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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Atezolizumab or Placebo and Trastuzumab Emtansine for Participants With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence Following Preoperative Therapy

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Atezolizumab or Placebo and Trastuzumab Emtansine for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence Following Preoperative Therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04873362
Acronym
Astefania
Enrollment
1188
Registered
2021-05-05
Start date
2021-05-04
Completion date
2034-10-02
Last updated
2026-09-03

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Conditions

Breast Cancer

Brief summary

This is a Phase III, two-arm, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study in participants with HER2-positive primary breast cancer who have received preoperative chemotherapy and HER2-directed therapy, including trastuzumab followed by surgery, with a finding of residual invasive disease in the breast and/or axillary lymph nodes. As of June 4, 2024, this study is no longer accepting any newly screened participants.

Interventions

DRUGAtezolizumab

Atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg every three weeks (Q3W) for 14 cycles.

DRUGTrastuzumab Emtansine

Trastuzumab emtansine will be administered at a dose of 3.6 mg/kg Q3W for 14 weeks.

DRUGPlacebo

Placebo matched to atezolizumab will be administered at a dose of 1200 mg Q3W for 14 cycles.

DRUGTrastuzumab

Trastuzumab will be used to complete 14 cycles of study treatment if trastuzumab emtansine is discontinued for toxicity not considered to be related to the trastuzumab component of the drug.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma * Centrally-confirmed human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive invasive breast cancer * Centrally confirmed PD-L1 and hormone receptor status * Clinical stage at disease presentation (prior to neoadjuvant therapy): cT4/anyN/M0, any cT/N2-3/M0, or cT1-3/N0-1/M0 (participants with cT1mi/T1a/T1b/N0 are not eligible) * Completion of pre-operative systemic chemotherapy including at least 9 weeks of taxane and 9 weeks of trastuzumab (anthracycline and/or additional HER2-targeted agents are permitted) * \<=12 weeks between primary surgery and randomization * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 or 1 * Screening left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>= 50% and no decrease in LVEF by \>15% from the pre-chemotherapy LVEF. If no pre-chemotherapy LVEF, screening LVEF \>= 55% * Life expectancy \>= 6 months * Adequate hematologic and end organ function

Exclusion criteria

* Stage IV breast cancer * An overall response of disease progression according to the investigator at the conclusion of preoperative systemic therapy * Prior treatment with T-DM1, or atezolizumab, or other immune checkpoint inhibitors * History of exposure to various cumulative doses of anthracyclines * History of other malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, Stage I uterine cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) * Current grade \>=2 peripheral neuropathy * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, or pneumonitis * History of or active autoimmune disease or immune deficiency * Treatment with immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive agents * Cardiopulmonary dysfunction * Any known active liver disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Invasive Disease-free Survival (IDFS) in the Full Analysis Set (FAS)From baseline until the first occurrence of iDFS event or death, through primary analysis data cut off (approximately 7 years)IDFS event is defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of the following events: ipsilateral invasive breast tumor recurrence, ipsilateral local-regional invasive breast cancer recurrence, contralateral invasive breast cancer, distant recurrence, death from any cause.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
IDFS Including Second Primary Non-breast Invasive CancerFrom baseline until the first occurrence of iDFS event or death, through the end of study (approximately 10 years from last participant in [LPI])
IDFS in the PD-L1-positive and the PD-L1-negative PopulationFrom baseline until the first occurrence of iDFS event or death, through the end of study (approximately 10 years from LPI)Defined as all randomized participants from the ITT population with a centrally assessed PD-L1-positive \[i.e., PD-L1 status of IC1/2/3\] or PD-L1-negative status \[i.e.,PD-L1 status of IC0\] at randomization as per corresponding stratification factors recorded in the interactive web-based response system (IWRS).
Disease-free Survival (DFS)From baseline until the first occurrence of DFS event or death, through the end of study (approximately 10 years from LPI)
Overall Survival (OS)From baseline to death from any cause through the end of study (approximately 10 years from LPI)
Distant Recurrence-free Interval (DRFI)From baseline until distant disease recurrence, through the end of study (approximately 10 years from LPI)
Number of Participants with Clinically Meaningful Deterioration in Global Health Status/Quality of Life (GHS/QoL) Physical, Role, and Cognitive FunctionFrom baseline until 2 years after study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 3 years)Clinically Meaningful Deterioration will be Measured by Scales of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire for Cancer (EORTC QLQ C30)
Mean Absolute Scores in GHS/QoL, Physical, Role, and Cognitive Function, as Assessed Using the EORTC QLQ-C30From baseline until 2 years after study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 3 years)The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-Core 30 Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) is a self-reported measure. Functioning and symptoms items are scored on a 4-point scale: 1=Not at all, 2=A little, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much. GHS and QoL items are scored on a 7-point scale: 1=Very poor, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7=Excellent. Scores will be transformed to a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores (i.e. closer to 100) reflecting better functioning, better GHS/QoL, and worse symptoms.
Mean Change From Baseline Scores in GHS/QoL, Physical, Role, and Cognitive Function, as Assessed Using the EORTC QLQ-C30From baseline until 2 years after study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 3 years)The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-Core 30 Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) is a self-reported measure. Functioning and symptoms items are scored on a 4-point scale: 1=Not at all, 2=A little, 3=Quite a bit, 4=Very much. GHS and QoL items are scored on a 7-point scale: 1=Very poor, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7=Excellent. Scores will be transformed to a range of 0 to 100, with higher scores (i.e. closer to 100) reflecting better functioning, better GHS/QoL, and worse symptoms.
Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0)From baseline up to 10 years
Maximum Serum Concentrations (Cmax) for AtezolizumabDay 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 after 30 minutes post-infusion (a cycle=21 days)
Minimum Serum Concentrations (Cmin) for AtezolizumabPre-infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 (a cycle=21 days) and at study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 11 months after Cycle 1 Day 1)
Cmax for Trastuzumab EmtansineDay 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 after 30 minutes post-infusion (a cycle=21 days)
Cmin for Trastuzumab EmtansinePre-infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 (a cycle=21 days) and at study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 11 months after Cycle 1 Day 1)
Cmax for Total TrastuzumabDay 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 after 30 minutes post-infusion (a cycle=21 days)
Cmin for Total TrastuzumabPre-infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 (a cycle=21 days) and at study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 11 months after Cycle 1 Day 1)
Cmax for DM1Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 after 30 minutes post-infusion (a cycle=21 days)DM1 = a thiol-containing maytansinoid anti-microtubule agent; N2'-deacetyl-N2'-(3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)-maytansine
Percentage of Participants with Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) to AtezolizumabPre-infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 (a cycle=21 days) and at study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 11 months after Cycle 1 Day 1)
Percentage of Participants with ADAs to Trastuzumab EmtansinePre-infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 4 (a cycle=21 days) and at study treatment completion/discontinuation visit (approximately 11 months after Cycle 1 Day 1)

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey (Türkiye), Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORClinical Trials

Hoffmann-La Roche

Outcome results

None listed

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