Tiragolumab, Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Last updated: June 10, 2025
Sponsor: Institut Curie
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Breast Cancer

Treatment

68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT

Blood samples analysis: Circulating Tumor DNA

Tumor samples analysis

Clinical Study ID

NCT06175390
IC 2022-01
  • Ages > 18
  • Female

Study Summary

This is a phase II study, preceded by a safety run-in, with two independent cohorts (cohort A in early Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) patients and cohort B in late in metastatic TNBC patients) designed to evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab, tiragolumab and chemotherapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 18 years old

  2. Female

  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

  4. Histological diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast, according to AJCC 8th editionthat is estrogen receptor negative (ER-), progesterone receptor negative (PR-) andHER2- negative according to local testing on the most recent tumor sample examinedbefore signing consent form to participate in the study.

  5. ER-negative and PR-negative are defined as having an immunohistochemistry (IHC) < 10%

  6. HER2 negative is defined as per the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines, indeed as having anIHC of 0 or 1+ without ISH OR IHC 2+ and ISH non-amplified with ratio less than 2.0 and if reported, average HER2 copy number < 4 signals/cells OR ISHnon-amplified with ratio less than 2.0 and if reported, average HER2 copynumber < 4 signals/cells [without IHC]; Note: a IHC of 3+ is always consideredHER2 positive, independently of the ISH result. Cohort A (early setting): patients will be enrolled regardless of their tumor PD-L1status. Cohort B (metastatic setting): patients will be enrolled regardless of their tumorPD-L1 status but participants with PD-L1 negative tumor status (i.e.<1% defined byImmunohistochemistry with Ventana SP142) will be capped at 40%. i.e.<1% defined byimmunohistochemistry with Ventana SP142) will be capped at 40%.

  7. Agreement to perform new study-related biopsies and blood sampling as described inthe study schedule of activity.

  8. Tumor considered as accessible by biopsy, according to the investigator. Fine-needleaspiration, brushing, cell pellet from pleural effusion, bone metastases, and lavagesamples are not acceptable. Tumor tissue from bone metastases is not acceptable.

  9. For female of childbearing potential (WCBP): negative serum or urinary pregnancytest within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study administration.

  10. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use one highly effective method ofcontraception during the screening period, during the course of the study and atleast 12 months after the last administration of study treatment (see appendix 7) .

  11. Adequate bone marrow function as defined below: Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/μL, i.e., 1.5x109/L Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL Platelets ≥100000/μL, i.e., 100x109/L

  12. Adequate liver function as defined below: Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN. In case of known Gilbert's syndrome ≤ 3 x UNL isallowed AST ≤ 3.0 x ULN, ALT ≤ 3.0 x ULN

  13. Adequate renal function as defined below: Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x UNL and eGFR≥40ml/min/1.73m²

  14. Adequate coagulant function as defined below: International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 x ULN

  15. Completion of all necessary screening procedures within 28 days prior to inclusion

  16. Signed Informed Consent form (ICF) obtained prior to any study related procedure

  17. Patients must be covered by a health insurance system Inclusion criteria #16 to #18 are applicable to cohort A (early setting):

  18. For tumor stage T1c, nodal stage N1-3, by at least one radiographic or clinicalmeasurement. For tumor stage T2-4, nodal stage N0-3, by at least one radiographic or clinicalmeasurement.

  19. Multifocal, multicentric unilateral or bilateral breast adenocarcinoma tumors areallowed provided that all foci are ER-/PR-/HER2- according to local testing.

  20. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%. Inclusion criteria #19 to 23 are applicable to cohort B (metastatic setting):

  21. No prior line of chemotherapy / or systemic therapy for metastatic disease (patientswith known germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations may have been treated with one priorline of therapy with PARP inhibitor).

  22. Radiation therapy for metastatic disease is permitted. There is no required washoutperiod for radiation therapy. Patients should be recovered from the effects ofradiation.

  23. Prior chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting is allowable if treatmentwas completed 12 months prior to inclusion.

  24. Patients with documented liver metastases: AST and ALT Patients with documentedliver metastases: AST and ALT less than 5 x ULN

  25. Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant and/or lactating women.

  2. Contra-indications to 18F-FDG PET/CT and/or 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT.

  3. Patients in whom tumor deposits are not detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT.

  4. Subject with a significant medical, neuro-psychiatric, substance abuse or surgicalcondition, currently uncontrolled by treatment, which, in the principalinvestigator's opinion, may interfere with completion of the study.

  5. TNM stage T4d breast cancer (inflammatory breast cancer).

  6. Known HIV

  7. Active infection including: Hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg)result). Subjects with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence ofhepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible; HepatitisC. Subjects positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerasechain reaction is negative for HCV RNA.

  8. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or activeinfection, active tuberculosis, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolledhypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lungdisease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, orpsychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with studyrequirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the abilityof the subject to give written informed consent.

  9. Concomitant use of other investigational drugs.

  10. Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with theexception of alopecia. Subjects with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on acase-by-case basis after consultation with the Study Physician.

