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JCOG2402: A randomized phase III study of response-guided therapy in premenopausal patients with early breast cancer

JCOG2402: A randomized phase III studY tO evalUate respoNse-Guided therapy following neoadjuvant endocrine tHerapy to Optimize adjuvant theraPy for prEmenopausal HR+HER2- breast cancer patients - YOUNG-HOPE

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031250687
Enrollment
950
Registered
2026-01-27
Start date
2026-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive breast cancer

Interventions

Arm A: Standard Treatment (Surgery + Postoperative Therapy) (1) Surgery - Breast: Breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy. - Axilla: Sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection. (2) P

Sponsors

KANEMITSU Yukihide
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically diagnosed as invasive breast cancer with ER-positive and HER2-negative. 2. Strong ER expression. 3. Invasive carcinoma >=2 mm on biopsy specimen. 4. Regarding nodal status (N), tumor size (T), and histological grade (HG), one of the following (i) or (ii) applies: (i) If cN0, any of the following (a)-(c): (a) HG 1: 3 cm =18 years. 9. ECOG Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1. 10. No previous invasive or non-invasive breast cancer. 11. BRCA mutation not confirmed (testing not required). 12. No prior chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, or surgery for breast cancer (except endocrine therapy for menopausal symptoms, biopsy, or sentinel node biopsy). 13. No systemic anticancer therapy (including molecular targeted agents or immune checkpoint inhibitors) for other cancers within the last 5 years. 14. Recent blood tests (within 14 days) meet all of the following:: (i) Neutrophil count >=1,500/mm3 (ii) Hemoglobin >=9.0 g/dL (iii) Platelet count >=100,000/mm3 (iv) Total bilirubin <=1.5 mg/dL (v) AST <=100 U/L (vi) ALT <=100 U/L (vii) Serum creatinine <=1.5 mg/dL 15. Written informed consent obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancies. (2) Infectious disease requiring systemic treatment. (3) Body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher. (4) Female during pregnancy, within 28 days of postparturition, or during lactation. (5) Severe psychological disorder difficult to participate in this clinical study. (6) Receiving continuous systemic corticosteroid with a prednisolone equivalent greater than 10 mg/day or immunosuppressant treatment. (7) Uncontrollable diabetes mellitus. (8) Uncontrollable hypertension. (9) Unstable angina pectoris, or history of myocardial infarction within 6 months. (10) Uncontrollable valvular heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (11) HBs antigen positive or HCV antibody positive (12) Pulmonary fibrosis or severe pulmonary emphysema based on chest CT.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
EFS:event-free survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival, Relapse-free survival, Distant metastasis-free survival, Proportion receiving postoperative endocrine therapy alone, Proportion receiving chemotherapy, ET response rate (Arm B), Incidence of adverse events, Incidence of serious adverse events, Non-deterioration proportion in HR-QOL, Proportion remaining premenopausal

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi KATAYAMA

National Cancer Center Hospital

webmaster01@ml.jcog.jp+81-3-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026