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Neoadjuvant Dose-Dense For Early Her2Neu Positive Breast Cancer

A Phase II Randomized Trial Evaluating Neoadjuvant Dose-Dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab (AC THP) and Docetaxel/Carboplatin/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab (TCHP) For Early Her2Neu Positive Breast Cancer

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03329378
Enrollment
7
Registered
2017-11-06
Start date
2019-01-24
Completion date
2021-03-07
Last updated
2023-08-22

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

Conditions

Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Keywords

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, locally advanced breast cancer, Her2neu

Brief summary

Primary Objective: • Determination of pathologic complete response (pCR) rates Secondary Objective: * Determination of cardiac toxicity as measured by: composite of LVEF, longitudinal strain and troponin. * Breast conservation rates * Overall survival Study Design * Approximately 34-74 patients with Her2 positive, Stage II-regional IV breast cancer will be enrolled. * Patients will be stratified by ER/PR status. * They will be randomized to ddACTHP vs TCHP. * Initially, 17 patients will be randomly assigned to each treatment arm. * If 3 or fewer patients have a pCR, then that arm will be terminated and no further patients will be entered on that treatment arm. * If 4 or more patients obtain a pCR, 20 additional patients (total of 37 patients) will be randomized to that treatment arm. * If 11 or more patients out of 37 have a pCR, the treatment will be of interest for further study.

Interventions

DRUGDocetaxel

Docetaxel 75mg/m2 IV, day 1

DRUGCarboplatin

Carboplatin AUC 6 IV, day 1

DRUGTrastuzumab

Trastuzumab 8mg/kg IV initial dose, followed by 6mg/kg IV , day 1

DRUGPertuzumab

Pertuzumab 840 mg IV initial dose followed by 420 mg IV, day 1

DRUGPegfilgrastim

Pegfilgrastim 6mg SC, day 2 Cycled as per arm

DRUGPaclitaxel

Titrate the infusion rate on the initial Paclitaxel dose (40 ml/hr x 5 min, then 80 ml/hr x 5 min, then 120 ml/hr x 10 min, then 200 ml/hr). Subsequent Paclitaxel doses are given over 1 hour.