  11. Active or prior documented autoimmune disease (including inflammatory bowel disease,celiac disease, Wegener's granulomatosis) within the past 3 years. Note: Subjects with childhood atopy or asthma, vitiligo, alopecia, Grave's disease,Hashimoto's thyroiditis, on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone orpsoriasis not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years), and patientswith controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus on a stable insulin regimen are notexcluded.

  12. Known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis. (Note:History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field [fibrosis] is permitted).

  13. History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions tochimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins.

  14. Known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamsterovary (CHO) cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation.

  15. Any live (attenuated) vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy.

  16. Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications (including but not limited tocorticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, cyclosporine, methotrexate,thalidomide, and antitumor necrosis factor [TNF] agents) within 2 weeks prior toinclusion, or anticipated requirement for systemic immunosuppressive medicationsduring the trial.

  17. Patients who have received acute, low-dose (≤ 10 mg oral prednisone orequivalent), systemic immunosuppressant medications may be enrolled in thestudy.

  18. The use of corticosteroids (≤10 mg oral prednisone or equivalent) for chronicobstructive pulmonary disease, mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) forpatients with orthostatic hypotension, and low dose supplementalcorticosteroids for adrenocortical insufficiency are allowed.

  19. Prior treatment with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibody within 6 months.

  20. Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation

  21. Known active EBV

  22. Known lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma

  23. Patients with an obstruction of urine flow (according to the current SmPc ofcyclophosphamide)

  24. Oligometastatic patients if they require locoregional treatment. Exclusion criteria #23 to #25 are applicable to cohort A (early setting):

  25. Presence of any distant metastasis.

  26. Known germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

  27. Contra-indication for treatment by nab-paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide,carboplatin or known allergy to any tested substances or any excipients (e.g;chemotherapy or immunotherapy formulations). Exclusion criteria #26 to #28 are applicable to cohort B (metastatic setting):

  28. Contra-indication for treatment by nab-paclitaxel or known allergy to any testedsubstances or any excipients (e.g; chemotherapy or immunotherapy formulations).

  29. Leptomeningeal disease and known CNS disease, except for treated asymptomatic CNSmetastases, provided all of the following criteria are met: Only supratentorial and cerebellar metastases allowed (i.e., no metastases tomidbrain, pons, medulla, or spinal cord) Treated and stable CNS metastases since atleast 4 weeks before inclusion No ongoing requirement for corticosteroids as therapyfor CNS disease No stereotactic radiation within 7 days or whole brain radiationwithin 14 days prior to inclusion No evidence of interim progression between thecompletion of CNS-directed therapy and the screening radiographic study Note:asymptomatic brain metastases discovered during the screening, by e.g. 68Ga-FAPI-46PET/CT and deemed accessible to stereotactic radiation therapy could remain in thestudy after discussion with the study medical monitors.

  30. Prior malignancy other than breast cancer active within the previous 5 years, exceptfor localized cancers that are considered to have been cured and in the opinion ofthe investigator present a low risk for recurrence. Examples include basal orsquamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of thecervix or breast.

Study Design

Total Participants: 130
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
March 27, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
February 15, 2029

Study Description

In the early TNBC setting (cohort A) dedicated to patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated, non-metastatic disease (tumor stage T1c, nodal stage N1-2, or tumor stage T2-4, nodal stage N0-2), the treatment will consist in:

First part: Nab-paclitaxel administered weekly in combination with atezolizumab, tiragolumab and carboplatin, administered every 3 weeks over 12 weeks Second part: Atezolizumab, tiragolumab, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, administered every 3 weeks over 12 weeks Patients will undergo surgery of the primary disease 3 to 6 weeks after last neoadjuvant treatment dose, followed by 9 cycles of atezolizumab and tiragolumab administered every 3 weeks.

Treatment efficacy will be assessed early on, through 18F-FDG PET/CT during the first two cycles. Patients whose tumor shows no sign of response after two cycles (i.e. no partial or complete metabolic response of the breast tumor according to 18F-FDG PET/CT by PERCIST criteria) would then be switched to standard treatment, per investigator decision.

Tiragolumab 600 mg and Atezolizumab 1200 mg administered by IV infusion every 3 weeks after surgery for a total of 9 cycles.

In the metastatic TNBC setting (cohort B) dedicated to patients with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic disease eligible to first line treatment, patients will be included regardless of their PD-L1 tumor expression defined by immunohistochemistry (Ventana SP142) at baseline, but no more than 40% of PD-L1 negative (i.e <1%) will be included. The treatment will consist in nab-paclitaxel administered at d1, d8, d15 of every 28-day cycle, combined with atezolizumab and tiragolumab administered every 3 weeks until disease progression or limiting toxicity.

Treatments will be administered until disease progression or limiting toxicity.

As the the combination Atezolizumab + Tiragolumab + chemotherapy has never been tested, a safety run-in phase of 10 patients is planned in each cohort to verify the tolerance of the combination

Connect with a study center

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 92210
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Curie

    Saint-Cloud, 92210
    France

    Active - Recruiting

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