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A Study of Bevacizumab Added to Trastuzumab Plus Docetaxel in the Neoadjuvant Setting in Participants With Early Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter, Phase II, Non Comparative, Exploratory Study on Neoadjuvant Treatment With Trastuzumab Plus Docetaxel Plus Bevacizumab According to Positon Emission Tomography (PET) Value Modification in Patients With Early Stage HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01142778
Acronym
AVATAXHER
Enrollment
152
Registered
2010-06-11
Start date
2010-05-19
Completion date
2017-12-13
Last updated
2018-03-16

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This randomized study will assess the effect of adding bevacizumab to trastuzumab plus docetaxel in neoadjuvant therapy in participants with early stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. After 2 cycles of trastuzumab and docetaxel once every 3 weeks, participants with a response (change in standard uptake value \[SUV\]) of less than (\<) 70 percent (%) on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive Cycles 3 to 6 of trastuzumab (6 milligrams per kilogram \[mg/kg\]) and docetaxel (100 milligrams per square meter \[mg/m\^2\]) with or without bevacizumab (15 mg/kg). Participants with a response of greater than or equal to (\>/=) 70% will receive trastuzumab plus docetaxel in Cycles 3 to 6. All participants will receive trastuzumab alone in Cycle 7, and will undergo surgery (as per investigator's discretion) after Cycle 7 and between 4 and 6 weeks after the treatment perfusion of Cycle 6. After surgery, all participants will receive a further 11 cycles of trastuzumab plus radiotherapy (starting from 4-8 weeks after surgery during 4-6 weeks, according to site's standard practice) with or without hormonal therapy (mandatory if positive hormone receptors). Participants will be followed for up to 5 years from start of neoadjuvant treatment.

Interventions

DRUGBevacizumab

Bevacizumab at a dose of 15 mg/kg will be administered as IV infusion over 90 minutes from Cycles 3-6 (1 Cycle=21 days).

DRUGDocetaxel

Docetaxel at a dose of 100 mg/m\^2 will be administered as IV infusion from Cycles 1-6 (1 Cycle=21 days).

DRUGTrastuzumab

Trastuzumab will be administered as a loading dose of 8 mg/kg as IV infusion in Cycle 1, followed by subsequent dose of 6 mg/kg as IV infusion in Cycles 2 to 7, and during additional 11 cycles post surgery (1 Cycle=21 days).

PROCEDURESurgery

All participants will undergo surgery (as per investigator's discretion) after Cycle 7 and between 4 and 6 weeks after the study treatment infusion in Cycle 6 (1 Cycle=21 days).

RADIATIONRadiotherapy

All participants will receive radiotherapy starting about 4 to 8 weeks after surgery, and will last around 4 to 6 weeks as per site's standard practice.

Participants who are hormone receptors positive, will receive hormonal therapy after completion of radio therapy period as per investigator's discretion and site's standard practice.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participants with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer * Scheduled to receive neoadjuvant therapy with the objective of conservative surgery * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

* Participants with partial or total lobular carcinoma * Participants with inflammatory breast cancer * Previous treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy or hormonal therapy for breast cancer * Previous history of cancer (other than curatively treated basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and/or in situ carcinoma of the cervix) relapsing within the 5 years before study entry or in situ contralateral breast carcinoma

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response as per Chevallier's Classification as Reviewed by an Independent CommitteeAfter 6 cycles (18 weeks) of neoadjuvant therapy (cycle length=21 days)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response According to Sataloff's Classification as Reviewed by an Independent CommitteeAfter 6 cycles (18 weeks) of neoadjuvant therapy (cycle length=21 days)
Percentage of Participants With Ultrasound Response According to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Neodajuvant treatment period (21 weeks)
Percentage of Participants With Conservative Surgery Post Neoadjuvant TreatmentWeek 20 (between Day 28 and Day 35 after the Cycle 6, cycle length=21 days)
Local Relapse-Free Interval (LRFI) According to Modified RECIST CriteriaFrom baseline to occurrence of relapse/disease or death of any cause (up to 5 years)
Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response According to Chevallier's Classification as per Local ProceduresAfter 6 cycles (18 weeks) of neoadjuvant therapy (cycle length=21 days)
Distant Disease-Free Interval (DDFI) According to Modified RECIST CriteriaFrom baseline to occurrence of relapse/disease or death of any cause (up to 5 years)
Overall SurvivalBaseline up to occurrence of death (up to 5 years)
Percentage of Participants With Adverse EventsBaseline up to 5 years
Disease-Free Survival (DFS) According to Modified RECIST CriteriaFrom baseline to occurrence of relapse/disease or death of any cause (up to 5 years)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026