in addition to taxane
chemotherapy.
- Adequate excision as confirmed per medical records: surgical removal of all clinically
evident disease in the breast and lymph nodes.
- An interval of no more than 12 weeks between the date of last surgery and the date of
randomization.
- Known hormone receptor (HR) status, per local laboratory assessment, as defined by
ASCO-CAP guidelines (≥1%): HR positive status defined by either positive estrogen
receptor (ER) and/or positive progesterone receptor (PR) status. HR-negative status
defined by both known negative ER and known negative PR.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% within 28 days prior to randomization.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at Screening.
- Has adequate organ function within 14 days before randomization.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Stage IV (metastatic) BC
- History of any prior (ipsi- or contralateral) breast cancer except lobular carcinoma
in situ (LCIS)
- Evidence of clinically evident gross residual or recurrent disease following
neoadjuvant therapy and surgery
- Prior treatment with T-DXd, T-DM1 or other anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
- History of exposure to the following cumulative doses of anthracyclines:
- Doxorubicin > 240 mg/m^2
- Epirubicin or Liposomal Doxorubicin-Hydrochloride > 480 mg/m^2
- For other anthracyclines, exposure equivalent to doxorubicin > 240 mg/m^2
- History of other malignancy within the last 5 years except for appropriately treated
CIS of the cervix, nonmelanoma skin carcinoma, Stage I melanoma skin carcinoma, Stage
I uterine cancer, or other appropriately treated non-breast malignancies
- History of (noninfectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required
steroids and/or has ILD/pneumonitis noted on computed tomography (CT) scan of the
chest at Screening (asymptomatic interstitial changes confined to recent radiation
therapy fields are not excluded)
- Known pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses including,
but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder (eg, pulmonary emboli within
three months prior to randomization, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease [COPD], restrictive lung disease).
- Any autoimmune, connective tissue or inflammatory disorders with pulmonary involvement
(eg, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's, sarcoidosis, etc.), or prior lobectomy or
pneumonectomy
- Medical history of myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months before randomization,
symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association Class II to
IV), troponin levels consistent with MI as defined according to the manufacturer 28
days prior to randomization