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Combination Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Apatinib for HER2 Negative Breast Cancer

Neoadjuvant Apatinib Added to Weekly Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Patient With Locally Advanced or Early Stage HER2 Negative Breast Cancer (APP) : a Open-label, Randomized, Controlled, Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03982485
Acronym
APP
Enrollment
196
Registered
2019-06-11
Start date
2018-10-16
Completion date
2031-03-29
Last updated
2024-04-30

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

Apatinib, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Breast cancer

Brief summary

RATIONALE: The combination of anti-angiogenic targeted therapy with neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to further improve the pathologic response rate for HER2-negative breast cancer patients. Apatinib is a highly potent human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been independently developed in China, and it can exert anti-angiogenic effects by inhibiting VEGFR2. It is unknown whether giving combination neoadjuvant chemotherapy together with apatinib is more effective in treating patients with nonmetastatic HER2-negative breast cancer. PURPOSE: To explore the efficacy and safety of apatinib added to weekly paclitaxel and cisplatin neoadjuvant therapy for HER-2 negative breast cancer patients

Interventions

DRUGApatinib

Apatinib 250mg, Oral, day 2,3,4,5,6,7, every week

DRUGPaclitaxel

Paclitaxel 80mg/m2, Intravenous, day 1, 8, 15, 22, every 28 days for a cycle

DRUGCisplatin

Cisplatin 25mg/m2, Intravenous, day 1, 8, 15, every 28 days for a cycle

PROCEDURESurgery

Surgery

Sponsors

RenJi Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. 18\ 70 year-old,Female 2. Patients with histologically confirmed primary invasive breast adenocarcinoma,cT2-4N0-3M0 3. ECOG 0-1 4. HER2-negative tumor in biopsy, defined as: Immunohistochemical (IHC) 0-1+ or IHC 2+ confirmed as FISH negative. 5. Adequate organ function

Exclusion criteria

1. Unwilling to use adequate contraceptive protection during the process of the study and for at least 8 weeks after the last dose of study drug. 2. Pregnant or breastfeeding patients 3. Metastatic or recurrent patients 4. Any evidence of sense or motor nerve disorders 5. Any concurrent malignancy other than breast cancer 6. Uncontrolled hypertension with hypotensive drugs therapy (systolic blood pressure \> 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg). Patients with grade I or above myocardial ischemia or myocardial infarction or arrhythmia (including QT interval ≥ 440 ms) or cardiac insufficiency 7. Inability to swallow, gastrointestinal resection, chronic diarrhea and obstruction of the intestine, various factors which affect drug use and absorption 8. Coagulation disorders 9. Artery or venous thrombosis occurred within 6 months before the study begins 10. Have received prior treatment with a VEGFR TKI

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Residual cancer burden (RCB 0-I rates)Time of surgeryRCB 0-I rates means RCB 0+I (good response) rates.
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) of the Primary Tumor in the BreastTime of surgeryPercentage of patients absent of histologic evidence of invasive tumor cells in the surgical breast specimen.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical and imaging responseTime of surgeryTo determine the response rates of the breast tumor and axillary nodes based on physical examination and imaging tests. (sonography, mammography, or MRI) after treatment
Number of Participants With Drug Related Treatment Adverse Eventsan average of 16 weeksAdverse events that occurred on or after initial treatment that were absent before treatment or worsened during the treatment period relative to the pretreatment state.
Neo-bioscoreTime of surgeryThe Neo-Bioscore staging points were determined for each patient based on information from the medical records according to the previously published work(Mittendorf EA, et al. The Neo-Bioscore Update for Staging Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Incorporation of Prognostic Biologic Factors Into Staging After Treatment. JAMA Oncol. United States; 2016;2:929-36.). Neo-Bioscore = Clinical stages score + Pathological stages score + Tumor marker score Clinical stage I =0, Clinical stage IIA =0, Clinical stage IIB =1, Clinical stage IIIA =1, Clinical stage IIIB =2, Clinical stage IIIC =2, Pathological stage 0 =0, Pathological stage I =0, Pathological stage IIA =1, Pathological stage IIB =1, Pathological l stage IIIA =1, Pathological stage IIIB =1, Pathological stage IIIC =2, Tumor marker ER negative=1 Tumor marker Grade3=1 Tumor marker ERBB2 negative=1
pCR in the Breast and NodesTime of surgeryPercentage of patients absent of histologic evidence of invasive tumor cells in the surgical breast specimen and axillary lymph nodes.
Distant-disease- free survival (DDFS)Measured through 5 years after study enrollmentDDFS is defined as the time period between registration and first event
Overall survival (OS)Measured through 5 years after study enrollmentOS is defined as the time period between registration and first event
Disease-free Survival (DFS)Measured through 5 years after study enrollmentDFS is defined as the time period between registration and first event
Near pCR in the BreastTime of surgeryPercentage of patients with the residual breast lump Less than 10%

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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