Trastuzumab Combined With Pertuzumab for Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy

Last updated: July 13, 2021
Sponsor: Shengjing Hospital
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Breast Cancer

Cancer

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04973319
Shengjing-LCG008
  • Ages 18-75
  • Female

Study Summary

Patients with HER-2 positive breast cancer who have poor outcomes after endocrinotherapy and standard chemotherapy can be significantly improved by the use of anti-HER-2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumab. In the current clinical practice of neoadjuvant therapy, trastuzumab combined with chemotherapy can significantly increase the pCR and improve the outcomes in patients. However, there seems to be no available treatment for patients who have no pCR and still have residual tumors except for sequential trastuzumab treatment for 1 year. Compared with trastuzumab, a HER-2 macromolecule inhibitor, pyrotinib has a different site of action and an increased EGFR target. Compared with lapatinib, a small molecule inhibitor of EGFR and HER-2, pyrotinib is an irreversible inhibitor, with the ability to achieve a better curative effect at a lower human plasma exposure level. This trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of trastuzumab combined with pertuzumab followed by sequential pyrotinib treatment in non-pCR patients after neoadjuvant therapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female patients aged ≥ 18 but ≤ 75 years (The maximal age of the subjects enrolled inthe Phase 3 study of pyrotinib is 75 years old, and there is no safety data for theuse of the drug in older people);
  • ECOG level 0-1;
  • Primary infiltrating breast lesions and lymph nodes should follow these conditions atthe same time: histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer; receiving neoadjuvanttreatment and completing the operation, with postoperative pathological examinationindicating residual invasive cancer in the breast or axillary lymph nodes;HER2-positive breast cancer is confirmed in the pathology test, with 3+ inimmunohistochemistry (IHC) test and HER2 gene amplification (HER2/CEP17 ≥ 2.0 oraverage HER2 copy number/cell number ≥ 6); no recurrent and metastatic disease aftersurgery;
  • HER-2 positive breast cancer patients who have non-pCR after trastuzumab+pertuzumab asneoadjuvant therapy, and have completed trastuzumab combined with pertuzumab asadjuvant treatment. During the neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant therapy phase, at least ≥24weeks (8 drug delivery cycles) of trastuzumab + pertuzumab. And the time interval fromthe end of the last trastuzumab treatment to entering the trial must be ≤ 1 year;
  • Hormone receptor status (ER and PR) that is known;
  • The functional level of major organs must conform to the following requirements (noblood transfusion, no use of white blood cell- and platelet-increasing drugs within 2weeks before screening): Neutrophils (ANC) ≥ 1.5×109/L; Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 90×109/L; Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 90 g/L; Total bilirubin (TBIL)≤ 1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 1.5×ULN;
  • Female patients who are not menopausal or not surgically sterilized agree to abstainfrom sex or use effective non-hormonal drugs for contraception during the treatmentperiod and within 8 weeks after the last administration;
  • Patients who participate in the trial voluntarily, sign an informed consent, have goodcompliance and are willing to comply with the follow-up visit.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • With a history of recurrent local or regional breast disease;
  • Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer;
  • Bilateral breast cancer;
  • With a history of any malignancies other than breast cancer in the past 5 years,excluding cured cervical carcinoma in situ, skin basal cell carcinoma or squamous cellcarcinoma;
  • Patients who have received pyrotinib, lapatinib, neratinib or other tyrosine kinaseinhibitors, enmetrastuzumab (T-DM1), and other anti-tumor biological therapies ortumor immunotherapy;
  • Patients who are receiving anti-tumor therapy in other clinical trials, includingendocrine therapy, bisphosphonate therapy or immunotherapy;
  • Severe heart disease or discomfort, including but not limited to the followingdiseases: a confirmed history of heart failure or systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 50%);high-risk uncontrolled arrhythmia, such as atrial tachycardia, remarkable ventriculararrhythmia (such as ventricular tachycardia) or higher-grade atrioventricular block;angina pectoris requiring anti-angina medication; clinically significant valvulardisease; transmural myocardial infarction shown by ECG; uncontrolled blood pressure inpatients with hypertension who have been given antihypertensive drugs (systolic bloodpressure > 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg);
  • Inability to swallow, intestinal obstruction or other factors that affect drug takingand absorption;
  • With a history of diagnosed neurological or mental disorders, including involuntarybehavior or mental illness;
  • With a history of gastrointestinal diseases with diarrhea as the main symptom;
  • Patients who are known to have a history of allergies to the drug components in thistrial; have a history of immunodeficiency, including HIV positive results, or otheracquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases; or have a history of organtransplantation;
  • Female patients during pregnancy and lactation, or those who are fertile and positivefor baseline pregnancy test;
  • Serious concomitant diseases or other comorbid diseases that will interfere with theplanned treatment, including infectious diseases with active infections (including butnot limited to hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, active tuberculosis, active syphilis,etc.); or any other cases in which the investigator believes that the patient cannotparticipate in the trial.

Study Design

Total Participants: 450
Study Start date:
August 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
August 01, 2027

Study Description

In recent years, the interest has greatly increased in how to proceed with postoperative intensive adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer patients who have not reached pCR and still have residual lesion after neoadjuvant therapy. Relevant efficacy and safety data have been continuously verified in clinical trials, and some treatments have been clinically approved. Moreover, new attempts and explorations are still going on in clinical practice. Based on the preliminary clinical findings, it is planned to design a randomized controlled, open-label, multi-center phase III clinical study that will explore the efficacy of trastuzumab combined with pertuzumab for 1 year followed by sequential pyrotinib vs. touzumab combined with pertuzumab for 1 year, aiming to verify that dual-target adjuvant therapy with sequential use of pyrotinib maleate tablets is superior to dual-target adjuvant therapy alone in HER-2 positive early breast cancer patients who have not reached pCR after neoadjuvant therapy. If this clinical trial achieves a positive result, the use of pyrotinib maleate tablets will be promoted for early breast cancer patients who have not reached pCR and still have residual tumor lesions after neoadjuvant therapy with an attempt to further achieve improved outcomes and prognosis.

Connect with a study center

  • Shengjing Hospital affiliated to China Medical University

    Shenyang, Liaoning 110004
    China

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