DRUGDoxorubicin

Doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 IV day 1

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 IV day 1

Sponsors

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lead SponsorOTHER

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

The patient must have signed and dated an IRB-approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. * Female * 18 years or older * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Eligible tumors must meet one of the following criteria: * Operable (T1c, T2-3, N0-1, M0) * Locally advanced (T2-3, N2-3, M0 or T4a-c, any N, M0) * Inflammatory breast cancer (T4d, any N, M0) * Staging evaluation: * History and physical exam, cbc, chemistry profile * CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis and a bone scan or PET/CT as needed * Diagnosis of invasive adenocarcinoma made by core needle biopsy * Breast cancer determined to be: * Confirmed HER2-positive : (ASCO CAP guidelines, 10/7/2013) * IHC 3+ based on circumferential membrane staining that is complete, intense * ISH positive based on: * Single probe average HER2 copy number ≥ 6 signals/cell * Dual probe HER2/CEP 17 ratio ≥ 2.0 with an average HER2 copy number ≥ 4.0 signals/cell * Dual probe HER2/CEP 17 ratio ≥ 2.0, with an average HER2 copy number of \< 4.0 signals/cell * Dual probe HER2/CEP 17 ratio \< 2.0 with the average HER2 copy number of ≥ 6.0 signals/cell * any ER or PR receptor status * LVEF assessment by echocardiogram within 30 days of initiation; EF of ≥ 55% considered normal. * Normal troponin I level at baseline * Blood counts must meet the following criteria: * ANC greater than or equal to 1500/mm3 * Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3 * Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10 g/dL * Serum creatinine less than or equal 2.5 mg/100ml * Adequate hepatic function by these criteria: total bilirubin must be less than or equal to 1.5 x the ULN for the lab unless the patient has a bilirubin elevation great than the ULN to 1.5 x ULN due to Gilbert's disease or similar syndrome involving slow conjugation of bilirubin; and alkaline phosphatase must be less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN for the lab; and AST must be less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN for the lab. Both alkaline phosphatase and AST may not both be greater than the ULN. * Patients with AST or alkaline phosphatase \> ULN are eligible for inclusion in the study if liver imaging (CT, MRI, PET-CT or PET scan) performed within 90 days prior to randomization does not demonstrate metastatic disease and the requirements are met as above * Patients with alkaline phosphatase that is \> ULN but less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN or unexplained bone pain are eligible for inclusion in the study if a bone scan, PET-CT scan, or PET scan performed within 90 days prior to randomization does not demonstrate metastatic disease.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with a history of decompensated congestive heart failure or an EF \< 55% will be excluded • Cardiac disease that would preclude the use of the drugs included in the above regimens. This includes but is not confined to: * Active cardiac disease: * angina pectoris requiring the use of anti-anginal medication; * ventricular arrhythmias except for benign premature ventricular contractions controlled by medication; * conduction abnormality requiring a pacemaker; * supraventricular and nodal arrhythmias requiring a pacemaker or not controlled with medication; and * clinically significant valvular disease * symptomatic pericarditis * pulmonary hypertension * History of cardiac disease: * myocardial infarction; * congestive heart failure; or * cardiomyopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR)2 yearsPathologic complete response (pCR) defined as the absence of any residual invasive cancer on hematoxylin and eosin evaluation of the resected breast specimen and all sampled ipsilateral lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Cardiac Toxicity Events2 yearsDetermination of cardiac toxicity as measured by LVEF, longitudinal strain and troponin. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurement of amount of blood being pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart with each contraction. Peak systolic longitudinal strain is calculated by averaging the values of peak systolic strain in the basal, mid and apical segments of the LV in 4-, 3- and 2-chamber views on echocardiograms. A value of \<-18% or a \>15% decline in strain from patient's baseline value will be used as a cut-off value. A value of troponin I \> 0.08 ng/ml will be considered elevated.
Number of Non-cardiac Toxicities2 yearsThe frequency of adverse events categorized using CTCAE v4.03
Number of Participants With Breast Conservation2 yearsNumber of participants with breast-conserving surgery for patients for whom mastectomy was planned before treatment. It would be based on surgical opinion at time of surgery if the tumor was appropriately downstaged to perform breast conserving surgery on patients previously recommended to have a mastectomy.
Number of Participants Alive at the End of the Study2 yearsOverall Survival - Number of participants alive at the end of the study.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ddACTHP
Doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 IV day 1 Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 IV day 1 Pegfilgrastim 6mg SC, day 2 of AC Cycled every 14 days for 4 cycles, followed by, Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 IV x 1 hour infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV day 1, followed by 6mg/kg Pertuzumab loading dose 840 mg IV followed by 420 mg IV every 3 weeks Cycled every 21 days for 4 cycles, followed by, Trastuzumab 6mg/kg every 21 days to complete 1 year Pertuzumab: Pertuzumab 840 mg IV initial dose followed by 420 mg IV, day 1 Trastuzumab: Trastuzumab 6mg/kg every 21 days to complete 1 year Paclitaxel: Titrate the infusion rate on the initial Paclitaxel dose (40 ml/hr x 5 min, then 80 ml/hr x 5 min, then 120 ml/hr x 10 min, then 200 ml/hr). Subsequent Paclitaxel doses are given over 1 hour. Doxorubicin: Doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 IV day 1 Cyclophosphamide: Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 IV day 1 Paclitaxel: 80 mg/m2 IV x 1 hour infusion on days 1, 8, and 15
2
TCHP
TCHP (Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Pegfilgrastim ) institutional practice is to titrate the infusion rate on the initial Paclitaxel dose (40 ml/hr x 5 min, then 80 ml/hr x 5 min, then 120 ml/hr x 10 min, then 200 ml/hr). Subsequent Paclitaxel doses are given over 1 hour. Docetaxel: Docetaxel 75mg/m2 IV, day 1 Carboplatin: Carboplatin AUC 6 IV, day 1 Trastuzumab: Trastuzumab 8mg/kg IV initial dose, followed by 6mg/kg IV , day 1 Pertuzumab: Pertuzumab 840 mg IV initial dose followed by 420 mg IV, day 1 Pegfilgrastim: Pegfilgrastim 6mg SC, day 2 Cycled as per arm Trastuzumab: Trastuzumab 6mg/kg every 21 days to complete 1 year Paclitaxel: Titrate the infusion rate on the initial Paclitaxel dose (40 ml/hr x 5 min, then 80 ml/hr x 5 min, then 120 ml/hr x 10 min, then 200 ml/hr). Subsequent Paclitaxel doses are given over 1 hour.
5
Total7

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTCHPTotalddACTHP
Age, Continuous54.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.05
49.75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.75
45 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.14
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants3 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 Participants3 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
1 Participants2 Participants1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants7 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 20 / 5
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 25 / 5
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 20 / 5

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR)

Pathologic complete response (pCR) defined as the absence of any residual invasive cancer on hematoxylin and eosin evaluation of the resected breast specimen and all sampled ipsilateral lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy.

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ddACTHPNumber of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR)1 Participants
TCHPNumber of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (pCR)4 Participants
Secondary

Number of Cardiac Toxicity Events

Determination of cardiac toxicity as measured by LVEF, longitudinal strain and troponin. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurement of amount of blood being pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart with each contraction. Peak systolic longitudinal strain is calculated by averaging the values of peak systolic strain in the basal, mid and apical segments of the LV in 4-, 3- and 2-chamber views on echocardiograms. A value of \<-18% or a \>15% decline in strain from patient's baseline value will be used as a cut-off value. A value of troponin I \> 0.08 ng/ml will be considered elevated.

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ddACTHPNumber of Cardiac Toxicity Events2 events
TCHPNumber of Cardiac Toxicity Events2 events
Secondary

Number of Non-cardiac Toxicities

The frequency of adverse events categorized using CTCAE v4.03

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ddACTHPNumber of Non-cardiac Toxicities63 events
TCHPNumber of Non-cardiac Toxicities120 events
Secondary

Number of Participants Alive at the End of the Study

Overall Survival - Number of participants alive at the end of the study.

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ddACTHPNumber of Participants Alive at the End of the Study2 Participants
TCHPNumber of Participants Alive at the End of the Study5 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Breast Conservation

Number of participants with breast-conserving surgery for patients for whom mastectomy was planned before treatment. It would be based on surgical opinion at time of surgery if the tumor was appropriately downstaged to perform breast conserving surgery on patients previously recommended to have a mastectomy.

Time frame: 2 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ddACTHPNumber of Participants With Breast Conservation0 Participants
TCHPNumber of Participants With Breast Conservation0 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026